QuickBooks Payroll – Where do I start?
This past December, QuickBooksTM added an online payroll option to their payroll lineup of QuickBooksTM Basic Payroll, Enhanced Payroll and Intuit’s Payroll Service. How do you decide which one is best for you and your company? Let’s take a look. QuickBooksTM Basic Payroll – Allows you to create paychecks to pay your employees using the […]
Should I provide harassment prevention training if my company does not have 50 or more employees?
Absolutely!! Harassment and discrimination claims in the workplace should not be taken lightly. The Department of Fair Employment & Housing defines sexual harassment as harassment based on sex or of a sexual nature; gender harassment; and harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Every company, even companies with one employee, are required to […]
Get better business results online!
Professional Painters – Do YOU want to show up on Google’s first page in the top ranked search terms for painting contractors in your local area and get leads? Advisors On Target has added a new service and we want our clients and newsletter readers to have the first opportunity to see what we have […]
Is Online Social Networking Right for Your Small Business?
While the jury is still out on just how effective a presence in the social media networks is for small brick and mortar service businesses, many product driven businesses, public professionals like speakers and authors and, of course, internet marketers are doing very well. As a coach and small business consultant I have been monitoring […]
Are You Killing Your Credibility?
I just returned from New Orleans (I’m still in mourning about having to come home) where I participated in PACE 2009, the annual national convention for the painting and decorating industry. Between manning the Advisors On Target booth at the trade show and presenting an educational program on web strategies, I had the opportunity to […]
Not Getting What You Want From Employees?
Have you heard this story before? John, a small business owner, is heading into a team meeting. The team is getting ready to email an advertisement to John’s prospective and current clients. The ad looks great. It is his answer to bringing in new business. The dollar signs are running through his mind. As the […]
December 31st is ‘Make Up Your Mind’ day.
Sales and marketing are critical to improving the top line dollars. Solid organizing and time management skills are a must. But first you have to start by making up your mind to do something different…in order to get different results. Here are your productivity tips for this month: 1. What’s the goal? If you don’t […]
Don’t Waste Your Money on SEO
Search engine optimization – SEO – is usually the first thing that comes to mind for business owners who want to get better results online. Is SEO a waste of money? It can be – or it can be your best investment for online success. The difference is in how you get started. The purpose […]
7 Tips For Getting Your Email Newsletter Delivered And Read
A lot of things need to come together to create a great email newsletter, including well written content, attractive formatting and an accurate match of the content to the interests of your target audience. But sometimes even a great newsletter ends up the victim of the subscriber’s Delete button before it even gets opened. Here’s […]
November Productivity Tip
We’re approaching the end of another year. And isn’t it true–the older you get the faster time seems to fly by. Now’s the time to start thinking about the life you want in 2009. Are you ready to tackle those habits that have been preventing you from keeping commitments to yourself? Here are your productivity […]