James A. Martin

A recent Pew Research Center survey found that interest in writing and commenting on blogs among younger generations is declining. Meanwhile, the survey notes that teens and young adults are increasingly attracted to social networks such as Facebook. The ability to post quick, social-network status updates has “kind of sucked the life out of long-form […]

Want a competitive edge? Of course you do. Small business owners need to stay mobile and accessible, and there’s no better way to do that than with a smartphone. EnterpriseMobileToday.com cuts through the clutter and picks the top  five smartphones currently worth your time and money. The big news in smartphones, as of this precise millisecond […]

I’ll just say it up front. The most hotly anticipated mobile tech trend of 2010 is the computer tablet’s coming of age – and it’s all due to a product Apple is rumored to announce in late January. While we await the secretive Apple tablet, or slate as it’s allegedly called, there are plenty of […]

The most important factor to improve your site’s search engine optimization (SEO) might surprise you. According to the 2009 SEOMoz.org survey of top SEO experts, keyword-rich links from other Web sites (that point back to your site) do more to bump your page rankings than any other element. Unfortunately, getting those links can be difficult […]

As a small business owner, you’ve already got way too many items on your to-do list. So how do you add yet one more thing—search engine optimization—to the list? “If you have more money than time, hire someone to do SEO for you,” said Matt McGee, a Search Engine Land editor, search marketing consultant, and […]

A few years ago, John W. Tuggle made about $19,000 annually giving private guitar lessons. He had to work another job, too, in order to bring in more money. Today, Tuggle makes $100,000 a year “and it just keeps going up,” he said. Plus, he no longer has to offer private lessons or work a […]

Communicating through video has finally become a viable option for small businesses. And hey, it only took 44 years. Videophones were the talk of the 1964 New York World’s Fair. Though the videophone never took off, today’s video chat and video conferencing systems are gaining traction with small businesses. Low Webcam prices and more Web-based […]

If time is money, then how much money are you wasting every day? Time-tracking software can help you figure that out. Many small businesses with hourly-wage employees have used time-tracking software for years. Ditto for consultants, attorneys and other professionals who charge by the hour. Time-tracking software helps them easily record time spent on each […]

If you’re like many small business owners, it’s a challenge to keep track of your money and budgets. Especially when you’re on the road—wooing clients, visiting supply partners or attending trade shows. One way to track money on the go is with smart phone software. Low-cost applications let you use your Treo, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry […]

Adopting a new technology only makes sense for small businesses if it does at least one of three things: solves a business problem, saves you time or saves you money. With this in mind, we take a look at technologies that could very well meet that criterion in 2008. Cell Phones: Big Changes Coming?A number […]

You’re in an unfamiliar city on business. En route to your new client’s office, you make a wrong turn. And another. Now you’re stuck in traffic—and you’re going to be horribly late for your meeting. If you’d had a portable Global Positioning System (GPS) with you, this massive headache may have been avoidable. A typical […]

The Internet is one travel companion you simply don’t want to do without. Travel planning Web sites increasingly offer more information in real-time, such as updates on how long you’ll wait for a taxis at a given airport. More travelers are using the Web on their laptops and cell phones to share information on hotels, […]