When it comes to online payments today a leader in the payment industry is PayPal. Let’s face it, if you have a website and your selling a product or service you nee to have a way to accept online payments. If you’re not a big enough business to set up a merchant account to accept credit cards what are you going to do? This is where PayPal stands out in the crowd.

With PayPal you can accept credit card payments from your clients and customers. What’s even better is you can literally set up your PayPal account in minutes. So you’ll be up and running in no time. Via PayPal you can accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.

Sure there is a small fee to accept credit card payments but they are no where near what it would cost to get a typical merchant account through a credit card company. Through PayPal you pay:

When running an online business there is so much to do. Just as with any traditional brick and mortar business you have expenses, clients/customers, vendors and more. Keeping track of all your expenses as well as your invoices and billing can be a daunting task if you don’t have a good system in place.

One program that is worth its weight in gold is Freshbooks. This easy to use, online program can save your countless hours when it comes to your billing and expense tracking. With Freshbooks you can send and manage all your invoices from one easy ti use application. Plus you can accept payments online with Credit cards, e-Checks or PayPal.

Are you tired of sending out payment reminders to your customers? Well, those days are over as Freshbooks has an automated reminder system that handles this task for you. If you’re a small start-up, you can get the look and feel of the big boys with professional invoices that can even accommodate your business logo.

Freshbooks is one of the top rate programs for billing and expense tracking. Learn more of what this amazing tool can do for your business by clicking here.

You’re an expert. Did you know that? Think of the times that people ask you for advice based on your profession. You know your stuff. That’s why people come to you. There are plenty of people out there who need your expertise. It’s about making connections and networking.

Now there is a place where experts come together for a common cause; sharing their knowledge with others. That place is called Maven. Mavin is not just a way to network. It’s not just another social platform. At Maven, members not only get a platform to share what they know but it’s another outlet to make money. People are constantly looking for experts to assist them. They are even willing to pay for that expertise. Maven is your outlet to getting what you know in the hands of others.

Maven members come from all professions to include: attorneys, physicians, accountants, social media experts, mechanics, and more. You’re in business because of what you know so why not take our expertise to a whole new level? Exposure is valuable and building your reputation is valuable. Maven is the platform to get you to where you want to be. Learn more about Maven by clicking here. Today is the day to make your presence known. Maven will help you do just that.

Online businesses pop up each and every day. However creating an online business that will be successful and will last is a different  story. There is so much competition today when it comes to online business. There is so much to know when you take your business online. Running a traditional brick and mortar business is hard enough but when you put it on the World Wide Web there is a whole new set of rules that need to be followed and a whole new audience that can be reached. Running an online business is not as simple as throwing a website together and posting it live on the Internet.

If you don’t know the right things to do, if you don’t know the most effective approaches then you could be wasting valuable time and money. Now there is a resource that is changing the landscape of those wishing to start and run a successful online business. It’s called Nicheology.

Nicheology will help you find the online business that is right for you and then will teach you the things you need to know to have a successful online business amongst the competition out there. Today you need to stand apart from your competition. You need to know how to reach your audience and grab them. Nicheology is the place to do that. Learn more by clicking here or click the ad to the right. It’s the first step to changing your business and your life.

That headline has a lot of meaning. It may even have a few people scratching their heads. However it’s not that difficult to understand. Each and every day there are people behind the scenes working towards a new advancement that is going to help our society progress. There is so much that goes on when it comes to the world wide web that may may not even know about.

We’ve all seen captcha’s. They re those sometimes hard to read words or letters that we have to type in when we make a purchase or fill out a form to prove we are human. Now there is a program called reCAPTCHA that is doing more then verifying our human status. reCAPTCHA is a form of captcha that is helping digitize books for the internet. With the invention of things like Ereaders and Kindles, books are being converted into digital format. Seems simple enough. However, there are many books that are older and therefore harder for a computerized system or program to read. This is where reCAPTCHA and the general public come into play. reCAPTCHA is a free CAPTCHA service that helps to digitize books, newspapers and old time radio shows (http://www.google.com/recaptcha/). The person typing in the captcha to finish their order or online form is actually assisting in this digitization by typing in a word that the computer system cannot read from a book. So these users are actually taking care of their business as well as helping digitize books one word at a time. So collectively the world is working together for a common cause and many may not even know it. How amazing is that?

