Oct 17

In Part I of this series, we discussed how to save your business some money by using services such as Skype or Vonage for your long distance calls.
In this second installment, we will go the opposite way and ask you to spend money. Counter-intuitive? maybe but not until you read the rest of article.

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Jul 12

Ok, since I run a small web consulting business, I have come accross articles and tips given by other people in the industry, other businesses, and seasoned free-lancers. I thought this time I would provide some tips of my own on how to help you run your small business.

Mind you, I am only suggesting certain technologies that will either save you money, time, or both. I am in no particular position to tell you how to run your business (I would not know how anyway). Also, and let’s get this out of the way right away: You are free to follow all, some, or none of my tips but please do so at YOUR OWN RISK.

What I write here are only tips, you are free to take them or not, mold them to suit your business, or use them to invent new ways to do what you do. Your are under no obligation to do anything and therefore, I WILL NOT OWE YOU anything if my advise did not work well in your particular case. There, I said it up front.

Now that we are all clear, let us start with Part I of this series.

How To Reduce Your Long Distance Telephone Bill

Voice over Internet Protocol (aka VoIP), enables your computer to carry voice signals over the Internet. What this means is that you can use your computer, your internet connection, and your microphone to talk to your friends and family, colleagues, or strategic partners even for long distance calls.

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