Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Free Shipping is a Great Lure

A business study the other day showed that more than 60% of shoppers are lured by offers of FREE Shipping. The cyber specials are all offering deep discounts and even software companies are offering free shipping. Both NotePage, Inc. and FeedForAll offer free shipping on all orders that include media!



NotePage offers SMS messaging software solutions and FeedForAll has RSS feed creation and editing software. Buy from either and get the media shipped FREE of charge.

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[Source: A Small Business Blog and Small Business Tips Related to Growing, Marketing and Managing a Small Business.]

Problem Solving � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�In my experience the worst thing you can do to an important problem is to discuss it.�
Simon Gray (1936-2008) British playwright, Otherwise Engaged (1975) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business services online to start and run a small business - free [...]

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[Source: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG]

Cyber Monday Numbers

Nearly 84 percent of online retailers plan to have a Cyber Monday promotion, according to a survey by online shopping site Shopzilla for Shop.org, the Internet division of the National Retail Federation. That was well above the 72 percent who planned to promote Cyber Monday deals last year.



Nearly a quarter of retailers plan to offer free shipping on all purchases in what they hope will be a further incentive to buy.



The Monday following the three-day holiday weekend has been dubbed Cyber Monday because many consumers return to work and use their high-speed Internet connections to search out deals not found at brick-and-mortar retailers.



Last year, Internet research firm comScore Inc said U.S. buyers spent $733 million on Cyber Monday, up 21 percent from the prior year.

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[Source: A Small Business Blog and Small Business Tips Related to Growing, Marketing and Managing a Small Business.]

Canada Small Business News Round-up - 02/12/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Canada:

CFIB to give small business reaction to Finance Minister’s economic statement: Toronto - Senior representatives of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) will be available Thursday, November 27, 2008, [...]

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[Source: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG]

US Small Business News Round-up - 01/12/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United States:

Peerless Technologies looks to grow with designation: Defense contractor Peerless Technologies Corp. has become a certified small business, which will allow it to bid on contracts set aside [...]

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[Source: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG]

Marketing � Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained 
�The media industry has only started to take marketing seriously over the past five years and has failed to understand their brands in a business context.�
Vijay Solanki (b. 1969) Kenyan marketing executive, Marketing (August 2000) 
To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 
winweb.com - Software and business [...]

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[Source: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG]