Jeff Ford

Do mobile payments offer enough of a value alone? What does the technology need to succeed in US?

Sales

Credit Card Services

Credit Card Transactions

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Oct. 14, 2011

Jeff Ford and 2 other people answered this question

I agree with Ken, people are often skeptical (and given experience and stories about identity theft they should be.) about using new forms of payment, boarding pass, ticket for concerts ect. I know Jumio is releasing a form of payment where your phone or webcam ... more

What is the biggest challenge you are facing in upgrading/converting to an EMR/EHR system?

Mobile Payments

Mobility

NFC

Oct. 12, 2011

Jeff Ford and 1 other person answered this question

This just came up at the small practice I work at. Switching over using medical practice software will actually will be better for our billing and claims, the main concern is the price this upgrade will carry with it. We're looking at web based and ... more

What are some reliable email list management services?

Healthcare

Healthcare Management

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Oct. 12, 2011

Jeff Ford and 4 other people answered this question

As Anthony and Dave mentioned the key to finding a good list that will work for your business is making sure you get a list that is specific to your business and industry. Too many times I've heard of colleagues that got a list and ... more

Email List Management Services

Email Lists

Email Marketing

Have you ever purchased business email lists?

Oct. 12, 2011

Jeff Ford and 4 other people answered this question

Purchasing a mailing list can be very helpful for a number of different functions.If you are trying to increase conversions for your site a mailing list would definitely be helpful, but as other mentioned you have to be sure to get a reliable list, from ... more

What credit card processor do you use?

Oct. 10, 2011

Jeff Ford answered this question

The best thing for you and your partner to do is to get multiple quotes from processing companies and compare them from there. Comparing prices will help you find if you are getting involved with any companies that are trying to scam you. Getting multiple ... more

Credit Card Processing Companies

Credit Card Processing Services

Credit Card Processor

What are reasonable fees for a bank to charge for a debit card transaction?

Oct. 10, 2011

Jeff Ford and 4 other people answered this question

When your looking to get the best price from a reputable company it's best to get multiple quotes from processing companies. I got in touch with a bunch of processing companies to get information and quotes through http://www.buyacreditcardmachine.com/credit-card-swipers.html I was able to compare prices and ... more

Oct. 10, 2011

Jeff Ford and 1 other person answered this question

Any tips on using a credit card machine for a small business?

I would look to get a few different quotes in order to get the best price possible and to avoid a scam like Gina mentioned. A processing company that has a fishy price will stick out, and you'll be able to find a fair market ... more

Does anyone know where I can get a list of B2B marketing agencies?

Credit Card

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Oct. 6, 2011

Jeff Ford and 5 other people answered this question

http://www.purchaseamailinglist.com/business-to-business-email-lists.html was a really great resource when I was trying to get in contact with a few different companies. I ended up getting a few different quotes, which was really helpful in picking which company would fit our outreach plan. Hope this is helpful. more

How to select the right lead generation company to outsource my campaigns

Aug. 17, 2011

Jeff Ford and 3 other people answered this question

If you're looking for a place to find pay performance model companies I would look at getting quotes from http://www.businesstelemarketingservices.com/sales-telemarketing.html I went through them when I was outsourcing. I ended up paying them $25.00 per lead. more

Lead Generation and Lead Management

Aug. 17, 2011

Jeff Ford and 8 other people answered this question

Have you used outsourced appointment setting firms?

Outsourced appointment setting was very helpful for me. I had very long list of shark tank leads for house painting, around 1500. Through the appointment setting service I was able to get 60 solid leads. These 60 high potential leads created an extremely positive ROI ... more

Sales

Inside Sales Management

Inside Sales Resources

Telemarketing

Is it better to hire a collections agency or an attorney to collect on business debt?

Aug. 11, 2011

Jeff Ford recommends this answer by Jeff Bridges

The decision on how to collect a debt depends on the nature of the debt. What type of paperwork/ contracts do you have for the from the debtor? Do you have any recorded transactions or emails with the client regarding payment or agreement of terms? ... more

Aug. 5, 2011

Jeff Ford and 1 other person answered this question

Where can I compare multifunctional printers?

I recently just got a bunch of quotes from http://www.bestbusinesscopiers.com/copier-lease-rates.html They offer quotes to buy and lease which is really helpful depending on your office situation. I got a Toshiba E452 and decided to buy instead of lease but it was great to have the ... more

Aug. 5, 2011

Jeff Ford recommends this answer by James E. Gaskin

How do you keep from feeling isolated when you work from home?

Networking lunches. Find groups that meet relatively close. Look to your associations, alumni groups, lead transfer groups, whatever works for your business. I have two different writer groups I meet with each month.
And, whenever I can get away, I go play tennis. Highly recommended to ... more

What are the top multifunction printers in the market?

Home Office

Working from Home

Aug. 5, 2011

Jeff Ford and 1 other person answered this question

Hey Jodie I just went through the process of buying a new printer for the office building I own. I bought a Toshiba E452 for 4000. I'm not sure if that's in your price range, but i got a few different quotes from http://www.bestbusinesscopiers.com/ you ... more

Multifunction Printers

Office Equipment

How can I get online credit card processing on my website?

Aug. 4, 2011

Jeff Ford and 6 other people answered this question

The most important thing to keep in mind is that you will be negotiating with an agent to set your monthly and percentage per transaction fees. The more quotes you have the more leverage you will have when dealing with the different agents. I found ... more

Wireless credit card processing for my small restaurant.

Credit Card Processing

Aug. 4, 2011

Jeff Ford and 3 other people answered this question

Innerfence has an app that allows credit card processing on a variety of platforms ipad, iphone, Mac, Android, Windows phone. For the Apple products they also offer swiping dock for the iphone and itouch, and for the Mac and ipad offer a USB swiping attachment. ... more

Why is document management important?

Credit Card Processing

Financial Services

Wireless

Aug. 3, 2011

Jeff Ford recommends this answer by Jeff Bridges

We had a scanning service come in, and we eliminated I'd say about eighty percent of our daily paper use (printing etc.) When it comes to accessing the files thanks to programs like Microsoft Sharepoint accessing files is almost easier than it was before. Another ... more