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As a freelancer myself, I enjoy the flexibility and independence that comes with being responsible for your own output of work. However, managing your own business affairs can be a daunting task. I’ve personally experienced struggles with payment solutions, contract agreements, and organizing task management. Luckily, there’s a variety of different platforms that help simplify this process. Spera.io — The All-In-One Package Most recently, I’ve taken a trial run with a digital platform called Spera....

Qualman is a top technology and motivational speaker, bestselling author, futurist, and chairman of Equalman Studios, which has produced film and animation projects for global brands. At Techstars Startup Week Dallas powered by Chase for Business, he delivered an empowering and energetic talk on the healthy habits of digital leaders and protecting their online legacy. Qualman said that each one of us has a digital S.T.A.M.P., which is the combination of what we present to the world online, what others add about us to the digital space, and how we approach the relationships, information, and momentum to build our business....

Learn to Play the Airlines Hopping a flight from one coast to the other – or across the ocean – is still the fastest way to get from Point A to Point B, though usually not the cheapest. There are many ways to save money while booking flights, like enrolling in frequent flyer programs to accrue points that you can cash in on free flights or upgrades. However, there are some other tricks you need to keep in mind, especially if you book your flights online....

1. Data and hosting costs If you are launching an app or an online company, at some point you realize that free data is limited. Loads of websites rely on it, however, if you’d like to make a unique successful product, you need to get out of the free-data box. That’s exactly where new expenses roll out. Good data costs good money.The second problem that comes hand-in-hand with this is data loss and weak hosting....

Enter a large number of techies who have seen a new way for individuals and companies to seek living and office space without the need for any middlemen – cutting out the brokers and agents entirely. They are innovative and well-funded and are turning the entire real estate industry “on its ear.” Here are 5 real estate startups to keep an eye on over the next year or so....

We don’t want to say the bombshell revelations buried in the documents are totally unscrupulous, but judging from what has been shared, scruples do seem in short supply. Here are the top five biggest news items from the cache of documents. 1: Zuck Signed Off on Choking Vine Twitter’s much beloved video-based social network Vine was shuttered in October 2016. Twitter mismanaged it plenty, but Facebook may have taken out a virtual hit on it behind the scenes as well....

With the advent of the internet, we can easily conduct business transactions with the click of a button, and the interest in conducting business transactions online has been overwhelming. According to one report, about 92 percent of small businesses predict that they will have a website by the end of 2018. With an online presence, customers can verify the existence of your business, the experience of your customers will be surcharged, and your company’s visibility to both new and existing customers will be guaranteed....

What you need right now is to put your brand on the local market’s radar. Below are the top proven strategies you should try: Partner With Other Local Businesses Smaller markets provide the advantage of community-driven and complementary advertising opportunities. For example, a local bookstore can partner with a coffee shop where they can promote new releases via discount coupons. In turn, the bookstore would refer readers to the coffee shop where they can sit back, relax, and enjoy their new purchases....

According to a survey by the American Psychology Association (APA), millennials are stressing more than ever, and they listed money and job as the top two sources of stress. As stress levels begin to rise, one could begin to experience negative physical or emotional symptoms. Headaches, irritability, increased anxiety, lack of motivation, inability to sleep or change in sex drive are common signs of stress beginning to take a toll on one’s health....

From a marketing standpoint, after you’ve solidified your startup’s lead-generating process, use technology to learn from it, enhance it, and scale it. I have tested out plenty of these tools in my efforts to expand my company’s marketing endeavors. Here are five types of technologies that have worked well for me: 1. Marketing Automation Using software to manage the process of raising awareness and generating interest will save you from relying on face-to-face meetings to convert prospects into customers....

Sell the Vision This is first for a reason. Selling the vision is critical at every stage of your business. When I first founded SELECT, I had to convince people to work well below market rates. The only way to get quality talent below market rates is to sell the vision – and sell it well. Your team needs to feel like they’re creating something that will change the world. As the business grows, and your vision is backed up by traction, it gets easier and easier....

You try to think of creepy ATMs that you’ve used or recent establishments riddled with suspicion but nothing comes to mind. Next, you start searching through online bank statements to find any clues as to where things could have gone wrong. Suddenly you remember a 6 o’clock news story urging online shoppers not to make purchases on Wi-Fi hotspots. Did you really need to buy that ugly Christmas sweater for your office party while you were lounging at Starbucks?...

1. Develop a Strong Company Culture “Company culture” is a popular buzzword in entrepreneurial circles, but there’s good reason for it. Company culture refers to the behaviors and values that contribute to a business’s social and psychological environment. This includes the behaviors and beliefs that drive interactions between management and employees. According to a Gallup poll, 70 percent of Americans are not engaged at work. Boosting morale in the workplace is necessary for employee satisfaction and retention, and that’s where company culture comes in....

If it’s time to freshen up your look without spending money, or you just need to get rid of some old clothes, check out these apps on how easy it can be to organize your closet: Closet+ Closet+ is digital style assistant. You can import your clothing and organize it into categories/subcategories, outfits, and favorites. Track when items and outfits were last worn, their price, and their cost-per-wear. You can even tag based on color....

This is brand domination. Your brand will probably not reach this level of awareness, but you still want to do all you can to put it in as many minds and memories as possible. Here are six easy ways to spread your brand without a lot of work. Set Up a Referral Program Let your current users and/or customers spread your brand for you. Sweeten the pot with a nice reward when they do....

Here is a list of six of the best reasons for your organization to invest in tech: Speed New technology generally allows for things to get done more quickly. Time is money. When you can get things done with more speed, you can increase your both your cash flow and revenue. Efficiency Advancements in tech usually make things work more efficiently. This cuts down on errors made in the workplace....

The fact is that getting your content to go viral actually takes much more than sharing your new post on your social channels and asking your friends to promote it for you. Here are 7 techniques to help your content get as widespread as possible. Outreach to Engagers and Influencers In Your Network Influencers are the big names in your niche who belong to your network of followers, so they either follow you or you have a follower in common....

Focus Home Page on Value When customers land on your home page what do they see? Is it cluttered with the products and services you are trying to sell? If so, then that home page is all about you, not about the customer. Customers come because they need or want something. They have a problem to solve, whether it is finding a perfect gift for Uncle Charlie or software that is going to make their business accounting easier....

Oh and he’s only 9-years-old. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WocYRj0uChE] The Austin, Texas native is making national attention with his kid-friendly apps, as well as his knowledge in cyber security. Paul’s successful apps from Prudent Games include: Cracker Proof, which teaches kids how and why to build strong passwords online; and Crack Me If You Can, that teaches about bruteforce attack and Shuriken Math, that uses ninja stars to help kids solve math problems....

Image Credit: Flickr/JP Goguen Take a look at how the most popular websites of the 90s appeared back then: If you want to learn more about the Internet’s history and if you even want to see the old and ancient versions of existing websites there is a useful tool called ‘Wayback Machine’.