Best hosted blog platforms

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Have you been wondering about blogging but you haven’t had a clue how to do it? And if you are a newbie to the concept of blogging, it’s probably better to choose one of hosted blog platforms.

These systems are hosted blog platforms because they host your blog on their own domain.

After what is usually a pretty easy set up process they will give you a web address (URL) that will usually be some combination of their own URL and the name of your blog.

For example:  http://liabelle.wordpress.com. As you can see the structure of that (Read more…)

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Most essential Mac apps for Mac newbies

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I have been using PC for years and have been very satisfied. Yet, about a month ago I thought it was time to add a Mac into my computer’s collection. It was a little bit overwhelming to start my brand new Mac from scratch. The most relevant question came into my mind: “Will I be able to run all of my favorite softwares?”

The answer is definitely YES. In fact, there are some other softwares and applications available absolutely for free or less than € 20,00. These are the most essential Mac applications that a Mac newbie (Read more…)

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Free open source CRM and web-based CRM

Each business knows how important to manage your sales leads using Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

There are so many CRM software systems to choose from but if you own a small business or if you are self-employed, it is an excellent idea to use free open source CRM or web based solutions.

Free CRM software systems allow you to automate your lead list, sales pipeline and even your inventory. These are a list of websites that offer free open source CRM and web-based CRM solutions:

FreeCRM

Is a popular free web-based CRM system that allows you to cover all of (Read more…)

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Free online invoicing tools

If you have a small (home) business or do freelance work, you’ll have to find a convenient way to send invoices to your clients. Of course, you can keep track of all customer information in a spreadsheet, but you can also use free online invoicing tools.

These are companies that offer free and unlimited online invoicing tools that do not put restrictions on the number of clients you can manage and the number of invoices you can send each month.

Billing Boss

Is a free online invoicing tool that does NOT have a paid commercial upgrade. In fact, Billing (Read more…)

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Twitter apps for business

Twitter is fun and is a free medium to boost your own personal brand (we know all of that already!). Twitter can do more! Much more … because you can use Twitter for your business as well!

These are some applications and tools that can help you to improve your business and finance [the list will be updated regularly]:

Twaitter

Allows you to organize and schedule your messages for your business purposes.

Twittercal

Allows you to connect your Twitter account to your Google Calendar and add your events and appointments in a snap from your favorite Twitter client.

StockTwits (Read more…)

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Facebook for business

Facebook is growing rapidly and becoming a destination for businesses to establish a free-access presence.

I have selected these great Facebook applications you can use to help to network, communicate, promote and collaborate with your business [list will be updated regularly].

Define me

Allows you to display a cloud of words to describe your business. Depending on your business and customer service, this cloud could be your best friend or worst enemy.

SmartMessage Center

Allows you to send messages to groups or individuals and gives you back one single result that you can share. It is a great tool for gathering informations and (Read more…)

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