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The following blog posts include information, tips and ideas on software useful to small businesses...

How Hiding Your Phone Number and Using a Booking System Repels Time Wasters and Helps “Positioning” ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Published: July 25, 2024; Updated: June 5, 2025 Filed Under: Operations, Software, Video

TidyCal Online Calendar

If you’re a business with limited time/resources, rather than react to random phone calls, have prospects arrange to talk using a website calendar system.

QR Codes Could Get the Chance They Deserve Thanks to iOS 11 ๐Ÿ”—

Published: August 8, 2017; Updated: October 10, 2024 Filed Under: Design, Software, Web Development

QR Codes

QR codes are great in theory. They’re a novel means for accessing information via smartphone, but the adoption rate among consumers is fairly low. That could change…

Claw Back Time and Improve Business Communications with Private Videos

Published: June 13, 2017; Updated: September 12, 2017 Filed Under: Audio, Operations, Software, Video

Private Videos for Business Communications

Need to explain a difficult concept? When business associates are unable to get together, prerecorded digital screen capture video is an effective multimedia memo…

Google Security Smackdown: Websites Without HTTPS Will Suffer 🔓

Published: May 9, 2017; Updated: September 5, 2023 Filed Under: Software, Web Development

Google Chrome browser security warnings

Following several years of communiquรฉ, Google has pushed the button and decreed all websites must become “secure” and adopt https. If your site visitors use Chrome, pay attention…

Argh! Why Does Google Delete Genuine Business Reviews? 🤖

Published: March 14, 2017; Updated: September 7, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Software

Deleted Google My Business Reviews

Google deletes genuine “My Business” reviews by real customers. The frustration is incredible. Can the reviews be restored? Let’s find out…

Cheap Instant Website Builders: Should We Dump Them? 🫗

Published: February 14, 2017; Updated: September 7, 2023 Filed Under: Design, Software, Web Development

Woman frustrated with laptop

What is so bad about instant online website builders, if the claims are to be believed? Are jealous rival designers defending their turf? This could be a messy breakup…

Dodge WordPress Website Disasters: Use a Localhost for Development 🏗️

Published: February 9, 2016; Updated: September 8, 2023 Filed Under: Software, Video, Web Development, WordPress

WordPress Disaster

Are you a smart webmaster? Avoid web development hell by testing, building and improving your WordPress site in a localhost offline server…

Pssst! 16 Sneaky Snooping Tools for Spying on Competitors

Published: January 12, 2016; Updated: February 18, 2020 Filed Under: Internet, Software

Jesse and Mike in Breaking Bad Stakeout

Take advantage of these free online tools and dig up data on on business competitors. Set up a digital stakeout and discover what your rivals are doing online…

Google Calendar Retiring SMS Notifications – iOS Calendar Picking Up the Slack

Published: June 2, 2015; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Gadgets, Software

Google Calendar iOS App

Google are retiring the SMS notifications feature of their popular Calendar service. There are a couple solutions if you want to keep receiving mobile handset alerts…

Never Be Late for #Tweet Chats with Google Calendar Reminders (Free)

Published: May 19, 2015; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Gadgets, Software, Video

Tweet Chat SMS Reminders

Do you participate in Twitter tweet chats? Do you sometimes forget to attend? With Google’s calendar SMS tool you can receive reminder alerts on your phone…

Easy Filing System for Small Biz Receipts

Published: September 9, 2014; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Filing, Gadgets, Legal, Software

Receipt Filing System

Check out these low cost easy filing system ideas for small biz receipts and expenses. Tax returns will be hassle free if you stay on top…

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