Internet Business

Some things really are difficult to imagine living without. How did we search before Google? Share images before Flickr? Connect with long lost friends before Facebook? In a distant past, barely memorable now that the internet is so ubiquitous, people actually installed software on their computers for everything they did rather than using the internet for everything.

Here are the RealmSurfer picks of the top 10 free software applications that no business should be without.

Any good business owner will tell you that if you want to be more than just an employee in your own business then you need to grow it to the point that you have resources working for you, leaving you to step out of the day-to-day activities and focus on strategy and further growth. Arguably, the most valuable resource your business has is its employees. However, probably your next most valuable resource is, without a doubt, your business website.

Thinking of starting a new business, primarily internet based? Are you starting a business and not sure the role your new business' website should play? Most find it somewhat daunting starting a new business from scratch, let alone trying to figure out a whole new specialised field, that of internet business management and marketing.

One of the major barriers to understanding potential customers on the internet is the fact that many of the interactions our site visitors have with us are nameless, faceless and one-sided.

With so much happening on a daily basis, it's sometimes difficult to know what are the important things to keep an eye on when managing your business website. Here are a few pointers regarding some of the more important aspects of monitoring and measuring your business website's performance.

Keeping your business promises sounds like the most basic of business principles. Why then do so few businesses keep their day to day promises? This is something I've always taken for granted in my business dealings, but my own recent experiences have highlighted how much of a real differentiator reliability can be to online and offline to businesses that excel in this area. If you want to make people remember and trust your brand, keep your promises, no matter how big or small.