Tuesday, November 13, 2007

SMB And The E-Store

SMB Online SalesIf you are an SMB owner and find yourself struggling to see the big picture of internet marketing here is another piece of that picture to look at.

This piece of the marketing picture looks like an e-store; it acts like an e-store, so let’s go out on a limb and call it an e-store.

Today no matter the size of your website an e-store can help capture business you never knew existed. It can be the single most important way for your online clients to reach your goods or services.

Just today we received a Google News Alert that mentioned one of our SMB subscribes who announced they are adding their Computer Rental Products to an online e-store. From previous conversations with this SMB we know that their business is 90% internet driven and is very successful.

To continue reading about the SMB and the e-store follow the link below.

SMB e-store story continues.

Friday, November 02, 2007

E-Mail Archiving For SMB's

E-mail ArchiverAlthough SMB's have been slow to adopt e-mail archiving solutions, mainly because of the cost, the adoption rates of e-mail archiving solutions have been growing steadily over the past two years. The fact of the matter is, an e-mail archiving solution in todays market can save SMB's money.

SMB's today are finding that they have too many e-mail in their inboxes, too much e-mail overall, and many SMB's want to get their data off of their email servers to a secondary storage device. An e-mail archiving solution will solve all three of these problems. Accompanied with a spam filter, an a-mail archiving solution would increase the performance of your e-mail servers and increase productivity.

The possibility of a lawsuit is yet another reason to get an e-mail archiving solution. E-mail is becoming to play a huge factor in court battles and many businesses are expected to produce relevant e-mails and electronic evidence. Businesses can be held liable if they do not take the proper steps to maintain e-mail records.

It is estimated that businesses can not only mitigate their risk of lawsuit, but also save up to $100,000 in related legal fees and labor costs in the event of a lawsuit. Your SMB will also save money from improved e-mail server performance and productivity, lower storage cost, and overall operational and maintenance cost of your e-mail servers.

Source: ComputerServiceNow