Now these advancements are getting event better because there is more. Every day millions of people are seeking to learn a foreign language. There are sections of the Internet that are in English; other sections in Spanish. In some areas the web is in Turkish. However, the entire web has yet to be translated into every language so that everyone can access every part of the web in their language. This is the next task that computer programmers want to achieve. Computers have yet to advance to a level where they can  convert words from one language to another without error. So once again humans need to assist in this endeavor but no one wants to do something for free. It would take millions of dollars to translate the Internet into every language on the planet. Coming soon is a new and free program called Duolingo (http://duolingo.com/) that will change all of this. Duolingo will teach users a foreign language for free while they help translate the world wide web into every language imaginable. Learning a foreign language costs money. Many people have spent well over $500 to purchase software that will teach them a foreign language. Now with Duolingo, users will get to learn a foreign language without a cost to them except their time. Technology is moving forward each and every day. When you can do something for the greater good without having to spend a fortune to do it then that is the best advancement there is. Duoingo hasn’t officially launched yet but it is in the works so you’ll want to stay tuned for this one.

Check out this video to learn more about these advancement and how they are changing the world around us.

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My good friend and client, artist Tara Reed, is extending her Black Friday sale. If you know an artist who is looking for a way to add another stream of income to their business, then they should definitely checkout art licensing. Tara is the industry expert that I refer all artist to so that they can learn the right way to market themselves and their business.

Check out the sale details below:

From Black Friday – 11/26 through Friday December 3rd, you can get 20% off your order of $100 or more on any eBook, Ask Call Audio Replay, teleseminar replay or The Goal Wheel for Artists. (Products by ArtLicensingInfo – not affiliate products) You decide what combination of things will help your business, put them in your shopping cart and use the code BLKFRI to get the 20% off.

To help you with the math, that means $20 off an order of $100 or $40 off an order of $200 – way better than a set amount wouldn’t you say?

All Inner Circle Artists get 25% off – go to the ArtLicensingCommunity.com blog to get your member discount code.  (Of course if you want to save the extra 5% you can join and get the code too!)

You might want to checkout the audio that I created to help you learn how to use WordPress to enhance your online presence. To find out more, please visit AskAboutWordPressForArtists.com.

Andy Beal Founder of Trackur.com Shares His Knowledge of Reputation Management & Internet Marketing on Your Passionate Business BlogTalk Radio Show

The featured guest for Your Passionate Business show on July 15 at 4 pm CDT/5 pm EDT is internationally-renowned consultant, author, and speaker Andy Beal. Andy specializes in online reputation management and Internet marketing.

Considered one of the world’s most respected reputation management experts, Andy has worked with many brand-leaders including Motorola, GlaxoSmithKline, Lowes, and NBC. His advice is trusted by ABC News, BusinessWeek, Inc. Magazine, Forbes, and more.

Andy’s current projects include his book Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online, his blog Marketing Pilgrim, SEM Vendor & Trackur.com’s social media monitoring tools. Follow Andy on Twitter by visiting http://Twitter.com/andybeal.

Your Passionate Business BlogTalk radio show is your source for information to reinvent and compete in 2010. Special guests share their ideas on how to thrive in a changing economy along with how you can collaborate with them to grow your client base in 2010. You will learn from entrepreneurs in the field of business development, PR and marketing, coaching, sales, HR, tech and more. Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kimbeasley to listen to Andy Beal’s interview as well as future interviews with other guests.

