Daily Operations for Your Web Based Business

Shoeboxes of receipts and piles of files are no fun at tax time. Learn how a simple document management systems can make income tax filing faster and less painful.

As part of our free e-Books series, we had to give this set its own page. MakeUseOf - under the slogan: Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips, has produced a huge set of How-To guides. Here they are:

I have to admit that, until recently, I never even considered using anything besides to create, edit and view PDF files. They created the PDF format and they make great software. But as it turns out, they don’t have a monopoly on the PDF format. There are a number of alternatives to the very popular and comparatively expensive Adobe Acrobat,...

3 Ways to Outsource Your Business Tasks - How to Get Started Outsourcing

Google Apps is an online office suite based on the relatively new concept of cloud computing. If you are considering this, then you're in good company. According to Google, more 2 million businesses are currently using Google Apps, with more than 3000 new customers signing up every day. Here's what you need to know:

Adobe Acrobat X Pro Review - What's New and Improved in Adobe's Latest Release. Create & Collaborate With Ease - New & Improved Features in Acrobat X Pro

Enjoy learning from this collection of experts. CEO's of online businesses, best selling business authors and marketing experts all share their experience and advice for online business.

Finding the prospect of hiring an IT Director, buying servers and maintaining software a little daunting? Or do you feel a little tied to your office/laptop and wish you could break the chain? Cloud computing can help.

Many new business owners feel overwhelmed when looking at social media. Where to start? Our expert panel advises just how to get started. These experts, and others, respond to a full range of topics in our series Expert Advice .

Choosing a domain can be one of the most painful processes in building your online business. DomainHole.com makes it easy. Learn how: A good choice will reward you with easy branding and (hopefully) search traffic. A poor choice will push you to the bottom of search rankings and make it impossible to bring your product/site to the forefront of...

The Best Free eBooks for Business - 27 of The Best Free eBooks - Marketing, Lifestyle Design & More. By authors including: Seth Godin, Jim Kukral, Chic Thompson, Chris Guillebeau, Ann Holman, Jonathan Mead, Michael Martine, Guy Kawasaki and more.

Creating a business identity is an essential task to open your doors for business, or "hang out your shingle", if you prefer. Here's an orderly and logical sequence of steps you can take to get your home business up and running by creating its identity.

You'll have to deal with a fair amount of paperwork before opening your new business. In addition to registering your business and finding out whether you need a tax ID number, you may need local, state and federal business licenses and permits. This is a basic checklist of items to consider as you set up your business.

If you are starting-up, growing or running a business, then it is worth signing up. Be prepared to share – there is equal opportunity to help and be helped. Sprouter is an impressive network – your followers are actually like colleagues. Sprouter is more of a conversation than any other network I've seen.

Readers respond with their top Tweeters on Twitter about online business. Learn who the leaders are, and contribute your favorite.

There are many outside influences that affect profitability and a retailer's bottom line. Setting the right price is a crucial step toward achieving that profit. Retailers are in business to make a profit, but figuring out what and how to price products may not come easily.

We've entered into a new age of credit for small business. New opportunities apply but credit debt still needs to be approached with caution. Over 2/3 of small businesses use a credit card for expenses with only 40% using a business credit card exclusively, as indicated by a Tower Group report. Should you use a small business credit card over a personal card?

Dave Kerpen, best selling author of Likeable Social Media, and co-founder and CEO of Likeable Media, answers specific questions about getting started in social media. What are the best networks and tools? How can you balance content with sales promotions? And what are some common pitfalls to avoid? Dave covers all this and more in this...

Most office furniture and equipment does not increase in value over time. Therefore you should look at these purchases as expenses, and not as investments. Of course everyone likes new things, but if you can be blatantly honest with yourself and ask the hard question, “Does it have to be new?”, you can save a lot of money.

Who to Follow on Twitter - Top Tweeters on Twitter about Online Business

TalentEgg is Canada's first, and arguably only, career site specifically for students and grads. Complete company profile.

myERP.com Profile - Run Your Business in the Clouds with this Great Google App by Founder and CEO François Nadal

Super Competent Book Review - Laura Stack - Learn the Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best

SquadHelp.com Review – CrowdSourcing Evolved

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Adobe FormsCentral is the new way to automate online data collection. Allow the cloud to collect and compile your important data. Build a custom form, or use one of the 14 included templates. Templates come in categories such as: feedback, marketing, registration and membership.

Freelancer is one of the largest online marketplaces for outsourcing in the world. In this interview with CEO Matt Barrie, we discuss what Freelancer does and the future of outsourcing.

Learning to outsource could be the best skill you will learn all year. In this comprehensive interview with Freelancer CEO Matt Barrie, we discuss the nuts and bolts of getting started.

The 2012 Readers' Choice Awards is an exciting time here at About.com. It is when we get to showcase services, tools and applications from dozens of categories. Here on the Online Business Site, we are accepting nominations in six categories. This is your chance to nominate your favorite provider, service or designer.