Resources 05/05
Websites, organizations, events and more to grow your business
CLICK-N-SHIP
Click-N-Ship is the U.S. Postal Service's online shipping
service, where you can create labels and pay for your domestic and
international shipping needs using your own computer and printer.
Click-N-Ship calculates postage rates, finds ZIP codes, and
stand-ardizes and saves addresses and shipping history information.
You can even use the service to purchase insurance for the packages
you send.
CRISPADS
CrispAds is an ad network for blogs and RSS/Atom feeds. Advertisers
can strategically place text ads within specific articles, blog
entries and feeds that are relevant to their target markets for
less than 60 cents per click. Reports are generated that display
tables of your placements with the resulting ad views, ad clicks,
costs per click and total ad costs.
VENDORSEEK
Looking for a cost-effective business-based service? VendorSeek.com
is an online B2B marketplace that processes more than 5,000
requests per month from businesses seeking price quotes from its
Approved Vendor Network. VendorSeek offers quoting services in over
150 different business service categories. There is no cost for
businesses seeking price quotes; vendors pay an annual fee of $99
plus minimal lead fees.
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GOOGLE SUGGEST
Google's continual evolution has manifested in a beta site that
speeds up the searching process. As you type in the search field, a
real-time drop-down list appears, guessing potential words and/or
phrases you might be searching for along with the number of Google
results available. Aside from providing efficient searching, this
can also benefit your site's optimization by offering glimpses
into underdeveloped search phrases.
SOUNDVIEW
EXECUTIVE BOOK SUMMARIES
Soundview Executive Book Summaries outline the key points and ideas
of full-length business books in quick, easy-to-read summaries.
Soundview offers print, online and audio summaries of the 30 best
business books of the year to its more than 50,000 worldwide
subscribers. Soundview also offers a free e-newsletter to keep you
informed of new books. Online subscriptions start at $109.
LADIES WHO LAUNCH
This program is designed to motivate and facilitate women in
business through networking and an array of resources. Ladies Who
Launch posts events, features on women business owners, and
resources and tips, including facts about women in business and a
business plan sample guide for those in the startup phase.