Product Reviews

Create High Quality Blog Posts With Scribe Content Marketing Software

By TJ McCue - Feb 5, 2013 - 6 Comments

The U.S. Military originated the term "black box" to describe the flight recording device that recorded the voice actions of the crew as well as some of the instrument movements. But it currently means just about any complex piece of equipment or software where the contents are a mystery to the … Read More

Tellagami: Bringing Storytelling Back into Fashion

By TJ McCue - Feb 4, 2013 - 11 Comments

In a world that speaks in 140 character tweets and ubiquitous texting abbreviations, Tellagami tries to revive the art of telling a good story. It is an amusing app designed for iOS that turns you into a raconteur the teller of a “gami” or a story. It’s a tool that helps you tell a story, … Read More

17 Web-based Sketching and Painting Tools

By TJ McCue - Jan 30, 2013 - 13 Comments

Most business owners need a graphic design tool from time to time. From sketching out a new logo, animation for a slide presentation, or to create caricatures of your crew to increase morale, these tools can help you without the added cost of traditional art software. This post highlights 17 … Read More

Share Smarter with Social Media Inbox from MarketMeSuite

By TJ McCue - Jan 16, 2013 - 6 Comments

Sponsored Post Social media management should be easy, right? You just write up a short status message and post it to your favorite social network. Oh, but wait, you have several favorites. I forgot. Me, too. MarketMeSuite is an affordable and efficient way to manage your social … Read More

Tech Gift Ideas: Tablets, Headsets and More

By TJ McCue - Dec 2, 2012 - 11 Comments

The holidays are meant to be happy, fun, and productive times. Shopping, while certainly a bit crowded during this time of year, can be fun when you are buying something that you know that special small business owner in your life will want. Or you can just buy one of these gifts for yourself … Read More

Track Sales In Your Small Business With Stride

By TJ McCue - Nov 19, 2012 - 3 Comments

Managing deals in your sales pipeline might be a bit more time-consuming than you would like. There are customer relationship management tools, sales force management, sales tracking, and apps and tools to fill your holiday basket, not to mention your busy day. Stride is a new web-based application … Read More

Cell Phone Plan For Small Business: Review of Ting

By TJ McCue - Nov 15, 2012 - 15 Comments

A few weeks ago, I heard about a new cell phone provider called Ting that is targeting US-based business owners (and consumers, too). It is built on the Sprint cellular network, but the price plans are completely different from mainstream carriers -- a la carte plans so that you can pick the level … Read More

Swingline Document Shredder for Small Business Security Needs

By TJ McCue - Nov 5, 2012 - Leave a Comment

As a device, a document shredder does not generate a lot of passion. But Swingline has created a sweet office model that I felt would help many small business owners who spend monthly on a document security service. Swingline sent me a temporary loaner unit for review purposes, with the promise … Read More

WordPress Backup Tool Review: BlogVault

By TJ McCue - Oct 22, 2012 - 14 Comments

Last year we did a post reviewing 10 backup tools and utilities for WordPress. There are plenty of options, but I came across the BlogVault WordPress backup system recently and felt it is an excellent solution for small business owners who simply don't have time to fuss with the backup … Read More

Twitter Tools And Techniques To Power Your Marketing

By TJ McCue - Oct 15, 2012 - 13 Comments

Twitter is emerging as the lead dog over Facebook in many mobile marketer minds. It is a no-win argument, though, because there’s value in each platform. I've created this Twitter tools slideshow that includes 4 tips to make your time spent tweeting more meaningful and productive. Plus, I’ve … Read More

33 Tools And Resources To Increase Website Trust And Sales

By TJ McCue - Oct 1, 2012 - 11 Comments

After reading Lisa Barone’s incredibly useful and popular post "25 Questions Your Site Must Answer," I felt compelled to look at my site and my client’s sites to see what tools I could find and use to start answering as many of the questions as I could. I’m not done yet, but Lisa inspired … Read More

Getting Your Small Business Started On Yelp

By TJ McCue - Sep 27, 2012 - 13 Comments

Yelp is one of the top ways for local businesses to get noticed and found by consumers, especially on mobile devices. It is an easy and affordable way to market your company and it is not just for restaurants. If you run a company that uses or could leverage its local presence, Yelp is worth … Read More