SlideShare: Marketing with Online Slideshows (Part 3)

Even though its relatively simple, from a technical viewpoint, to create online slideshows, they need to be designed and created with care.
They must be visually engaging, concise,and easy to follow. And users must be able to navigate the entire presentation in three minutes or less.
In addition, the small display size of the slideshow in typical web page configurations requires larger font sizes, fewer words, and close attention to spacing and margins.

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Putting Your Online Sales Platform Together

Are you thinking of selling goods or services online? Or have you started that process, only to find yourself confused by all of the terminology, acronyms, regulations, and fees associated with credit card processing? You’re not alone.
In this article I walk you through the behind-the-scenes process of accepting online payments. My goal is to clarify how the pieces of this process fit together. That way you can make more informed decisions in creating your online platform.

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What? No Website? What a Horrendous Mistake!

If you’re an encore entrepreneurs without a website, I want to show you how simple and how essential it is to create one. When I started my business in 2001, the smartest thing that I did in the first three months was to develop a website. Over the years this one move has paid immeasurable dividends and brought me untold new business. It’s simply short-sighted to do business today without a web presence.

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