Small Business Owners

Want your own marketing commercial?

Written by Rebecca Zwar on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

It’s the last day of April (really??), and the summer season is practically upon us. Now is the time to make sure all of your marketing tools are in place and ready to go. Implementing new tools when you’re busy is one of the hardest things to do, at least according to several of my […]

Social Media Rankings

Written by Rebecca Zwar on Friday, April 18th, 2008

I ran across an interesting blog today that put together a comprehensive list of the ranking of various social media sites from Google PageRank, Alexa, Quantcast and Ranking.com. The list included a lot of sites I’ve used and/or know of, and a few I’ve never heard of! Their reasoning was that knowing the top ranked […]

Happy Tax Time to you!

Written by Rebecca Zwar on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

It’s the end of January, and whether you like it or not, it’s tax time! While I do not profess to be an accounting guru of any sort, I have a few resources for you guys. Here are some different websites offering tax tips for small businesses.
Wisegeek.com isn’t just a tax site, but does offer […]

A Great Resource for your Social Bookmarking

Written by Rebecca Zwar on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

I came across a great resource to use with your Social Bookmarking. Whether you use several different sites to keep track of your own bookmarks (or clients), or to boost incoming links to your site, you should take a look at Onlywire.
Onlywire is currently linked to about 29 bookmarking sites, and once you sign up, […]

Will you be great in 2008?

Written by Rebecca Zwar on Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

It’s the New Year, and that gets everyone thinking…what are my goals/desires/dreams for the coming 12 months? Most feel like they’ve been given a clean slate, and it’s an excellent time to make changes. Has your business grown the way you’d like? Personally, it’s my opinion that there’s always room for improvement. I know I […]

Open Source vs. Paid Programs

Written by Rebecca Zwar on Thursday, October 25th, 2007

As a business owner, you’ve probably heard about free open-source programs that are available out there on the internet, and wondered 2 things: What is an open-source program exactly? and Free? What’s the catch?
A common discussion between virtual assistants is whether an open source or paid software program is better for their business. A very […]

The Value Of Limits

Written by Rebecca Zwar on Friday, September 28th, 2007

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the value of setting limits. For example, letting my two year run around the house with a bowl of Cheerios is not in my best interest, as I’m the one that has to vacuum them up!
It’s also valuable in business. The one thing everyone in business needs is […]