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Online Disk Data Storage
Online Disk Benefits
January 18, 2012
Safe and secure
Data loss can cause havoc for a business and will often lead to a loss of revenue. Even if a company keeps copies of data on multiple hard drives to protect against drive failure, a disaster such as fire or theft might still result in data being lost.
The best way of ensuring the safety of your data is to keep a remote back-up. WinWeb offers an Online Disk that is the complete solution to all the data storage problems that small businesses face. All of your data is backed up automatically on our highly secure servers for your peace of mind.
You can also use the Online Disk to share files with colleagues or friends. The Online Disk has multi-user access with both a shared company and a personal private folder so you can keep certain files hidden.
To find out how an Online Disk could benefit your business, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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Online Marketing
Business Marketing Strategies
January 9, 2012
What's your strategy?
WinWeb recognise that small businesses have very little time to spend on formulating online marketing strategies. Owners of small businesses are always extremely busy and often focus what little time they can set aside for marketing on trying to retain their existing customers rather than attempting to attract new ones. However, without new customers a business can never survive over the long-term.
Small businesses are often the enterprises which benefit the most from Online Marketing. This relatively new branch of marketing allows a company to target specific market niches with great accuracy for extremely little investment in comparison with traditional methods.
The nature of the medium of the Internet requires a very different style of marketing to the conventional style of broadcasting (or pushing) the benefits of your products on to the world. Customers on the Internet take their time to research products and learn about the company the are purchasing from. This means that marketing techniques that ‘pull’ consumers towards your online presence are far more effective online.
To find out how Online Marketing could benefit your business, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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Accounting Software
Accounting Software Benefits
January 7, 2012
Save time and money.
Financial accounting is not a much-loved aspect of business ownership.
Their dislike of accounting is often accentuated by having to use slow, complicated software with a clunky interface in order to do their accounts.
Accounting software is therefore understandably a source of extreme frustration for many people.
However, accounting doesn’t have to be made worse by bad software. WinWeb are providers of the first ever ICAEW approved online accounting software. It does everything that you would expect of traditional accounting software, but it is also extremely easy-to-use.
Users of our Accounting software can also purchase access to the invoicing function, Email and an Address Book to keep a record of their customers.
To find out how our Accounting Software could help your business, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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eCommerce and Websites
Small Business E-Commerce
January 6, 2012
Want to sell your products online?
Small businesses have found that selling online has become an increasingly important aspect of everyday business life. E-commerce is an extremely powerful tool that costs very little to utilise effectively.
A small business that makes good use of e-commerce is able to compete on a level playing field with large corporations. Technology has completely changed the marketplace and given back power to many small businesses that felt like they were being dominated by big businesses.
Successful small business e-commerce relies on how well the company is able to build their brand online. Having a unique business identity is one of the best ways to generate traffic and capture a share of the online market, but marketing is also a critical part of web success. A business cannot simply build a great website and expect customers to come flocking without some form of promotion.
WinWeb offer a large range of e-commerce options. To find out how our software and services could assist your business, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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Accountancy Service
Small Business Financial Management
January 5, 2012
Are you on top of your finances for the New Year?
Keeping control of finances is critical to the success of any small business, otherwise any sudden dip in cashflow will leave them unable to pay bills or purchase new stock. This would have disastrous consequences for unprepared businesses.
Good financial management involves a lot of careful budgeting. A budget should be based on projected sales figures to achieve the most accurate results. Budgets allow you to take back control of your spending. Budgeting correctly helps you to deal with regular commitments like paying salaries and then you will know how much money is left at the end of the month to either invest back into the business or remove.
Another critical element of financial management is monitoring. You need to be able to make sense of the financial data that you are generating and be able to identify potential anomalies. This helps you learn how to intervene when problems are beginning to develop, rather than waiting until things spiral out of control.
WinWeb offer a large range of financial management software options. To find out how our software and services could assist your business, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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Bespoke Website Design
Web Hosting with Small Business Needs in Mind
January 5, 2012
Many small businesses attempt to save money by choosing a free host, but these are often unreliable and unable to handle much traffic.
In order to have a professional business website it is important have good web hosting. With free websites, there is often a large amount of downtime and free hosts will add adverts and even sometimes delete your site completely without any warning.
WinWeb helps bring your website online and, more importantly, stay online. The websites that we host have a guaranteed uptime of 99.999% and even the most basic hosting option we offer allows you to have unlimited traffic, so you won’t go over your limit even if your business becomes really popular!
We allow you to upload your pre-existing website to our servers and store a huge amount of content. This is fully compatible with websites made in iWeb, FrontPage & Dreamweaver. People building a website for the first time might want to consider subscribing to our Business Website application and using our easy website building tools.
To find out how Web Hosting could assist your business, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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Business Cloud Framework
Your First Business
January 5, 2012
Starting your first business can be a very overwhelming process.
