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Feb. 2, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 2 other people answered this question

How can I start a small business?

You could start as an seo and social media consultant maybe working with local firms and also start with affiliate/cpa marketing to earn even more revenue. You have a skills set that would allow you to be successful in these areas more

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Small Business

Business Development

Start up

Feb. 1, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 13 other people answered this question

Is Google AdWords a waste of time?

Google adwords is a system that has grown quite complex with new features being added it's ajob keeping up and being able to test how to best utilise the new features. Just the display network alone can take a while to master also considering you ... more

Jan. 30, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 3 other people answered this question

Avaya IP office 500V2 vs Mitel IP PBX 3300 CX II: Which would you choose?

Choosing a IP telephony system can be quite complex given the choices out there and finding the right solution to match you particular needs is even more crucial. For a more detailed comparison I would recommend this excel analysis http://bit.ly/zzHfpC . We use the ringcentral ... more

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Jan. 30, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 4 other people answered this question

Does anybody have any suggestions for keyword tools they like?

If you want to drill down to more specific local search data I would recommend another google tool "google insights for search" for any particluar keyword you can drill down further (sub-region/metro area/city/town) to more specific geographical areas and find out the keywords used within ... more

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Google

Keyword Tool

Search Engine Marketing

Jan. 30, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 3 other people answered this question

At what point will I need to consider switching from a shared hosting solution, or VPS, to a dedicated/managed server?

If you are using paid traffic platform like adwords, display media buys to generate traffic for your site then shared hosting is a surely not adequate. It depends on traffic and use of site. Moving from VPS to a dedicated server can be a little ... more

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Datacenter

Hosting

Virtualization

Jan. 30, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 12 other people answered this question

What alternatives to Quickbooks are there for the small business?

With the growth of software as a service and cloud computing you should be able to find a suitable alternative without the associate implementation and maintenance costs. Anyway choice of accounting an financial software has become more complex and also whether to go with an ... more

Jan. 29, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 4 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Social Media and Content Marketing For Business Q&A [2/14 @ 11 am]

On my brand's Twitter account should I follow back everyone who follows me?

It's quite normally expected that you follow back anyone who follows especially for personal accounts brand or business accounts could be exempted from this refer to this white paper for more detail http://bit.ly/AwSAij more

Jan. 29, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 4 other people answered this question

What are some best practices/tips on how to apply social selling in a B2B environment?

B2B environments can at least leverage social media even if it's not for direct sells but for engagement and branding. Refer to this http://bit.ly/zU2Rbu resource that would help understand how to reach business customer more succintly as well as to track key performance indicators. more

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Social Selling

Jan. 29, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 4 other people answered this question

How is Nextiva as a VoIP Solution Provider?

We have used the ringcentral platform for our voip services and we are satisfied with the performance. Choosing a phone system can be tricky. I would recommend you this Excel spreadsheet analysis that compares all PBX and business voip systems side by side so you ... more

Information Technology

Small Business

Phone Systems

Solutions

Jan. 26, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 4 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Content Marketing: Vendors as Publishers [1/26 @ 11 am]

How important is hosting video on your site vs. hosting video solely on youtube?

Hosting on youtube and embedding the videos in your site has the advantage of not having to host the videos and stream them which can be costly in terms of servers and bandwidth. Even if you were to use a content delivery network or amazon ... more

Jan. 16, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 2 other people answered this question

How are companies handling phone systems and VoIP systems?

VoIP phone system integration especially with multiple software and hardware vendors can be a nightmare. You might have to look at upgrading a good resource for more information would be http://bit.ly/xkdYbW but you can search there for more appropriate information. more

Information Technology

Phone System

Telephony

Voip

Jan. 16, 2012

Osmas Chiurunge and 2 other people answered this question

Developers, what languages are you using?

I would think PHP would be the common one but would find .net and java used more in corporate environments. I found this article quite interesting with a good infographic.
http://www.udemy.com/blog/modern-language-wars/ more

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