[2002-05-28] Demystifying Merchant Accounts
Many new business owners are confused about rates and fees for merchant accounts, and rightfully so. In order to get many of your questions answered you have to spend hours searching the Internet. The purpose of this article is to help demystify some of the confusing questions you may have about credit card rates and fees. When it comes to choosing which Merchant Account Provider you wish to deal with (there are many of them out there) the one factor that influences most people is the cost. Accepting credit cards can be expensive, so make sure when you're searching around you compare different providers to get the best deal. Read all the fine print also, as you may find some "hidden" charges not mentioned elsewhere like cancellation fees for example.
[2002-05-23] Flee The Fee
Open-source (free) software is nothing new to the back end of business computing – chances are good your enterprise runs Linux servers that send email, control print jobs, and serve your company website internally and to customers. These non-proprietary software not only save money but keep hackers at bay. Ask your tech folk what you’re running, and, more importantly, why.
[2002-05-21] What Would Google Do?
Everything's Google this and Google that on the Internet, and it's high time that someone searched for some answers as to why they're the number one search engine, and why they've doubled their revenue since last year. I plugged these questions into the Garrett search engine, and I'd like to share the results with you.
[2002-05-20] The Ins of Outsourcing
Have you been considering outsourcing some of your IT workload? If you decide to, you'll join the ranks of Oracle, Cisco, and IBM, all of whom have outsourced projects and large-scale initiatives to programmers and systems architects around the world.
[2002-05-16] IM For Business
Instant messaging is no longer solely the realm of teenagers and lonely insomniacs. While you might not want to plunk down MSN Messenger on your employees’ desktops, instant messaging has a lot to offer business.
[2002-05-13] New Bill Champions Online Privacy
You’re reading your email when you happen across a message from a sender you don’t recognize. The message not only addresses you by your full name but also contains details about you that you don’t recall giving out. Or, you’re browsing the Web and happen across a site that you’ve never visited before but which nonetheless addresses you by your full name and seems to know a thing or two about your buying habits.