Small Business Tips - Increase Revenue Through Technology

The curve for mobile payment solutions is just on it's way up, so you might as well jump on board early rather than fall behind later. This is a great way to do events in your local community and still have a way of letting people purchase your goods and services. I've seen mobile payment solutions being used at Art & Wine Festivals, service calls, and even in retail shops. Allowing customers to pay using a credit is a must these days, so embrace the technology and find a way to implement this into your business. Learn more about mobile payment solutions for your business in the video below.

With the help from Cisco's Jabber application, you can turn your cell phone into an office IP phone. By connecting to your company's network, you can access all contacts and even make phone calls using your company's phone system! Learn more from the video below. The Cisco Jabber video below is for Android devices. For iPhone users, see Cisco Jabber for iPhone.

Quite a few people have been throwing the term "Cisco Jabber" around, but aren't quite sure what it is, how it's beneficial, and what to do with it. Thanks to Chema Ballarin at Cisco Blog, I can share with you this great 5 minute video which explains how it all works. Enjoy!

We may not have jetpacks, but there’s no doubt about it: We live in the future. The smartphones we carry in our pockets today have faster processors and more memory than the most powerful desktop PCs from a decade ago, and the ubiquitous high-speed Internet access provided by AT&T’s 4G and Wi-Fi networks amounts to always-on connectivity to the full sum of humankind’s knowledge. Since the launch of Siri with the iPhone 4S last year, it has become apparent that smartphone manufacturers consider voice control to be the next phase in human/computer interfaces. This post covers developments in two voice control interfaces, Voice Typing and Voice Command:

Mobility means giving callers just one number to contact you, no matter where you are. Your business contacts will be able to reach you anywhere, anytime, by simply calling your office phone number. Why force your most important callers to leave a message, be transferred to someone else or call multiple numbers hoping to catch up with you? Mobility gives you the freedom to control how, when, where and with whom you communicate.

Mobility is provided throughout the premises of a small business or enterprise using wireless networks and wireless IP telephony.  The service is extended seamlessly, off site, using PDA's (such as a Blackberry), cell phones and IP Softphones.

Running a business is hard enough when your there, but without the right set up, running your business outside of the office can be much more difficult. With the use of the tips in this video and implementing the proper technology, you don't have to be afraid to leave the office and still get stuff done.

Thanks to American Express Open Forum, I have one of the best videos for you about going mobile. It's five minutes that you NEED to see about turning your website into a mobile friendly experience. From Google's Jason Spero himself, learn the important components of creating your mobile site. As the internet largest search engine, doing something Google wants you to do can only benefit your organic search. Check out the video below:

This article was gathered from AT&T's Networking Exchange blog, a place for business professionals to learn, share and engage with networking experts on advancing business goals through technology innovation. The article was written by Mario Armstrong, Digital Lifestyle Expert, is Emmy Award winning, tech commentator for the TODAY show and CNN, and the host of a tech talk radio show on SiriusXM.

AT&T recently shared with me the results of their latest small business tech poll, and it confirms a lot of what I’ve been saying for years on my blog, Small Biz Go Mobile. The small business world is especially keen on implementing any new tech that saves time and money, and increasingly that tech is smartphones and tablet computers that offer always-on connections to the Internet that work over 3G and 4G networks.

While I wasn’t surprised to hear some facts, like the one that 85% of small businesses are using smartphones (like the iPhone and Android phones) in their operations, key findings did surprise me and re-affirm some of what I’ve been saying. For instance, over half of the small businesses surveyed say they could not survive, or it would be a challenge to survive, without the mobile apps they’ve come to depend on. In one of my first articles for this blog, back in November, titled 3 Android Apps to Organize Your Digital Life, I laid out three simple-to-use but completely dependable apps that help you manage your ideas, files and travel plans.