Smarter Office Blog

Every day the usage of mobile devices like smartphones is increasing. People, including your customers, will be reading your content, looking up your contact information, and more from their mobile devices. If you don’t focus on the experience that these users are receiving you’ll surely miss out on a large chunk of potential customers.

For most small businesses, marketing campaigns focus primarily on turning prospects into purchasers. However, you shouldn’t neglect your existing customers who already contribute revenue to your business.

As an entrepreneur orsmall business owner, the idea of stealing clients away from a big brand can seem like an impossible task. Often times, trying to compete on price is out of the question.

If you’re running a small business there’s no doubt that you have some vital and sensitive information about your company and its customer’s stored online. This means that knowing some cyber security facts and protocols can come in extremely handy when it comes to keeping your business and it’s information safe.

Working from home as a consultant can be absolutely wonderful: you set your own hours and save tons of time not having to commute to and from the office.

The day of a small business owner is packed with obligations and responsibilities. From company meetings, to managing your personal life outside of work, prioritizing your time is a vital skill to cultivate. Here’s how you can learn to prioritize your time so that you get the most out of each day, without stressing too much.

Today’s marketplace is highly competitive, and oftentimes a great product alone isn’t enough to ensure success. Customers will be more likely to stick with your brand if they’ve had a positive experience with your overall customer service, but why is this personal touch more important than ever before? Keep reading to find out five compelling reasons why your small business needs to excel in this department.

How do you recruit top performers for your small business? If you’re like many businesses, you might be relying on resumes being sent in response to job postings, or perhaps you’re using a recruiting firm. However, there are better ways to seek out new talent, like reaching out to them directly. Here’s how you can find valuable employees without having to wait for them to find you.

Are you trying to break out on your own to start your own freelancing business? Regardless of your industry, skillset, and niche there are several integral keys to establishing a successful freelance career. If you keep these tips in mind as you embark on your freelance journey success will be that much more attainable.

Late last year Google began rolling out a feature dubbed Smart Reply in it’s Gmail mobile app, and now the change has been fully implemented in the desktop version of Gmail. The feature learns which of your emails generally require responses and then suggests up to three different responses for you to choose from.

You can't do everything as a entrepreneur. This very often is what entrepreneurs themselves refer to as “Entrepreneur Syndrome.” These are the men and women who are afraid to give up control and want to do everything themselves. From answering the e-mails to securing venture capital to buying the office supplies, they want to do everything themselves. This gets even more complicated when it comes to juggling finances, which distracts many entrepreneurs from the core of their business.

Big data is unavoidable nowadays, and sorting through it can give you a big headache. If you want your data to work for you and your business you’ll need to learn how to analyze it... otherwise it’s of little value.