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WinWeb Service Update: Outage for September 30th, 2009

September 29, 2009

WinWeb OnlineOffice will be unavailable tomorrow morning:

Wednesday, 2009 – 09 – 30 from 06:30 to 09:00 hours BST

Could you please make sure that you are not logged into OnlineOffice, to minimize any possible risk of data-loss.

Reason:

We are bringing new servers in the US online and need to synchronies our databases with our European and Pacific servers. We are very sorry for this inconvenience as we always try to minimise customer outages – unfortunately in this case that will not be possible.

If you would like to contact us regarding this outage, please use the “Support” button on our webpages. Our website will not be affected by the outage.

We thank you for your co-operation and understanding.

Your WinWeb Team

UPDATE: We will need to extent the outage to 10:00 hours BST – to do some more testing – we are sorry for the delay.

WinWeb Is Hiring! – Come And Join Our Team.

September 28, 2009

We are looking to strengthen our team world-wide. We currently have three vacancies:

1. Two (2) Full- or Part-Time WordPress Developers – Location: World-wide.

We are looking for an experienced Wordpress developer, with Wordpress MU experience.

Additional knowledge in PHP, MySQL, Ajax, JavaScript, XML and DHTML is desirable.

This position is a “Work from Home” opportunity, and open to all candidates with relevant university degrees.

If you are interested, please press the “Support” button on our home page and quote: HR-200909-01

Update: 30.09.2009 – these positions are now filled – please do not apply any longer.

2. Full-Time Social Media & Customer Care Agent – Location: Pittsburgh, US.

You will have a university degree in marketing/english with good social media knowledge, a very pleasant writing style and pleasant telephone manners, coupled with patience and get-up-and go attitude.

This position is based around a specific project, and based from home. Good internet connectivity and own computer with latest web browser ( IE 8, Firefox, Safari) is essential.

If you are interested, please press the “Support” button on our home page and quote: HR-200909-02

3. Full-Time Social Media & Customer Care Agent – Location: Brisbane, Australia.

You will have a university degree in marketing/english with good social media knowledge, a very pleasant writing style and pleasant telephone manners, coupled with patience and a get-up and go attitude.

This position is based out of our Brisbane Office.

If you are interested, please press the “Support” button on our home page and quote: HR-200909-03

Update: 29.09.2009 – this position is filled – please do not apply anymore.

This notice is valid until November 1st, 2009. Please do not apply after this deadline. We are not interested to be contacted by recruitment agencies, online or off-line.

Home Business Secrets

September 27, 2009

If you have a friend or would like yourself to feature in a little fun, business secrets video with your name in it all over the place, then have a look at our “just a little” over the top video production called “Home Business Secrets”.

All you have to do is enter your name or that of your friend and email him or her the link. There is even a preview option so you can have a laugh first.

Watch how successful you are with a yacht in Monte Carlo, a private jet and your own multi-million dollar mansion. Watch out for that last frame with the most “unbelievable” headline of all.

Have some fun @ Home Business Secrets.

Assessing Your Business Idea – Pre Business Start-up.

Over 50% of business start-ups fail within only five years, and most of those fail in the first twelve months. There seems to be a commonality in the reasons why businesses fail at this early stage. Question is, does it really have to be like this? We think not!

Below you will find some easy to follow steps to make sure you don’t end up in these statistics, and if you do, that you have done no harm to yourself and others.

1. Make sure the numbers add up.

What is my break-even? How much money and turnover is needed to pay for your business costs, suppliers and get enough money out, so you can live without financial worries? You need to answer these questions before you start your business. Not doing so is asking for failure.

2. Trial your business idea.

There is no reason to quit your day job just yet. Work from home, run your business from 5 in the afternoon to 9 in the morning – it is possible. This will allow you to solve all those little problems you had not thought about, without the meter running, so to speak. There will be things you have not thought about, guaranteed.

3. Don’t use or borrow any money.

You are in business to make money, don’t start it by spending savings or borrowing from banks, friends and family. Prove to yourself that your business can work and make money. If you then “follow the money” – you may find that you do not need any extra funding.

4. Keep it simple and focused.

It’s nice to have the latest computer, the best car or any other gadget – but do you really need it to make your business tick? Probably not. Don’t waste money buying software or hardware, use online tools for your office – your office online – and make sure you can cancel anytime. Try before you buy and compare prices & features – often online software offerings are too expensive and too limited in their functionality.

