Archive for January, 2009

Here is some brief information on PCI (Payment Card Industry) Compliance. If you transmit/process credit cards transaction you must be PCI compliant.  There is no way around this. You first will need to fill out a self-assessment questionnaire on a yearly basis.  You will probably need to hire a third party to scan your site [...]

Starting a Business

In: Resources

20 Jan 2009

So you are thinking about starting your own business.   It is exciting and scary at the same time.   Here are my thoughts for people thinking about starting a business. First, make sure you are the type of person that should run a business.   If you don’t have the character and work ethic to be an [...]

Live Chat  Software – use it to increase your web sales Liverperson or other similiar live chat software, allows you to watch your visitors (live!) on your website.  In real-time you will be able to see what pages they are looking at, where did they come from (who referred them) and how they navigate your [...]

My Links To Remember

In: Websites

12 Jan 2009

This is where I am going to keep my links I don’t want to lose. CraftySyntax.com – An open source version of live person. I have not used this yet.  I do plan on testing it and will post my thoughts once I have done so. Here is another open source Live Help – Customer [...]

Finding royalty-free  images has never been easier.   There are a number of sites available to you.   They are free (completely free) images where you can download them and pay nothing.   These  sites don’t have the best selection and highest quality photos.  Depending on your needs, you may find just what you need without having to spend a penny.  Most [...]

Finding the best ecommerce solution can be a very daunting task.  You literally can spend hour researching the different ecommerce solutions only to walk away feeling even more lost.  Start with a check list.  One list of of non-negotiable features and a list of features you would like.  Just to give you a starting place, [...]

Blogs Worth Following

In: Blogs

8 Jan 2009

Some blogs are just worth following.  I will include a list of blogs that are worth following.  I will come back time to time to update this list. Google’s Blog – No surprises here, right? Yahoo’s Search Blog – Google’s Social Web Blog -

Selecting the right domain name for your business is extremely important.  It also proves to be very difficult to find a good domain name that is not take. It seems that the obvious good domain names have already been taken, either by existing businesses, soon to be businesses or by people hoping that the domain [...]

Manage Your DNS

In: Internet

4 Jan 2009

Learn how to manage your DNS.

Marketing your business via email to your existing customers and new prospects is key to building a successful business.  Here is a list of companies that offer email / newsletter management. Net Atlantic – Provider offering premier email marketing solutions and dedicated managed email servers.   I have used this service.   You would be using the [...]


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