SUCCESSFUL INFOPRENEUR SHARES HIS KNOWLEDGE OF CREATING INFO PRODUCTS ON YOUR PASSIONATE BUSINESS BLOGTALK RADIO SHOW

Antonio L. Crawford, CEO, Top Book Sales Inc., Publisher Kaizen Publication LLC and founder Strateginomics™ Wealth Building Seminars will share his knowledge of developing info products to create a new income stream for your business during the BlogTalk radio show “Your Passionate Business” on Friday, July 9, 7pm CDT/8pm EDT.  Aspiring infropreneurs can tune in to learn how to create info products that sell.

The genius of an info product is how easy it is to create. It doesn’t require you to create a physical product. You just need to share your knowledge and experience in the form of eBooks, white papers, videos, podcasts, e-newsletters or other digital information formats.  They can be downloaded from your site without you having to pay for materials to create them.  People are constantly looking for information to improve their personal and business lives.  Smart entrepreneurs who are looking for ways to add more value to their companies jumping on the bandwagon to package their knowledge.

Crawford is the publisher and author of several books including The Quest for Wealth, Henrietta the Hyena, CX Loan Solution and Creating Multiple Streams of Income with Information Products.  Known internationally for his ability to identify solutions using process improvement techniques, he uses his skills to help writers, authors, infopreneurs and business owners increase their overall marketing and sales performance. Crawford teaches seminars and workshops across the nation to show participants how to develop their ideas using performance based production models.

Your Passionate Business BlogTalkRadio show is your source for information to reinvent and compete in 2010. Special guests share their ideas on how to thrive in a changing economy along with how you can collaborate with them to grow your client base in 2010. You will learn from entrepreneurs in the field of business development, PR and marketing, coaching, sales, HR, tech and more. Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kimbeasley to listen to Antonio Crawford’s interview as well as future interviews with other guests.

Have you determined that in 2010, you are going to develop your online presence with a website? Are you a coach who needs to enhance your online presence but need assistance or guidance in doing this? If your answer is “yes”, I have a few things to share with you that will help you develop your online presence.

The image below shows a suggested process that
you can follow to enhance your online presence

Below are a few suggestions that would be good for coaches to implement to enhance their online presence during 2010:

• One of the things that you, as a coach, should implement is a membership website. With a membership website, you can create interactivity between you and those you mentor.
• Implement a social media plan that is integrating into your website. Research your industry and target market to determine which social media websites are used the most and then determine how you can incorporate social media into your business.
• Create products that you can either give away or sell to your target audience. Things you can use for products are: recorded teleseminars, blog posts, or even a PowerPoint presentation. You can use pretty much anything that allows you to share your knowledge or information.
• Setup Google alerts to monitor your online presence. Add your keywords, your name, and your business to your alerts so that you can be notified whenever they show up in search engines.
• If you have video or PowerPoint presentations that you can change into video, think about setting up a YouTube account and sharing your information there. This is a good way for you to allow your message to reach the masses along with adding viral marketing to your online presence.
• Integrate Google Analytics or monitoring code into your website so that you can always be aware of how your website traffic is trending.

Pro Membership Services is running a special for coaches to help them develop their online presence with a WordPress website or by integrating social media into their online presence. For more details, check out “WordPress Website Special for Coaches“.

Did your business struggle to survive in 2009? Are you looking for a way to add growth to your business in 2010? Then let me suggest that you take a look into “cross marketing” with at least one other business owner.

An example of cross marketing can be seen in the picture to the left. As you can see, these are products that have been associated with the gaming system product called Wii Fit. You can see towels and a sweat band, which are things that you might need if you are using Wii Fit to workout.

So for 2010, let me help you think of ways that you can add cross marketing to your business plan. Below are a few steps that can help you get started as you determine how to find your ideal cross marketing partner.

• Create a list of the type of businesses you would like to cross market with
• Determine where you will search for your potential cross marketing partner
• Monitor your progress to determine were you are most successful
• Create an agreement with those that you identify as potential cross marketing partners.

According to CrossMarketingPartners.com,

Cross Marketing is the process of connecting with at least one other business owner and collaborating through joint ventures to help each other grow your business and market to each others customer base.

As you develop and implement your business plan for 2010, keep in mind that by adding cross marketing, you can grow your realm of connecting with potential customers.