Last week I told you how to build your business by hiring consultants, contractors, employees by finding them on LinkedIn.com.
Business and Technology Tip of the Week
Google allows you to register your business directly through the Google LocalBusinessCenter. Once you register your business here, your business will show up on Google Maps when people are searching for businesses there. It also means Google has very specific information about your business that it can use to provide enhanced search results when someone is searching in the normal Google Search! This is a great search engine optimization tip for local search results!
The best part is that it is FREE and easy to register your business here! Just click over to the Google Local Business Centerand this NOW!
That's your tip for the week... take action today before you forget!
Top 10 Reasons why Gmail is THE perfect small business email system
It's FREE!
It's always up
It's super fast to send/receive and manage emails
Conversations
Labels and Filters
Archives ALL emails
Anti-SPAM is superb
POP/IMAP for old accounts
Check Mail on any computer or smartphone
Contacts - sync with Blackberry, iPhone and more
Calendars - sync with Blackberry, iPhone and more
Documents - replaces MS Office
Built in Text and Video Chat
Over 7GB space per user
All email is encrypted for security
Keyboard Shortcuts
Google Labs
You can have ALL OF THE ABOVE for your OWN DOMAIN! CONTACT US to set this up for your BUSINESS!
Sorry, I couldn't help myself... these are the Top 18 Reasons Why we love Gmail for the Small Business Person's email system... there are many more reasons also! Learn more about these features by watching the videos below created by other individuals who love Gmail also!
Video #1-Intro Video - Setup, Sending Emails, Managing Contacts
Video #2 - Retrieve email from other POP3/IMAP accounts , Using Gmail Filters and Labels, Gmail Conversations, Archiving Emails, Managing Spam
Note: DO NOT SET YOUR PASSWORDS to "password" as the author of this Video suggests :)
Also, I would recommend adding your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.com URL's to your signature line if you have these and they are appropriate for your Gmail email address. In other words, if this is your WORK email, only include work related Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.com URL's.
Video #4: Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts - work even faster!
And remember, as Reason #18 specified, we can help you set all this up for your own BUSINESS DOMAIN. Google has a service called Google Apps for Domains that allows you to set this up for your OWN domain. Now the technical aspects of this can get a little tricky, so feel free to ask for HELP and we would be willing to set this up for YOUR business without cost! Just fill out the CONTACT US form and mention this blog article to get it for free!