Showing posts with label business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business. Show all posts
Monday, September 25, 2017
Survey Wisdom of Crowds� Business Intelligence Market Study 2016 Edition
Survey Wisdom of Crowds� Business Intelligence Market Study 2016 Edition
Im getting lazy on blog posts! Gotta change that! Taking a few days vacation but I promise Ill get back at it!
In the meantime, a request to, once again, participate on one of the most influential market studies for BI analytics - Howard Dresners Widsom of Crowds, 2016 edition.
Here are the details:
Welcome to the Wisdom of Crowds� Business Intelligence Market Study - 2016 Edition.
Qualified respondents that complete the survey will receive complimentary research for their personal use. This includes end users, IT and independent consultants.
Each section corresponds to an upcoming 2016 research report. The more survey sections that you complete, the more free research you will receive throughout the year!
Please note that this survey should take approximately 25-40 minutes to complete.
The objective of this study is to collect data on trends, vendors and products in Business Intelligence, Enterprise Planning and related markets. As a result we will be able to examine the realities, plans and perceptions surrounding these important markets. We will also rank vendors and products - creating an important tool for those seeking to invest in these solutions.
The underlying principle is this: the more data we collect, the more accurate the results.
This study is NOT sponsored by vendors (or anyone else) and none of your detailed data will be shared with the outside world. So, we respectfully request that you provide us with complete and accurate information - including your name, company, title and business email address.
For consultants: Please respond on behalf of a client or clients that you are working with.
Anonymous survey entrees cannot be accepted.
Thank you for participating. I am confident that this will provide an important and fresh perspective into the marketplace for all!
Sincerely,
Howard Dresner
Chief Research Officer
Dresner Advisory Services, LLC
Once again, heres the link to the Howard Dresners Widsom of Crowds Survey, 2016 edition.
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Sunday, September 24, 2017
Summitsoft Business Card Studio 2 1 Free Download
Summitsoft Business Card Studio 2 1 Free Download
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Preview before printing: Business Card Studio (boxed version) offers free business card paper for smoothing your ideas or cover the final maps for printing, so you can see exactly what theyll wait before being professionally printed.
StepbyStep Wizard: make business card design simple and direct, without the need to plan to take lessons or learn complicated commands. Editing simple: Once you have chosen a business card, business card, allows the study of all put the finishing touches on the new board.
Download Summitsoft Business Card Studio 2.1
10,000 + Business Card Design: Choose a model for any industry or create your own design, millions of possibilities!
750 TrueType Fonts: Includes professional, high-quality font.
5000 + Objects & Backgrounds: professional design for any industry or interest. Stationery and matching envelopes: Create letterhead and envelope matching concepts based on your business.
Special Effects: Create eye-catching results with only shadows, blur, chassis and technical form.
Preview before printing: Business Card Studio (boxed version) offers free business card paper for smoothing your ideas or cover the final maps for printing, so you can see exactly what theyll wait before being professionally printed.
StepbyStep Wizard: make business card design simple and direct, without the need to plan to take lessons or learn complicated commands. Editing simple: Once you have chosen a business card, business card, allows the study of all put the finishing touches on the new board.
Download Summitsoft Business Card Studio 2.1
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
8 Tools to Start an Online Business without Breaking the Bank
Deep down, you know you want this. You want to taste the freedom that other entrepreneurs have. You want to follow your passion and hopefully also make a living at it. You want to…start an online business.
But here’s the thing: Instead of jumping on the bandwagon to start an online business, make sure you do your homework first. Most people launch a product and market it later. Big mistake!
You want to do the opposite – study the market first, launch next. How? Since it’s going to be an online business, start looking at online forums, comment sections of your competitor sites and what people are searching in Google (using Google Keyword Tool).
Once you pass stage one successfully, you can think about launching a website/product/service. That’s where the real magic happens.
Here’s what comes next:
- Writing content
- Starting a blog
- Having a presence on social media
- Establishing an expert status for yourself
- Email marketing
- Outsourcing tasks you don’t have the time or inclination for
- Following influencers closely
- Launching a product or paid service
The list is unending.
It’s easy to get burned out in the sea of tasks and strategies when starting an online business. Thankfully, there are tools available to help you get off the hamster wheel and launch a successful online business.
The best part? You don’t have to spend a fortune on these tools. Here are eight tools to start an online business without breaking the bank:
1. Hostt
An online business needs a website domain name and space to “host it”. Hosting is an ongoing expense for your business and it usually incurs a monthly cost with an option to pay it upfront on a yearly basis.
And that’s where Hostt.com is revolutionizing the hosting world. What I love about Hostt is that it offers free hosting for all your websites. They also have a 24/7 tech support and a cpanel that makes website management quick and painless.
