It’s a new year and for those entrepreneurial folk, an opportunity to start a new business. However, make sure to steer clear of these three business models which clearly showed their fallibility in the previous year.
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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about how to get the most from HARO. HARO, help a reporter out, is a tool that journalists use to get sources for stories. If you didn’t think my advice was timely, check out this unusually long request from a top small business blogger looking for a source for Small Business Trends: Read more
Procrastination is something we all battle no matter how organized or motivated the person. Even those who never miss a beat at work likely have a few projects at home that could use their attention. Because the Internet, TV, and cell phones are the biggest enablers to our procrastinating ways, it only make sense to use them as a preventative measure. Here’s a step-by-step approach to attacking a project with technology on your side. Read more
Sure you have a website and maybe you even have lots of traffic. But in the grand scheme of website marketing, that’s really not the most important goal to achieve. After all, A website owner who experiences tons of traffic can still be slow in sales. That’s why it’s important that if you run a website, you understand what you should be looking for in your online traffic. Here are a few things to remember when doing your own analytics. Read more
You may have heard the term transparent redirect being thrown around as you’re looking for a gateway, but what exactly is it? And how will it help you with PCI Compliance? Today, Sean explains the term clearly and shows exactly why it will make PCI Compliance much easier to achieve. Read more
While watching the news showing scenes from the two monthversary of Occupy Wall Street last week, a thought crossed my mind: what would happen if the protesters decided to do something a little more practical with their time that would further their goals of job creation. How about participating in a Startup Weekend? Read more
In November, we’re happy to announce receiving two awards:
The InfoCommerce Group presented FeeFighters with a Model Of Excellence Award for 2011. Here’s a shot from the ceremony (Sean looking as cheesy as he gets, but still never rocking a suit). Read more
At FeeFighters, we work with a number creative professionals on a daily basis. No matter their field (designer, developer, illustrator, etc) there’s one universal theme: creative professionals are weary of accepting credit cards. Most cite the fees involved as the main reason for not accepting plastic. We recently spoke with Mark Campbell of LogosAtlanta, a creative consultancy agency that used FeeFighters this year. Read more
We’ve been featured in Reuters, bNet, Mashable, Entrepreneur, cNet, and more….all because of HARO. Just in case you haven’t heard about HARO, it’s a handy tool that connects reporters to the stories they’re looking to cover (“Help a Reporter Out”). Each day, HARO sends out about 3 emails of curated requests from journalists who are looking for sources. Read more
Sure, you’ve got a Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn account, but how are you leveraging them this year to boost your holiday sales? Read more
For the past few months, we’ve received an outpour of commiseration from business owners and consumers alike who have, like us, been bullied by the BBB. In order for the BBB to maintain its credibility, the majority of its audience must believe in both its integrity and its mission. Read more
In my last post I talked about why you should leave your corporate job and join a startup. In this post I want to talk about how you can get a job at an awesome startup like FeeFighters.
Outright, online accounting software for small businesses, seeks to streamline business accounting. How are they different from other business accounting sites? Let’s take a look.
Lots of times FeeFighters users ask us what a personal guarantee is and when/why they have to sign on. This week’s kick addresses that issue as Sean talks the basics on personal guarantees.
FeeFighters recently spoke at a utility conference about how its participants can save money on credit card processing. After analyzing one of the participants’ credit card processing statements, we realized they could save 25% or about $30,000 annually on their credit card processing fees.
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour. My task: inspire students to consider becoming entrepreneurs. One of my pieces of advice was to expand professional social networks by joining LinkedIn.
We were having lunch with our friends Sunir and Mike from Freshbooks, and Sunir mentioned the event SOBCon. I had no idea wtf he was talking about, but he then explained that SOB stands for Successful Online Business.
By the time we talk to business owners, many have been burned by a credit card processor. They reach out because they have been lied to, promised lower rates, and altogether feel cheated.
Many business owners in these uncertain times are looking for a way to turn around their flailing businesses.
We had a great time submitting, organizing, and speaking on our panel on financial institutions and startups. Here are some photos from the event and a great summary from moderator Felix Salmon:
I was reading the New York Times, learning from Thomas Friedman about the myriad of Islamic uprisings that are about to occur and I was presented with the attached ad.
