Why having a free E-mail is a bad idea

If you're using a "free" email account (like Hotmail or yahoo® Mail) it's time to reconsider.

Here are six important reasons why:

1. It's more and more likely that online merchants will refuse your order. The reason? Too much fraud is associated with these free accounts; the vast majority, in fact. So some merchants simply refuse to accept orders that originate from them.

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Getting noticed in cyberspace holds key to business success - Make the web work for you

The Internet or World Wide Web (interconnected information stored on computers worldwide) is a common tool that everyone uses for one reason or another The web has become a convenient and indispensable tool for businesses and professionals to promote their wares and services. If you are a business owner or a professional, do you have a website? What purpose does it serve for you? How many visitors does your website attract? What’s its impact on your business growth? If you don’t have a web presence, how do your potential customers and clients find you?

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Winning new customers - Make the web work for you

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the cheapest way to get new customers. You may or may not know what is referred to as "Search Engine Optimization" (SEO for short): it is a method for attracting more visitors through search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc.) to your website. Many businesses like to have a website rich on graphics and visually interesting, but their sites often don't have enough text content. Informative text is reassuring to visitors and it gives search engines something to work on (ie crawl). So where should you start? Let's look at four things you can accomplish.

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