5. Get a business advisor accountant.

The most important point last – get a business advisor accountant. These are often small accountants themselves and know how to plan cash-flow, they could even be your ‘virtual financial director’. While they might not be the greatest entrepreneurs, they certainly are the next best thing – a reality check for budding entrepreneurs. This will be the best money you ever spend, before starting your business. However many offer a free initial consultation – ask what cash-flow is and how to work it out.

Use these steps and failure becomes a friend and teacher, because you will have learned valuable lessons on how to become successful.

Read more about business planning @ winweb.com – Your Office Online.

Recession Survival – Re-Activation & Retention Of Your Small Business Customers

September 26, 2009

There is no easier sale to make than to sell to people who are already customers. Why? They know your business and they know you, so they know what they get – since they will hopefully have been served well by your business when they bought from you last.

This is especially true in a recession. Finding new customers is expensive and takes time, both problems in a recession. So how can you do more business with existing customers?

1. Work out what it would cost you to get new customers – and then offer your existing customers a discount of a similar value, making them feel special.
2. Keep reminding them of your business, its products and services. This way they will remember you when they are in purchasing mood. Good tools to use for this are email newsletters.
3. Think about a promotion you could run together with some of your customers, so you can build fast relationships with new customers, based on the recommendations of your old customers.

So it may be time to get your old customer records out and renew your relationship with your future customers.

Online Tools Aid Globalization Of The Kitchen Table Home Business

September 25, 2009

Running a business from home is already a reality for many of us. But how well do we really understand the real potential of home businesses using web 2.0 online business software? Do you have a website and are you aware that this makes your business a global business? Yes, your kitchen table business is a globalized enterprise.  

If you wonder what you could do to get some more “global” business then here are some points you could follow:

1. Get a website and keep it up-to-date with new information about your business, products and special offers. Make sure your search engine optimization is done and you enter your website in as many search engines as possible.
2. Sell online using an online shop or eBay, use Paypal as a way to get paid, it’s easy and fast to set up.
3. Even if you can’t sell though an online shop, use social media like twitter, facebook and others to build relationships to receive work from around the globe.
4. Using an office online, like WinWeb’s OnlineOffice, will keep you in touch with your business and your global customers wherever and whenever.
5. Sending out regular newsletters to your customers near and far keeps you on their minds for when they want to place the next order.

Any business in the internet age is a global business all you need to do is open your eyes to the global possibilities.

Read a great case study @ The Small Business Blog

Has your small business been given the swine flu "vaccine"?

Last week the numbers of swine flu victims has doubled in the UK. How is your business prepared for the apparently coming wave of swine flu infected people? The northern hemisphere is going to suffer this winter with more swine flu victims than last summer, according to experts.

How can you make sure your business is not going to suffer unduly? Is there anything that can be done? The good news is yes, you can prepare for the coming pandemic:

1. Almost all countries are offering a vaccination now. You should keep your staff and their families informed about the vaccination availability in your country.
2. Maybe you should think twice before going to your next face-to-face meeting. Is it really necessary or could you do it all on the phone, using online meeting software and screen sharing technology?
3. Let staff work from home, especially if they don’t really need to come to the office. This will help you to maintain a skeleton staff level, if the worst comes to the worst.
4. Use online software, like WinWeb’s OnlineOffice, to allow staff to work and collaborate from home with colleagues.
5. Make sure nobody comes to the office with swine flu symptoms.

It is always a good idea to plan ahead and be prepared. Involving staff at an early stage will create awareness and readiness.

Find out more about the swine flu situation @ World Health Oganisation  or the Centre for Disease Control

100+ Reasons To Have Your Office Online With WinWeb OnlineOffice.

September 24, 2009

WinWeb’s OnlineOffice is truly “Your Office Online” – to make this point a little more strongly we have created this little list of small business tasks you can accomplish with our OnlineOffice.

