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Internet Marketing on a Budget

Savvy business owners know that success depends on exploring the variety of marketing opportunities offered. In order to maximize promotional budgets, business owners must increasingly choose the right marketing opportunity based on their skill and knowledge level as well as their promotional budgets. While you may already be reaping the rewards of print advertising, marketing your products and services on the Web provides greater reach into your prospective audience and a more


Section: Other, Summer 2007
Tags: internet, money, marketing, budget, business, sales, resources, online advertising Read More »

Business Plan Checklist

Business plans are written in sections, each offering new and vital information. By following this outline, you will have a framework with all the sections you will need to complete a basic business plan.


Section: Other, June 2008
Tags: business, plan, sales, marketing, financial Read More »

A Virtual Back Office Can Help Your Business to Succeed

One of the most time consuming aspects of running your own small business is the day-to-day task of office management. Learn how the Internet can help turn this around.


Section: Best Business Sense, Summer 2007
Tags: business, money, marketing, management, communication Read More »

Learn Something New

Whatever you do, your business's industry is constantly changing and evolving. By learning something new about your field, you can stay ahead of your competition.

Whatever you do, your business's industry is constantly changing and evolving. By learning something new about your field, you can stay ahead of your competition.


Section: Features, February 2008
Tags: education, cross training, online universities, marketing, advertising, sales, selling Read More »

Give Your Business a Makeover

Toss out those old signs and 1970s decor. With a few simple touches, you could completely reinvent your business in 2008.

Toss out those old signs and 1970s decor. With a few simple touches, you could completely reinvent your business in 2008.


Section: Features, February 2008
Tags: business, makeover, appeal, advertise, promote, traffic, loss prevention, business makeover, signage, marketing, advertising, sales, retail Read More »

Market Your Business on the Web

Web marketing isn't just about buying ads anymore. Learn how social networking and blogging can bring the world to your doorstep.

Web marketing isn't just about buying ads anymore. Learn how social networking and blogging can bring the world to your doorstep.


Section: Features, February 2008
Tags: web2.0, social networking, blogging, digg, wordpress, advertising, marketing, sales, networking, internet, web Read More »

10 Ways to Make More Money

Easy strategies for improving sales.

Consider this handy list the beginning of a field guide of sorts. In future issues, we’ll stop and discuss each of these methods for improving your business in depth, one at a time, issue by issue. This issue, with the introduction of myABCspace, we demonstrate the benefits of having a website for your business in today’s booming Internet based world. In ten issues, if you follow our advice, you should have all the tools you need to be well on your way to being one of America’s best companies!


Section: Features, Summer 2007
Tags: money, marketing, business, ebay, internet, technology, sales, resources Read More »

Choosing the Right Logo Can Give Your Business a Jumpstart

By having a professional logo, your company can make that all-important first impression.

In the business world, first impressions are important. Companies spend millions designing their showrooms to be comfortable, clean, and eye-appealing for customers. They have training and dress codes for employees to make sure customers have a good experience with the company. Even websites and advertisements are designed to make the company look good—all to make a good first impression.


Section: Features, Summer 2007
Tags: logo, business, marketing, advertising, resources Read More »

Putting Your Business on the Internet can be as Easy as 1...2...3

Create a Website in 15 minutes or less.

This June, ABC launched myABCspace, which offers all members of ABC the opportunity to build a custom website for only $10 per month. No programming skills are necessary; if you can fill in a straightforward step-by-step form, you can create your own website with just a few easy clicks of your mouse.


Section: Features, Summer 2007
Tags: myabcspace, abc, internet, website, marketing, web, childs play, webpage, online, html Read More »

Setting a Strategy

Need to write a business plan? We offer comprehensive guidelines to creating a plan that will organize your company and convince potential lenders.

Need to write a business plan? We offer comprehensive guidelines to creating a plan that will organize your company and convince potential lenders.


Section: Features, June 2008
Tags: business, plan, sales, marketing, financial, operations, company Read More »

myABCspace Profile: Play Smooth Piano

Jeremy Banning is but one of the thousands of business owners who are experiencing success with myABCspace

On July 12, 2007, Jeremy Banning of La Jolla, California created a site on myABCspace.com for his tiny business, PlaySmoothPiano. Today, more than 30,000 people have visited his site and he continues to receive an average of 8,000 visits per month.


Section: Best Success Story, April 2008
Tags: jeremy banning, playsmoothpiano, jojo, all my life, myabcspace, facebook, youtube, piano tutorial, internet, marketing Read More »