There is no catch – no ads. The hosting is 100% free. They only ask you to have one domain name with them (which costs $13.95 a year).
2. WordPress/Shopify
Once your website is set up and hosted, you’re ready to install a CMS or a platform on which your web pages and content will sit.
WordPress, originally a blogging platform, is the most popular solution in existence today. Most top bloggers use and recommend WordPress. The best part? It’s free to use.
Once you have your website hosted (see #1 above), your hosting company’s cpanel should let you install WordPress using the “1-click install” functionality.
WordPress is great for any type of website; but, if you want to create mainly an e-commerce store (in other words, an online store with a checkout shopping cart), you have better options out there.
Although WordPress is pretty flexible and a full-blown CMS now, it was originally built for blogging, not for e-commerce purposes. If you predict having a large product catalog and lots of e-commerce relevant features, try a service such as Shopify.
See Also : How to Make Money Selling Your Crafts Online
Most e-commerce experts will advise you against WordPress for an online store. Shopify is highly customizable, robust and affordable for a professional shopping cart. There are other alternatives available in the marker too, so make sure you do your research before launching a web-store.
3. BuzzSumo
Once you have a platform ready, you need content. And not just any content but good, solid content one that your readers find educative, interesting and engaging.
BuzzSumo is a neat little tool that analyzes what works for your readers. It helps you find content and topics that will do best for your type of audience.
Just open their webpage and enter your main keywords in the top search bar. You can also add a domain name to see what’s working well for them.
BuzzSumo returns a list of articles with the number of shares (so you know what is popular and can get ideas from those topics for your own website).
Super-helpful from SEO perspective also. So go on, give it a try!
4. MailChimp
But you can’t just stop after creating juicy content. The next step in line is to promote your content and one of the best ways to do it is email marketing.
Mailchimp is an email newsletter service that is used by more than 7 million people. You can get started with their “free forever” plan if you have fewer than 2,000 subscribers and send less than 12,000 emails per month (which is very likely when you’re starting out).
To get add-ons such as autoresponders and delivery by time zones, you can upgrade for as little as $10 per month. I’ve been using MailChimp for years now for my own websites and that of my clients, and have no regrets.
See Also: Top Websites To Earn Money By Playing Online Games
5. Buffer
Apart from promoting content and educating your readers via email, you can also use social media to share and push your new posts out there.
Buffer is a nice little tool to schedule all your posts across different social media. The clean and easy to use interface is one of the reasons it’s so popular. What I personally love is their “Suggestions” tab on the dashboard.
Buffer scours the web for best posts on other websites that you can instantly use to share with your own followers. When I’m low on the shareable content reserve, this feature is super-handy – all I have to do is read the suggested article and (if I like it) click the link to share or schedule it for my own channels.
6. ClickMeeting
If you are in a freelance/service-provider business model like I am, you have a constant need to communicate with your clients or collaborate with your team all over the world.
ClickMeeting is a platform to meet and record audio and video conferencing with your clients (for up to 25 participants). It’s perfect for briefing and presentation purposes. You can also brand all your meetings and impress your clients like a pro. Plus, they have a translation service if you’re exploring international markets.
They also offer a sister-product called ClickWebinar to conduct virtual trainings (for up to 1,000 participants) and webinars with your audience.
7. FancyHands
Let’s face it – despite all the tools in the world, you will still need external help. That’s where services such as FancyHands come into picture.
FancyHands brings you a team of virtual assistants who can do a lot of things at less than $1 a day, if you’re using their basic plan that costs $29.99/mo.
See Also : How to Make Money with Answering Questions
Here are some services for which people have requested in the past (as per the company’s website):
My co-worker is in the hospital after a bad car accident. Can you call the gift shop there and ask them if they sell fun things to do to pass the time that they could send in a gift basket type of thing to him? Crossword puzzles, trashy magazines, stuff like that. I’d like to spend about $50. If they don’t do that sort of thing, please find a place that can.
Please make a lunch reservation at Barolo under my name for Friday at 1pm and call Jennifer Wilson’s office and let her know that the meeting is confirmed. Please add it to my schedule as well.
Please fill me in on the top 5 trending topics on Twitter today, both worldwide and locally in Los Angeles.
A fun way to get your time back, right?
8. Xoom
I saved the best for last – getting paid. Xoom is a perfect alternative to Paypal. Where Paypal is notorious for charging hefty transaction fees (trythis calculator to find how much you’re being charged), Xoom charges a flat fee of $4.99 for up to $2,999.
With their 24/7 customer support and faster money transfers, Xoom is one of the easiest ways to send money.
See Also : 20 Sites that Pay You for Recycled Stuff
Your Turn
Are you starting an online business? Which one of the above tools is your favorite? Would you like to add more? Tells us your thoughts in the comments below!
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