Original post dated January-24-2008 can be found @ http://officeliveblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A0018FE70A946FB!933.entry Remember when the fax machine seemed like the greatest workplace invention ever? Then along came e-mail, and who would have guessed something so fast and so efficient could also be so cheap? It does make you wonder what The Next Big Thing will be – and in fact there are some...

Original post dated January-21-2007 can be found @ http://officeliveblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A0018FE70A946FB!930.entry Turning away spammers, scammers and others unwanted solicitors is an ongoing fight for all of us. One of the new tactics for eluding these intruders is private domain registration . Any domain registrar selling domains today typically offers this type of registration, including...

Original post dated January-16-2008 @ http://officeliveblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A0018FE70A946FB!920.entry Have you noticed that we revamped the Reports area in Office Live Small Business? If not, log into your account and click Reports when you get a chance. We’ve added new features that may help you attract more site visitors and turn them into customers. For instance, now you can follow day...

Original post dated January-14-2008 @ http://officeliveblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A0018FE70A946FB!918.entry Want some great (and free!) exposure for your Office Live Small Business Web site? If so, consider this: We're looking for a few very special success stories---in other words, small businesses that have gone from good to great using Office Live Small Business services . For example: ...

Original post dated January-09-2008 @ http://officeliveblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A0018FE70A946FB!900.entry We think you’ll be happy to know about improvements we’re making to your Office Live Small Business service—especially since many of the suggestions came from customers like you. (And we thank you for that!) You’ll find enhancements across all three of our services—Office Live Basics, Essentials...

Original post dated January-07-2008 @ http://officeliveblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A0018FE70A946FB!898.entry There’s plenty of advice out there about what items to post on your Web site, says writer Christopher Elliott. But what kinds of information should you never publish? Posting inappropriate, confidential, or incomplete information on your site can have negative and potentially embarrassing...

Original post dated December-18-2007 @ http://officeliveblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A0018FE70A946FB!884.entry Here’s a little stocking stuffer that many small businesses can appreciate – a FREE, 64-page downloadable eBook, “11 Steps to Create a Successful Web Site,” written by the small-business experts at StartupNation. If you want your site to be a powerful marketing engine for your business,...

Original post dated December-12-2007 @ http://officeliveblog.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!7A0018FE70A946FB!879.entry Lately, more people are declaring bankruptcy. No, they’re not financially insolvent. They just can’t keep up with their e-mail. They empty their inbox, announce e-mail bankruptcy, and start over from scratch. But it doesn’t have to happen to you, says Kim Komando, an Office Live Small Business...