Data breaches at large corporations make news, but hackers and thieves are increasingly focusing their work on small businesses. According to the annual Verizon Data Breach Incident Report, 58% of data breaches are happening to local mom-and-pop operations. “Many small businesses…
How to Manage an Airbnb Account Successfully
Airbnb businesses have turned out to be quite popular these days and many people are using the platform and their residences to earn extra income. Though there are plenty of other business sites that rent out a property as part…
How Collaboration Software Creates Dynamic Business Growth
In today’s digital-driven industries, there are plenty of business software available. More so, business owners can find apps and tools for almost everything including accounting, human resources, video conferencing, marketing and more. Which one should your home business invest in?…
Subscription-based sales: A primer for small businesses
In tech circles, Software as a Service (SaaS) has been a buzzword (and business model) for a few years now. However, the concept isn’t just for tech businesses – practically any niche can benefit from earning income through subscription-based sales.…
Top Tips for Optimizing Your Distribution and Delivery Network
For many small businesses, distribution and logistics are among the most difficult challenges to overcome. There is a need to develop a reliable distribution network to keep up with market demand. At the same time, it is also necessary to…
How Do Ownership Percentages in an LLC Work?
In most budding enterprises, the capital and profits are shared by the founders. But investors may have played a role in getting the business up and running, which means they have the right to receive part of your company’s earnings.…
How Coupon Codes Can Help Entrepreneurs Save Money
When it comes to shopping, there is no doubt that everyone loves it. In fact, going shopping is one of the most common activities that people do in every generation. The fact that modern shopping malls are equipped with plenty…
Digital Damage Control: How Small Businesses Can Protect Their Online Revenue Stream
As a small business owner, your resources should be spent on building revenue – and protecting it. Whether your company provides professional services or sells products online, your small business website represents your brand, provides valuable contact and service information…
Creating Opportunity for Women to Code
Think about your day. How many different pieces of technology do you touch? Whether electronic or not, every single item in your life is created by a company that is in some way using the internet. So much of our…
Podcast: Fake News – Protect Your Biz and Brand – Interview with Cryptocurrency Expert David Mondrus
Subscribe to Home Business TV YouTube Channel (Click) Stream Audio or Download MP3 File: https://homebusinessmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Mondrus-Podcast-Episode-MP3-File.mp3 Download Now Interview with David Mondrus, CEO of Trive Fake News can hurt your home business, even the smallest biz, and damage your hard-earned…
Video game customer service: How to cater to your players
Designing, developing and publishing your own game is a lot of work. You invest time into the game’s story, mechanics, gameplay, artwork, marketing and so much more. But publishing your game is not the end of the game production cycle. In order…
How Does a VAT Company Help You?
When you purchase or pay for some services, the tax authorities refund some of the VAT paid out to them. However, you may not know how to go about the process. In that case, employing the services of a good…
How Do You Know If Your Brand’s Content is Subject To Copyright Laws?
Having great content and images is an important tool for your personal brand to stand out with your audience. The copyright of certain content is also important for your brand to pay attention to in order to avoid any legal…
The paradox of how routines can help us be more productive and creative
Former US president Barack Obama famously had a wardrobe full of identical suits. As a world leader, life presents more than enough big decisions – Obama’s reasoning was that it made sense to minimise the complexity of the small decisions. Artists…
CB Pirate
CB Pirate is an affiliate program that was designed to help affiliate marketers make more money by integrating a lucrative turn-key system that will have you earning commissions on autopilot. Soren and Cindy are the brains behind this system and…
10 vet blog post ideas for your practice
“The majority of vets don’t have time to blog, and they don’t see a return on investment. At the same time, they figure that there already are a lot of pet bloggers out there,” says Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, writer…
4 Tips to Keeping Your Private Information Safe During Your Next Move
We all find ourselves in situations where we have to move, either for work-related reasons or otherwise. Such situations require us to also change our USPS address temporarily so as to keep life moving on as usual. However, given that…
How to start a web series in 7 key steps
As technology gets smaller, our attention spans shorter, and our WiFi faster, web-based content will continue to explode. Web series like The Guild and Doctor Horrible’s Singalong Blog have shown us that what was once a niche market has become a viable…
Should You Trade or Invest in Cryptocurrencies?
