Archive for September 1st, 2009

SEO and the 80-20 Rule

Search engine optimization has always been a challenge for new websites. The mechanics are pretty straightforward in that you want to communicate exactly what your website is about to the search engines. You can do that by having your keywords in your domain name, title, description, and of course your website content. One thing to [...]

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Home Business Ideas – When is the Time to Bail Out ?

Except if you’ve been living under a rock, the most recent news is that Andy Jenkins is departing Stompernet. Whether or not the decision was his alone is not important. With all things, no matter what they are, there usually comes a period where it’s best to bail out and do something else, whether it’s [...]

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Internet Marketing 101 – A Look at the History of the Internet

Throughout the history of man, our accomplishments have been marked by various ages. There was the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. These were primarily marked by the material used tin the weapons of the day. In modern days we have gloried for a brief time in the Nebular Age, but this [...]

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Time to Change IP

There is no longer a question mark on whether we can change IP or not. We can. Anyone who is Internet savvy knows that one of the main courses in protecting yourself from internet fraud and cyber crimes is by hiding or changing your IP address. For us to change IP addresses is actually expected [...]

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Promoting Your Internet Business Offline

Don’t make the mistake of ignoring offline advertising by spending too long on your internet marketing and search engine optimization. Although web advertising is an essential component of promoting your business, it is not the only method, and not necessarily always the most effective one. After all, a banner advertisement can often be forgotten within [...]

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Costs and Benefits to Consider When Analyzing New EBilling Systems

The trend in billing today is certainly toward online solutions. Many businesses and consumers alike are insisting that their providers offer online options. To that end, many providers are looking for systems to fit their needs and are finding that there is such a vast array of choices out there, it is hard to narrow [...]

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Adding Applications to VoIP Offerings Encourages Customer Loyalty

The value added to any VoIP offering by adding applications is clear. Many VoIP providers are opting to outsource this application development by purchasing ready to use applications packages that are developed specifically to integrate with their switches. Along with eliminating research and development costs, this generally results in a better product by allowing the [...]

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Call Management System Saves Small Trader Organization $46,500

A small UK based trader organization was interested in maximizing their telecommunications investments and identifying areas of possible improvement. First, they wanted to identify unused PSTN and private line circuits. They also wanted to easily allocate voice service expenses and provide historical trending reports on telecom activity. And finally, to better track telecommunications charges to [...]

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Converting From Paper Bills to an Online Billing System

Today, many companies are getting pressure to convert their traditional paper billing systems to online billing systems for many reasons. Whether it be environmentalism, convenience (or inconvenience of sifting through hundreds of pages of bills), or to acquire the added functionality available with online bill presentment, the trend is consistently leaning toward eBilling. In addition [...]

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How Call Centers Can Benefit From a Geographically Redundant VoIP Call Management System

Call centers have special telecommunications needs. In order to effectively run their business and manage their employees they need to be able to monitor when agents are available, average queue times, number of calls in queue, and service level in real-time in order to provide the highest quality service to their customers. Most call centers [...]

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