With the economy continuing to struggle, products, services and ideas for saving money, generating new business or working more efficiently seem to be even more plentiful than usual. Here are some of the latest small-business solutions we have been following at Business.com:
• Capture new naming ideas from the “crowd”: Here is a new Web site that truly taps a business pain point – naming a product, service, Web site or company. It’s called NamingForce.com, it just launched, and it’s free (kind of). NamingForce uses “crowdsourcing” to help entrepreneurs find great names. Crowdsourcing is Web-speak for telling the world what you are looking for, and letting the denizens of Webdom line up to offer their ideas. Name submitters – called recruits – are offered cash incentives to participate.
• New place to market your business online, free: Jobvana.com is a new online marketplace where service providers, solo entrepreneurs and other business owners or professionals can market their wares and find new customers – for free. Electricians, contractors, guitar instructors, nannies, business consultants, lawyers, insurance agents and many others are already on Jobvana.
• Digital signage can spark retail success: Amazing (and affordable) new digital-signage technology is a great way for small businesses to turn heads, and attract customers. AdvancedMethod.com has a new express digital-signage system that’s easy to use and includes the basic player and software needed to create your own content right out of the box, plus industry-specific templates.
• Free Web-site creation platform: DevHub.com is a promising new Web publishing platform that lets Internet entrepreneurs easily create free, media-rich Web sites, including content and advertising that can start making you money immediately. Ad partners include CareerBuilder, Shopping.com, Priceline and others.
• Low-cost press release help: Free press release distribution services have one problem: You have to write the release yourself. The Web site
LowCostPressReleases.com solves that with cut-rate help on wordsmithing, starting at $49.95. Distribution included.
• Save Cash with Remote Tech Support: PlumChoice is a remote, 24/7 tech support service catering to small business. Certified techs offer a full range of support, plus advice and training. Starts at $9.95/month (first month free). •
Daniel Kehrer can be reached at editor@business.com.
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