• COMPUTERS
    VideoBlocks Gives Video Editors, Designers another Option

    Usefulness Functionality Price Summary VideoBlocks is good resource for all things stock footage. Use it to access studio-quality videos, templates and backgrounds for your advertisements. VideoBlocks is a stock video footage media company that allows you to pay an annual subscription for unlimited access to its catalog of audio clips, images and of course videos. […]

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    ProsperWorks Offers CRM That Works with Gmail – But How Well?

    Usefulness Functionality Price Summary ProsperWorks gathers all the data that you need to increase sales, simplifies it and presents it to you in an easy to digest form that will help you make quick and beneficial businesses decisions. ProsperWorks is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) tool that helps you and your team to sell […]

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    Getty Sues Microsoft: Why It Is Risky to Grab Images Off the Web

    Microsoft has removed its Bing Image Widget after Getty Images, a major provider of licensed photos, sued the tech giant recently. That removal by the Redmond, Wash., tech giant came only a few days after Getty Images sued Microsoft in U.S. District Court.  Getty Images complained in its lawsuit that Microsoft used Getty’s licensed images — without […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    20 Tools to Create Website Popup and Popover Ads

    Thanks to their dubious reputation as annoying distractions, you may be reluctant to create website popup and popover ads for your own website. Fear not however, there’s lots of evidence that popups increase online conversions in everything from newsletter signups to sales. (Just search for “are pop up ads effective” on Google.) There are businesses […]

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    10 Google Plus Plugins for WordPress

    With only around 300 million active monthly members, Google Plus does not reach the same number of people seen on other social sites like Facebook. There are even those who believe the social network may be on the decline, though other passionate users insist the audience on Google Plus is far more engaged and therefore, […]

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    5 Best Contact Form Plugins for WordPress

    While most WordPress templates either have built-in contact forms, or can be easily tweaked to include them using widgets, it’s often better to create your own contact form with a WordPress plugin. A good contact form gives your small business website a professional appearance, and helps you simplify managing your online communication. The benefits of […]

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    15 Free Facebook Plugins for WordPress

    Facebook has become a real force in small business marketing. And Facebook plugins for WordPress can allow you to make the most of this social network. From sharing Facebook updates, fans, events and images on your website to automating updates and adding a handy image share feature, you’ll find a lot to like in the […]

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    10 Free Twitter Plugins for WordPress

    Whether you’re a Twitter superstar or just want to be one, Twitter plugins for WordPress can take your results to a higher level. From plugins that add “Tweet This” functionality to widgets that display your Twitter timeline, you’ll find oodles of social boosting features in the list below. Best of all, they’re free! About the […]

  • Top 10 Social Media Plugins for WordPress

    Social media is a crucial component for any online marketing strategy. If you’re running your small business website on the WordPress platform, it’s incredibly easy to integrate social. There are hundreds of ready made social media plugins for WordPress to choose from. Your choice of social media plugins for your WordPress website will depend on […]

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    20 Pinterest Plugins For Your WordPress Site

    The amount of people using Pinterest continues to grow. And if you’ve been maintaining your Pinboards, you’ll want to share your work with readers on your company’s website. Luckily, there are quite a few plugins that allow you to share your Pinterest work on your WordPress site. Likewise, these Pinterest plugins give your readers the […]

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    One Way to Use Widgets for Your Business

    Web widgets are little interactive boxes of updatable content that you can place on websites.  The content updates dynamically.  Widgets can consist of polls, games or lists of updated content.  Or even audio.  They are quite a growing trend — I bump into them everywhere online. Staci Wood, our Program Manager here at Small Business Trends, has been playing […]

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    Improve Your Digital Home With SBA Widgets

    Your website is your digital home. You may have several social network pages from one end of the Web to the next, but at the day’s end, you need a home to return to, a website of your own. Your digital house, just like your condo, flat, townhouse, house or apartment, needs constant improvement as well as […]