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I'm not an expert on websites by any means however I would suggest removing much of the content on the first page. The meat n potatoes of your home page should all be viewable without scrolling down....

Your blog doesn't have to be 100% directly related to your business. What's important is that you blog 2-4x weekly and they can be short! I like to post things like Betties tip of the day. I spent a...

If I had a dollar for every time I was given this pitch at networking events I'd be a rich lady! Every time it's been a multi-level marketing. It's not a "pyramid" scheme so to speak because it isn't...

I use wordpress and it's free and fairly easy to use.

Your niche is an older person who is not tech savvy so I would stick to targeting that area and I'd charge an hourly rate for the work. $20 - $25 per hour seems reasonable to me for this type of...

If the employee is good guarantee the hours. You will save yourself the money when it comes time to training. I recently had to make a similar decision and I promised my wonderful team member that...

While this may not be what you're looking for the next step up would be a live receptionist. Did you know you could have a live receptionist greeting all of your callers for as little as $49.99 per...

For me it's sales! If you could outsource one piece of work what would it be?

I use SendOutCards and stopped doing hand written notes for my clients. I swore I'd never switch over to an internet card company BUT I can also send small gifts out as well and save myself from...

I use QB for POS and like it a lot.

Computer science is a great way to go. If you want to get rich using technology you need to come up with something new that solves a problem and then get it to market. If you want to work for a big...

Personally, I like cheeky business names. Professional and corporate personas bore me to tears. I will remember Snow Sq more than a stuffier name. Also, the name doesn't have to represent the nature...

I like the name as well and don't think it's offensive. It's tongue in cheek and that can be catchy. Get a great logo to go with it and you're all set!

I use Intuit for POS and have never had a problem. (knock on wood)

I usually respond immediately and everyone who works for me knows we have a no excuses 24 hour max response time. I did recently have an experience trying to rent an RV in which I emailed, called,...

I have a pretty strong opinion on this subject. Before owning my own business I worked for one of the top 3 banks in the US and they restricted EVERYTHING. No youtube, FB or even personal email. I...

I started out doing it all on my own and it's a real headache! I quickly switched to SBF Payroll in Phoenix and Tamara takes care of everything for me including the tax payments, unemployment taxes,...

I use a virtual office company for team meetings, training and also sales meetings. We pay < $300 and can use by the hour and can also add days as needed. My team all work remotely which is fantastic...

My biggest obstacle has been marketing to audiences outside of my local area. The Google Adwords campaigns are extremely competitive in my industry with many of my competitors willing to pay $40 per...

I have a friend who does SBA loans and he's said most banks want to collateralize your assets against the loans. If you don't have assets you'll need to get a personal loan.

I have a company I do a lot of work with that only charges $75 per blog post. Very reasonable and the staff is so amazing. I could talk all day about their servant leadership and fantastic culture....

Welcome Kyle!

I do know a guy who uses ODesk exclusively and has well over 10 websites that look fantastic. He is able to hire someone so cheaply that this gentlemen provides nearly full time website dev and...

If I owned a small gas station, I can see not having a website. I've never googled the closest gas station. Used my GPS, yes but not something I'd look for online. So I don't believe every business...

So nice to "meet" everyone. I joined today in hopes of sharing information and learning some new best practices for running my business. I own a virtual receptionist business specializing in the...