You may never have thought of it this way, but as the owner of a business you’ve become an expert in your industry, a valuable position that can help generate sales leads. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Setting Up a Phone System That Even Auto Attendant Haters Will Appreciate
Your intention in setting up an automated phone system is undoubtedly, to ensure that your customers get the very best service possible. However, there are many consumers out there who simply hate getting a machine when they call anywhere. It is those callers that you must keep in mind when you are setting up your new automated phone system. Follow these guidelines and you are sure to create a system that even the haters can live with. Continue reading
Halloo Hint: Combat Phone Spam
Call Blocker
Account admins can combat spam by blocking calls from specific phone numbers or prefixes. This feature is located on the side bar “Call Blocker” under the “Extensions” tab in My Halloo. From this screen, admins will be able to add and edit blocked numbers. Continue reading
How to Outsmart Computer Bullies
More than 1 million individual, business and government computers have been hit by malicious malware that holds their files hostage until they pay a hefty ransom.
Businesses can prevent cyber-bullies from stealing their precious data with two old-fashioned techniques: Avoiding unsolicited, suspicious emails, PDF files and websites and keeping two back-ups on an external hard drive or with an off-site system. Continue reading
Timing is Everything
There is an incredible opportunity that comes with the dawn of a new year. It marks a great time for change, which may be something your small business needs. Continue reading
Moving Forward by Looking Back at 2014
There’s nothing like a new year to inspire a fresh start and set intentions for more productive work habits.
Evaluating our performance over the past year, individually and as a team, can reap great rewards when done in the right spirit and without excessive criticism. Mistakes can be painful, so we tend to learn more from them than our successes. Continue reading