Social is media is more than just the best thing since sliced bread. It’s an important, every day tool for making your business thrive. Time to put it to use. Learn how.

There’s a tiny cash register in your pocket.  It’s called a smart phone.  And it’s changing the way we shop. If your business sells anything online, you must gear up for mobile commerce, or what we call ‘mcommerce.’ Mobile commerce is big and getting bigger.  Just take a look at the numbers: 29% of mobile [...]

The holidays will soon be over. It’s time to get back to business. Here’s how you can use technology to capture more customers and keep them!

The thing I love the most about the tech industry is how it tries to wiggle its way into nearly every facet of our lives. The UPS guy, for example, is responsible for delivering packages. At first glance, it may seem like a pretty simple mission. Yet he carries with him a fairly sophisticated handheld [...]

I’m writing this column from Dhaka, Bangladesh.  We have a software team here.  The purpose of my visit is to meet with our coders and plan for next year’s business.The software development industry is – in general – similar to manufacturing.  It’s global and it’s very labor intensive. To remain competitive, companies like mine must [...]

Computers were created to ease our lives, but it turned out that we no longer need to write with a pen. All we do is drum our keyboards. In 90s sign-up or application forms were filled in by hand, now all forms are on screen and can be filled in automatically (if this function is [...]

Perhaps you were thinking about it but couldn’t dare to. For a long time website designers were stuffing their projects with similar content. It turns out that web design technologies evolve, but content stays unchanged. Checkout these thoughts on how to change the stagnated content for the better. Using the examples of significant, but not [...]

I once dropped my cell phone down a drain gutter.  For a moment, I panicked.  How was I going to get all those calls?  Then it was peaceful, and I realized how nice it is not having a phone. That was nearly a decade ago.  These days, phones and computers play an even larger role [...]

In business, there are a lot of things that seem like extra expenses, right up until the moment you try to go without them and something bad happens. Having things like good insurance, a strong accounting team, or even a high-powered salesperson can all put a heavy dent in your budget, but each one is [...]

SEO Tips for Your Business Google your product or service plus your location.  For example, “dentist Honolulu”, “upscale catering Oahu”,  or “transmissions Hawaii.” Does your company show as #1 search result? (If so, you can stop reading this column).  Is your website in the top three results?  Is it on the first page at all? [...]