Written on November 7, 2011 by Maragaret Harrison
Google will come to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus Monday for an all-day session designed to help small businesses get online.
“Fifty-two percent of businesses in the state of New York don’t have a website,” said Scott Levitan, who’s responsible for Google’s small business engagement and advocacy. “We asked why.”
What Google found was that many businesses thought it was hard to get online.
“When you think something is insurmountable, you don’t try,” Levitan said.
Businesses will find out how easy it is to build a website, Levitan and his colleague Sean Downey said. They’ll also learn how to do such things as embedding videos on their websites, and operating e-commerce sites that allow consumers to make purchases online.
More than 500 people have signed up for Monday’s event, to be held at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the RPI campus in Troy.
Register at http://www.newyorkgetonline.com. Some of the sessions are
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Written on November 7, 2011 by Douglas R
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A recent analysis from IHS iSuppli determined that Amazon’s $79 Kindle e-reader, which is the online retailer’s cheapest Kindle thus far, costs $84.25 to make.
In the report, iSuppli said the total cost of materials for the Kindle is $78.59, including $30.50 for the e-reader’s 6-inch E-ink display. The market researcher estimates manufacturing costs run $5.66 per device.
IHS iSuppli notes that these costs don’t include any of Amazon.com Inc.’s development costs for the Kindle, or costs related to things such as shipping and distribution of the device.
Even if Amazon pays more to build the $79 Kindle than it sells it for, the company has several other ways to bring in money from the device. T
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Written on November 5, 2011 by Douglas R
Guy Raz speaks to Republican Rep. Charles Bass of New Hampshire about the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, also known as the “Supercommittee.” On Wednesday, Bass — along with 39 other Republicans — signed a letter urging the committee to put all options for spending and revenues on the table.
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Written on November 3, 2011 by admin
It is not just the traditional IRAs that can be converted into a Roth IRA. There are other retirement accounts that qualify for the conversion. Refer to this page:roth-ira.org for the list of retirement plans that qualify for conversion into a Roth IRA.
There are certain rules to be followed in order to avoid paying a penalty or taxes, while converting these other retirement plans into a Roth IRA.
In calculating the gross income for the financial year in which the conversion took place one must remember to add the distributions, which have been contributed to a Roth IRA, to the gross income. Read more…
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Written on November 2, 2011 by Nicole Hopkins
I got a great email in my inbox from Thrillist last Friday morning that was a nice wrap-up to the week and the month.
Subject Line: “SF: The Coolest Stuff You Missed this Month”
The contents of the email as shown to the right were simply a list of excerpts of all of the emails they sent in the month with a caption that included the date of the week they sent it and the subheading.
My guess is that they may have obtained all of the non-responders for these offers and sent them this email.
I thought it was a great way to get their message to the non-viewers just one more time, this time with a catchy subject line.
If you’re emailing your customers weekly, why not try to download a list of those who didn’t open your email and click on links, then put all of your offers (or even the one you emailed) in one email, and see if you can’t get a few more opens, clicks and eventually sales at the end of the month!
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Written on November 1, 2011 by Maragaret Harrison
Credit card companies are sending enticing offers to consumers tempting them with low introductory rates and other deals but Consumer Reports says: read the fine print before signing.
- Some companies offer cash bonuses for signing up and spending a certain amount, but it must be done within the first 90 days.
- Most low interest rate offers are usually for a limited time then the rate goes up.
- Free round-trip ticket promotions usually require hefty spending in a short time period; for example, spending $3,000 in the first three months.
- Several credit cards used to pay five percent cash back on gas but most only pay three percent now.
- Be sure to check for expiration on rewards, especially with travel cards.
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