For traders, one of the hot topics of discussion at the moment is cryptocurrencies. Since the massive rise and fall of Bitcoin at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, traders around the world are suddenly…
How to Start an Ecommerce Website Using WordPress
Do you want to create your own online store? We know that creating them from scratch can be a terrifying thought, especially if you don’t have technical experience. We’ve decided to create a short, comprehensive guide to help beginners and…
How to Display Content Based on WordPress User Roles
When building a WordPress website, it’s often useful to provide content or functionality based on a user’s role or capabilities. For example, you may want to display some special content on your site – but only for administrators. That’s just…
8 Code Snippets to Make Your Pagination Pop
Pagination is one of those little design necessities that often gets overlooked. But for blogs and other content-heavy sites, it provides an important means of navigation. A well-crafted menu can encourage users to further explore what you have to offer.…
Takeaways from Merge Conference 2018
We were very excited to take part in this year’s Merge Conference, a unique event focused on the convergence of crypto, domains, online security, and web development. While crypto may not be used widely in the small business community yet,…
Roborace to replace F1 racing drivers with robots at Disrupt
Formula E is so 2017. This year, it’s all about Roborace, an upcoming F1-style competition. And the big new thing is that it’s all about self-driving cars. I’m excited to announce that Roborace CEO Lucas DiGrassi will come to TechCrunch…
5 Offline Branding Elements You Need to Succeed Online
Throughout the last few years, companies have shifted their marketing towards online campaigns such as content creation and social media marketing in order to reach an increased number of prospective customers. With more than 3 billion people using the Internet…
Five Ways to Respond to Online Reviews
Do your customers provide feedback about your products or services? Today, lots of customers offer feedback on all of the stores, businesses and professionals they deal with each day. That’s why many business owners and other professionals are taking advantage…
Find Love on the Lift with Chairlift Speed Dating at Afton Alps
WHAT & WHY: Adventure provides a natural spark for romance, and generations of couples have met cute on snow-covered mountains. For the second year, Afton Alps is hosting a Chairlift Speed Dating event to help skiing (and snowboarding) singles meet their mates on the mountain.…
Music that matters markets itself
The road to success for any new business is rarely smooth. This is especially true for independent musicians. Most see dozens of doors slam in their face before the right one opens up. Staying focused and positive and recognizing silver…
Browser fingerprinting: What it is and whether you should worry about it
It seems as though user safety and security has been a white hot subject for aeons. It’s certainly always been a popular topic online, and the latest buzzword to learn is “browser fingerprinting.” A browser fingerprint works much like a…
7 hacking prevention methods for lodging and travel websites
Having a perfectly running reservation website and management system is key to providing the kind of guest experience that helps a hotel or B&B business grow exponentially over time. In fact, most everyone makes their travel plans online, and it’s expected…
UX SEO: How user experience can affect search engine rankings
Today, user experience (UX) has a considerable impact on search engine optimization (SEO). How did we reach a point where UX SEO matters so much? SEO has evolved drastically over the past decade. Years ago, you were able to achieve…
Best Three Prototyping Tools You Should Be Using By Now Sponsored
App and website designers, developers, and project managers always need to be on the same page. Prototyping tools often serve as the most effective means of communication. As for prototyping itself, it’s a key step toward successful web or mobile…
Why We Are Using The 529 Plan to Save For College
Yes! The first week of school is going well for our son. He still says he hates school, but he hasn’t cried or hit anyone yet this year. I know that’s a low bar. We just need to have low…
What’s Next for Increasingly Popular Handwriting Tech?
Handwriting technology moved forward in a big way in 2017. Hardware vendors were cognizant that handwriting capable 2:1 tablets had been the only growth sector of the tablet market in 2016. Since 2:1 tablets almost always included an option for…