To make it a little easier, we have grouped the tasks by OnlineOffice components:

OnlineOffice Small Business Accounting Software Online:

1. Use our small business accounting software from inside any current web browser.
2. Work with your accountant in real time over the internet.
3. Get an instant overview of your financial situation using our accounting software.
4. Record your income and expenditure using our Nominal Ledger.
5. Keep up-to-date with all your bank account activity.
6. Stay on top of your cashflow and overdraft using our Banking section.
7. Easily deal with recurring payments using our accounting software.
8. Handle customer receipts and supplier payments with ease, from your web browser.
9. Keep on top of all your credit cards.
10. Use our accounting software to keep track of the refunds you issue.
11. Keep detailed records of your customer base.
12. Issue invoices and credit notes to your customers, quickly and simply.
13. Get a statement on a customer account in an instant.
14. Scan and upload an image of your invoices to always keep a back-up copy.
15. Handle customer payments using our easy-to-use accounting software.
16. Keep detailed records of all the suppliers you deal with.
17. Create bills and issue debit notes to your suppliers, quickly and simply.
18. Scan and upload an image of your purchase orders to always keep a back-up copy.
19. Never forget to pay suppliers: use our accounting software.
20. Keep on top of the recent VAT changes using OnlineOffice.
21. Make it easier to file your tax return by choosing OnlineOffice.
22. Get detailed reports on your finances using our accounting software.
23. Generate an accurate Profit & Loss report.
24. Credit Control – Make sure you get paid on-time.
25. Automatic statements will help to get paid.
26. Working with your accountant or bookkeeper has never been easier.
27. Full Accounting – Our full tri-ledger online accounting software.
28. Multi-currency and accredited.
29. Cash Book – For the non-bookkeeper.
30. As easy as filling in a form. Be up-to-date and save money.
31. Reality Check – One page will tell you how your business will be doing over the next 30 days.

OnlineOffice Business Web Hosting & Online Sales:

1. Build your own website presence in minutes with no web design experience necessary.
2. 10GB of web space available to make your small business big online.
3. Accept payments from your customers in your Online Shop via PayPal.
4. Keep your business open 24 hours a day with our Online Shop.
5. Access customers anywhere in the world with our Online Shop.
6. Register your domain so your customers will find your site more easily.
7. Upload a previously designed site to our servers so we can look after it for you.
8. Use our sample content to help build the perfect website for your business.
9. Improve the ranking of your website with our easy to use SEO tools.
10. Analyse your websites traffic with our Google Analytics integration.
11. Edit your website whenever you want to give your business a makeover.

OnlineOffice Online Disk & Online Back-Up:

1. Easy and secure web access to your 10GB hard disk online.
2. Share your company data files with anyone via email, IM or an embedded website link.
3. Run your projects on the web, share data and files with anyone, anywhere.
4. Securely share your files with colleges. Secure storage only you can get to.
5. Store any type of file and upload multiple files at once.

OnlineOffice Business Planning:

1. Stay focused on your business goal with our Planning module.
2. Predict the future of your business more accurately.
3. Work out your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for your business.
4. Use the cash-flow tool to help with your harder business decisions.
5. Calculate the ideal price for your new product or service with our cash-flow tool.

OnlineOffice Sales:

1. Help plan your business finances using our cashflow tool.
2. Find your projected cash flow.
3. Get an automatically generated cashflow report using your payments and receipts.
4. Plan Before You Start – Predict the Future.
5. Knowledge vs. Guesswork – Cash-flow planning will help you to find you to find out if it will work.
6. Name Your Goal – Set your target.
7. Plan your success. Stay focused on your business goal.
8. Cash-Flow Plan – It’s not about being right, it’s about predicting your future & success.
9. Plot With SWOT – Work out your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
10. Make a Sale. Invoice. Get Paid. Make a Profit.
11. Focus on your business goal.
12. Offer & Sell your services/products.
13. Reach your business goal – easy as 1-2-3.
14. Proposals Online – Submit proposals online.
15. Receive your order and payment online – done.
16. Invoice & Payment – Invoice and get paid.
17. Accept credit cards, right out of the OnlineOffice – with PayPal.
18. Credit Control – Make sure you get paid on-time.
19. Automatic statements will help to get paid.

OnlineOffice Calendar & Meeting Planner:

1. Make new appointments with the confidence that you have not double booked, check your diary anywhere at anytime.
2. Plan meetings for groups of people at a time that is convenient for everyone.
3. Don’t worry about syncronising your diary as all your appointments are online.
4. Record your ‘To-Do’ list online so you never lose it again.
5. Keep your projects on track.

OnlineOffice Contacts & Document Management:

1. Organise all of your contacts in one place online so you can access them from anywhere in the world.
2. Import all of your contacts from other programs, straight into OnlineOffice.
3. Export all of the contacts in your OnlineOffice into any other computer program.
4. Arrange your contacts into groups so you can find who you need in no time at all.