Unfortunately, a large number of start-ups fail within the first few years of their existence. Any decision to start your own business should never be entered into lightly, especially if it will involve you quitting a secure job. Entrepreneurship is particularly risky at the moment with the economy still recovering, but all the main political parties believe that small businesses are the key to recovery.
If you decide to start your own business, remember to stay positive and remain patient. The odds are extremely unlikely that your business will be an overnight success, but with perseverance you could build a very strong business over a number of years.
It often helps to make a check-list to try and identify some of the most important issues that will face your business. Try to examine whether your business will be unique or if it is simply a copy of something else on the market. You should also look at any potential competitors that you will have to face and then learn more about them.
If you want to find out how our software and services could help your first business, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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Business Email
The Benefits of Email Newsletters
January 5, 2012
Email is still a great cost-effective tool for small business marketing.
However, it is often overlooked in favour of techniques that are actually less effective and cost more or take more time. The main reason for this is that most small businesses lack the expertise to conduct an email marketing campaign or they assume that it will cost too much to hire someone to do it for them.
WinWeb has a solution to this problem. We offer easy to use marketing software that is suitable for all types and sizes of business. This will allow you to develop great newsletters with ease and send them out to your customer database.
Email marketing has a number of great benefits for small businesses. It can increase the number of sales leads that turn into purchases and also help to retain customers over a long period of time.
To find out how an Email Newsletter could benefit your business, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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Business Planning Software
Planning for a successful business
January 5, 2012
Without a business plan, it is easy for a start-up to become sidetracked and lose focus on what they hope to achieve.
A good business plan is often the deciding factor in the ultimate success or failure of a brand new small business start-up. Its now easier than ever to start planning for success by using business planning software.
WinWeb Business Planning is a great inexpensive piece of software that makes it easy and fun for you to develop plans. It includes a SWOT Analysis tool that helps you to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your business. This makes it easier for you to understand what makes your business great and also identify areas that need improving.
Our software also allows you to keep a permanent record of the goals that you hope to achieve. Checking these at regular intervals will help you to avoid becoming distracted. You also get access to our cashflow planning software, which will allow you to get more control over your financial situation.
To find out how WinWeb’s Business Planning software could assist your business, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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Business Cloud Framework
Making business changes for the New Year
January 4, 2012
How will you approach 2012?
Your New Year Resolution should be to change the way in which your business operates.
2011 was a difficult year for many small businesses. In order to make 2012 run more smoothly here are some tips for operating a business.
Promote your business more You don’t need a large budget to make an impact with your marketing. Online marketing comes in many forms (social media, newsletters, blogging etc.) and none of them cost very much to operate.
Learn new things Industries change very quickly. Firms that do not adopt the latest technology can get left behind, so it is important to remember that business is a learning experience that requires constant updating.
Set some realistic goals Think about what your business could perhaps achieve this year and start thinking about ways to get what you want. Try not to set the bar impossibly high or else you will just end up disappointed.
Drop the baggage If you are spending money or time on something that just isn’t working out, the start of a new year is the perfect time to drop it altogether.
Don’t get bogged down by admin If you found a lot of your time last years was occupied with the back office function, now is the time to consider outsourcing part of this function or investing in a software solution that makes your job easier.
If you want to find out how our software and services could allow you to better manage or outsource your admin, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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e-Invoicing
Invoicing made simple
January 4, 2012
Do you struggle every month to collect the payment that you are owed by your customers?
One of the ways that you could increase the likelihood of being paid on time is to improve your invoicing. The best way of doing this is to start using online invoicing software.
Switching to online invoicing will make the whole process far easier and allow you to be more organised. It allows you to send professional looking invoices to your clients and keep track of who you have invoiced. This will avoid confusion and make you less likely to forget to invoice clients. It is also possible to send automatically recurring invoices to your repeat customers, saving you time and hassle.
Online invoicing also allows you to send quotes to your customers with a click of a button. You can keep a record of all your customer details using an online addressbook and keep track of whether they have paid their invoice by using the Customer Payment Reporting function.
If you want to create impressive invoices and gain more control over the invoicing process, find out how Invoicing Software could benefit your business by speaking to one of our Specialists today.
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Business Email
The hidden costs of “Free”
January 4, 2012
Using free webmail services is often a great way to check your email on the go. But for professional small businesses, a premium service cannot be beaten.
The greatest disadvantage of using a free email service is that usually you will be stuck with the domain name of the service provider as part of the email address. This has the unfortunate effect of making your company look less professional. Free providers will also often insert advertisements into your email message that might confuse your customers.
It is far better for a small business to send email messages that come from their own domain name. However, if they are using free website hosts they are unlikely to be given the option of doing this because they will not receive a personal domain name as well. Customers are normally reassured by seeing that any communication that you send them is definitely coming from your company by checking the domain name on the email they receive.
To find out how Web Mail could benefit your business, speak to one of our Specialists today.
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