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Outsourcing Tips for Clients: eBay Listing Services – Data Entry
Do you sell on eBay? Good. Do you list products yourself? Should I hire somebody for listing products on eBay. Yes. Full time or part time? Depends on the volume of work.
Outsourcing Tips for Clients: Google Mobile Friendly Test – Failed to fetch the requested URL
What to do when your website fails the Google Mobile-Friendly Test. On top of that you get a message ‘Failed to fetch the requested URL’.
Outsourcing Tips for Clients – Why good communication is essential for outsourcing success
The biggest reason is poor communication. Sometimes that gap is linguistic in nature, sometimes neither party is willing to work in the other’s time zone, sometimes the business owner just does not realize he needs to do a better job at explaining his business process to the outsourcing company.
My website has been hacked – what do I do?
What to do when your website is hacked or you find malware and viruses on your website. How to dehack your website.
The Power of FREE
Why are we so attracted to the word FREE. There must be something about it. Watch the video and learn.
Outsourcing Tips for Clients – Should I retain someone for ongoing maintenance
Is it a good idea to retain someone for ongoing maintenance on your website? What if you don’t? What could possibly go wrong? How to go about it?
Outsourcing Tips for Clients: Hourly or Fixed Cost
Hourly vs Fixed. Shall I hire on an hourly basis or a fixed cost basis. Considering outsourcing? Planning to hire on Upwork, Elance or Freelancer? What should you do if you have a similar situation? Here are some tips.
Amazon Closing its E-commerce Platform!
Do you have an Amazon Store? Have you made a plan for migrating from Amazon Stores to another platform now that Amazon is closing this platform?
Outsourcing Tips for Clients- How much shall I spend on my website?
How much does a website cost? How much shall I spend on a website? These are questions to ponder
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Social Media as a Main Marketing Tool
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Yoga at work
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How to Hold on to Your Customers
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The ugly of remote workers
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Web Developer for Charities
Looking for web developers for your charity’s website? Before you...
How to quickly setup an online store
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The Future of SaaS
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When to Hire and when to Outsource
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Developing a Content Marketing Strategy
Your Content Marketing Strategy essentially explains why you want to...
Make your Press Releases Stand Out
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Tips on writing more effective Press Releases
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15 Ways to Inspire Employees
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Ecommerce is booming – Department of Commerce
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The challenges of selling on Amazon
Want to sell more? Thinking about selling on Amazon? Not...
The Impact of Ecommerce on Rural Nigeria
Nigeria is a big country, geographically and in terms of...
Planning for a Newsletter – Best Practices
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Effectiveness of Press Releases
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How to find a good Social Media Manager
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Why should I outsource SEO
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Appreciate even the small projects
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How to find a good translator
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You must set fire to have light – Rumi
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Why your business should have a blog
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How to start an Ecommerce Business
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How to write great product descriptions
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How to secure your WordPress site
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Fake Job Posts by Upwork
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Ecommerce Tips for the Holidays
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WordPress to Social Media Plugins Review
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Best SEO Plugins for WordPress
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e-Commerce Plugins for WordPress
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Review and Comparison of Auto Responders
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5 Ways To Lessen Returns
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Types of Ecommerce Subscription Services
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The Power of FREE
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Should I have a Responsive website?
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Odesk Re-brands as Upwork
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Be Resourceful – Grow your business
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Web Conferencing for training new employees
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Unexpected Riches
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The optimism bias
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Google Penguin Don’t loose sleep over it
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Dedicated Servers Review and Comparison
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Testing Golf Clubs
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Membership Software Review and Comparison
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All about outsourcing
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Outsourcing Best Practices
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Disadvantages of outsourcing
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Is Link Building Dead?
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How to display Google Alerts on your Blog
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Web Conferencing Review and Comparison
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Review of Cloud Hosting Providers
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Wisdom and Levity
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The fallacy of supply & demand
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Izea just doesn’t get it
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Best Permalink Structure for SEO
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10 keys to blogging success
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What is auto blogging – How does it work?
What is auto blogging and How does it work? The tremendous...
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Updated How to Monetize Twitter
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Izea needs to lower payout structure
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The 10,000 hours rule
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Should you have Two Twitter Accounts?
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