OnlineOffice Messages – Phone, Fax & Email:

1. Send emails to your customers from anywhere in the world.
2. Receive emails from all of your accounts all in one place.
3. Send or receive emails from any department of your business via an unlimited number of email accounts.
4. Receive all your phone messages in one place so you don’t miss any important customers.
5. Receive all your fax messages in one place so you don’t miss any important customers.

OnlineOffice – Your Eco-Friendly Office Online:

1. Our Climate Is Changing. You Can Help.
2. Work Online. OnlineOffice is Carbon Neutral.
3. We plant trees for every server deployed.
4. We don’t need CDs or DVDs to distribute our software.
5. No packaging for us to send and you to bin.
6. By working from home, you and nobody else needs to heat an office for you.
7. It saves money too.
8. No need for manuals that would be out of date next week anyway.
9. We deliver our product and services electronically, no need to transport boxes and burn fuel.
10. You don’t need the latest and greatest computer hardware for our software.
11. Save money with your old computer.
12. Outsourcing work to other businesses like your own will double the benefits to our climate and save money for you.

OnlineOffice – Your Office Online Is Secure:

1. Your data is backed up by us 24 hours a day.
2. We use multiple fire-wall technology to keep your data safe.
3. All access is encrypted and secure – electronically & physically.

OnlineOffice – Your Office Online, Anytime & Anywhere:

1. You can work with your office online anytime.
2. You can work with your office online anywhere.
3. You can work with your office online with anyone.

OnlineOffice – Your Office Online Is A Team Player

1. Your OnlineOffice works with your Apple Mac OS X.
2. Your OnlineOffice works with your PC running Microsoft Windows.
3. Your OnlineOffice works with your PC running Unix or Linux OS.
4. Your OnlineOffice works with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari.

OnlineOffice – General Benefits:

1. You can work with an unlimited number of people inside your OnlineOffice.
2. Get started with your new business anytime, setup takes less than 60 seconds.
3. 24 hours support for all your questions, 7 days a week.
4. Run your business and concentrate on making money, run your office online.
5. Use OnlineOffice to set different levels of access to your data for each employee.
   
6. You don’t have to install any software.
7. You never have to install any software updates.
8. You can use even older computers.
9. Your OnlineOffice allows you to backup your data to your computer anytime.
10. Your OnlineOffice is the best priced small business commercial online application on the market.

Best of all you don’t have to take our word for it – try it for free now, without obligation.

Find out more about WinWeb OnlineOffice – Your Office Online.

Blog Action Day 2009:- Climate Change

September 23, 2009

At WinWeb we are very interested in our environment – as you may know our OnlineOffice is one green or better eco-friendly business tool you and your colleagues can use to help the environment.

So when this years Blog Action Day was announced to be about climate change we signed up without delay. On October 15th we will post an article about climate change on our blog, along with thousands of other blogs around the world.

Why don’t you join us @ BlogActionDay.org

Online Small Business Accounting Software with a Difference

September 20, 2009

Do you hate accounting and bookkeeping like most small business owners do! You don’t make any money by doing your accounting and any small business accounting software only costs money. The new breed of online accounting software promises to be cheaper and more efficient – and who would we be to disagree with that. But does it really solve your problem? In short it does not!

You’ll have to do the bookkeeping – online or off-line – either yourself or hire a bookkeeper/accountant to do it for you. Now you have another choice – WinWeb’s OnlineOffice Pro.

By using the standard OnlineOffice, all your invoices and online shop sales will automatically be booked inside the online accounting software module, so not you or anyone else does not have to do the bookkeeping, saving you money and more importantly time.

With OnlineOffice Pro Edition – we have now included our online bookkeeping service, so invoices and bills you receive will be booked by us for you, for a fixed monthly price. You just email us the receipts or fax them to us and we will take care of it for you. You just look at the reports and see how your business is doing.

Working with your accountant online you can now get the best your accountant has to offer, his business and financial advice. All this helps you to run your business and not getting dragged down by business admin.

So if you are planning to invest in small business online accounting and bookkeeping software, make sure you compare prices and service. Most online or off-line accounting software products are just that nothing else, while we include web-hosting, online file-sharing and data backup, business planning, cash-flow planning and much more.

Best of all we offer our OnlineOffice Pro with all these extra services for a better price than most sell only their online accounting software for.

Find out more @ OnlineOffice Pro – Your Office Online.