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HelloTech: On Demand, In-Home Tech Support Via College Students Near You

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Almost everyone of a technical bent in the technology industry is familiar with that old routine: your parents, your friends, and your neighbors inevitably calls you for free technical support. However, almost no one really wants to be that technical support person. Why in home technical support?

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Rebranding Should Be Driven By Growth, Not Desperation

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In contrast, companies that are rapidly growing often rebrand in order to more accurately reflect the expanded scope of their target market and product set. Unfortunately, the market was as excited by the new devices as they were about the company''s revised name. percent of the domestic market in 2006 but watched that slip to 8.4

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How To Make Freemium Customers Generate Revenue For Your Startup

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BuddyHelp was launched in this proto-Internet environment and was immediately used by businesses to provide hands-on technical support. At companies such as SaskTel, Gateway and Cablevision, customer support agents used BuddyHelp to access their customers’ computers and handle their technical support issues.

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Test Your Aptitude for Business Internet Jargon

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Social media marketing. Search engine marketing (SEM). This popular form of Internet marketing seeks to increase website ranking in search engine results. No SEM plan means you are missing a huge marketing opportunity. Viral marketing. Viral marketing costs real money, but is often worth it. Streaming video.

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Internet Business Lingo Quiz for Entrepreneurs

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Search engine marketing (SEM). This popular form of Internet marketing seeks to increase website ranking in search engine results. No SEM plan means you are missing a huge marketing opportunity. Viral marketing. Viral marketing costs real money, but is often worth it. Do you have a business presence there?

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10 Ways Tech Entrepreneurs Can Make the Most of the Holidays

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Email can be an invaluable resource in the tech industry, as the bulk of your target audience will already be receptive to this kind of marketing. Take advantage of this by bringing some sentimental value to your advertising. If you don’t, now is the perfect time to start building one. 4 Use social media. 6 Enhance audience experience.

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5 Simple Tactics To Make Freemium Users Pay

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Anyone, including well-healed, large companies, could offer state-of-the-art technical support for free. Upsell Logically – Craft a seamless path to charge users after a trial period or in exchange for other benefits, such as removal of advertisements or access to additional features.