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5 Tips for Finding New Customers and Increasing Sales

With technology at our fingertips on a regular basis, it is often obvious that using the Internet is a great way to improve sales for your business and gain new customers. However, many business owners have no idea where to begin! Here are some tips to help you best utilize the Internet to find new customers and increase sales online. Social media platforms are excellent marketing tools for... ❯❯❯

Does the Technology in Your Office Need an Update?

At the rate technology is advancing, which is faster than ever before, your office might need a major upgrade every two years. This includes not only hardware, like computers and printers, but also software too. Having all the up to date software is not only important for staying up to date and current, but updating all your technology can also make your business run more efficiently and... ❯❯❯

5 Beginner Tips for Using the Internet Safely

Generally speaking, using the internet is bound to be a safer activity than, say, cliff diving, bungee jumping, or motor sports. But that doesn’t mean that your activities on the internet can’t have a negative impact on your life. And for people who are new to using the internet independently (i.e. without a parent looking over their shoulder), navigating the waters of the worldwide web can be a... ❯❯❯

Top 5 Business Laptop Buying Tips

If you’re ready to take the plunge and buy a new laptop for your business, you’ll have no shortage of options. The laptop market is absolutely crammed with machines, and most of them are quite impressive. Technology has evolved by leaps and bounds in the past decade, and even if it has only been a few years since you last purchased a computer, much has changed. The popularity of smartphones and... ❯❯❯

5 Tips for Successfully Running an Online Business From Home

These days it’s completely possible to run a fun and profitable business right from the comfort of your very own home. In fact, it’s not even that difficult, as long as your approach is sound and your work ethic is solid. Thanks to the enormous reach and popularity of the internet, an e-commerce business can actually perform better than a brick and mortar store, with lower overhead and less risk.... ❯❯❯

Microsoft Releases XBox Music App

If you want to forgo CDs and records, move your music collection to the cloud and check out the latest and greatest through a streaming music service you’ll have no shortage of choices. Spotify and Mog have carved out a huge chunk of the market share, but they aren’t the only options that enjoy major fan support. Basically every company that offers some sort of entertainment hardware device is... ❯❯❯

Woman Calendar May Help on the Fertility Front

While there is, as yet, no mobile application that can guarantee pregnancy, there are a few apps out there designed to help women understand their own bodily cycles as a way to increase the odds of pregnancy. Most are fairly basic, offering a standard calendar that allows for the input of important dates (the start of menses, the date of ovulation, and so on). But if you’re actively trying to get... ❯❯❯

Google’s Project Loon to Test Solar Balloon Powered Internet Network

Leave it to Google to come up with something so outlandish that even seasoned pundits have to do a double-take to make sure they read it right. Although they’ve brought us innovations like the self-driving car, Glass, Replay (to chart trending tweets), Street View (so easy to find a new doctor’s office now!), and calls from Gmail, Google may have lost us with the aptly named Project Loon, a plan... ❯❯❯

Project Noah Provides a Fun and Eco-Friendly Pursuit for Kids of All Ages

Parents are always on the lookout for activities that are going to provide not only fun and entertainment for kids, but also some added value through educational aspects. And parents that are trying to do their part to create a cleaner, greener future for their kids may also seek out pursuits that give kids an understanding of the green movement and an appreciation for the world around them.... ❯❯❯

My Pain Diary App Helps Users Manage Chronic Pain

It’s hard to tell whether the prevalence of chronic pain issues in this day and age is related to an increase in injuries, illnesses, and diseases with lasting side effects or if it is simply more widely diagnosed than it was in decades past, but the rising number of reports has certainly resulted in greater awareness of chronic pain conditions, as well as new research associated with it and... ❯❯❯

5 Tips for Creating and Promoting Infographics for Your Blog

Whether blogging is your main operation in the online arena or you happen to run a commercial website with an on-site blog attached as a way to increase traffic and provide customers with added value, you might be looking for ways to make the layout more attractive and provide users with easy-to-share snippets of information. If you’re optimizing your blog, you obviously want to get as much... ❯❯❯

How to Use Infographics and Data Visualization for SEO

Infographics have steadily been gaining popularity in the online arena over the past few years. And it’s no wonder considering all they have to offer. For one thing, they aren’t comprised of bulky blocks of text that scare away visitors to your site. When you enter a web page and all you see is line after line of print, it’s no doubt enough to make you back out and head for the competition. Not... ❯❯❯

Looking For a Hot Desk? Here's How to Find One Anywhere

Looking For a Hot Desk? Here's How to Find One AnywhereHotdesking is a great way to find a place to sit down and get some work done if you are a remote worker. From people working from home to digital nomads travelling the globe, hotdesks can provide a very useful – and affordable – service. But how can you find one near to where you are working? Find a Hotdesk Online There are a number of websites where you can find hotdesks in your area... ❯❯❯

5 Tips For Saving Money On Cloud Storage

When it comes to backing up the precious files on your hard drive, online storage can work out far more cost effective than buying additional hard drives or trying to maintain a complicated backup across numerous CDs. But the costs can still add up if you're not careful and many people end up paying far more than they actually need. In this article we're going to look at some proven tips to save... ❯❯❯

Why Do Small Businesses Need Data Centers?

Why Do Small Businesses Need Data Centers?Small businesses who properly leverage third-party data centers gain a technological edge over competitors with in-house data centers. However, small businesses should evaluate data center pricing differently than large companies. Budget constraints affect data center decisions for small businesses more than large businesses. This is largely due to the fact that they must place a greater emphasis... ❯❯❯