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Greg Brown


USA
Member Since: 09/15/2006
Status: Contributor
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About Me:

Industry: Writing and Editing
Size of Business: 1 - 10 employees
Years in Business: 11-25 years

Affiliations:
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Business Interests:
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Guides Written: 138
Comments Posted: 15
Comments Received: 0
Favorite Guides: 0

Guides I've Written

  1. Applying for an Export License


    How to get your goods to foreign buyers with minimum hassle
    Guide Rating: 9.5 out of 10. Saved by 2 people.
  2. Doing Business in Latin America


    Plan, start, and grow what could be your most profitable region
    Guide Rating: 8.9 out of 10. Saved by 2 people.
  3. NAFTA for Small Business


    How to get your small business plugged into free trade with the neighbors.
    Guide Rating: 9.2 out of 10. Saved by 2 people.
  4. Export Financing


    The key to exporting well is getting paid on time, every time
    Guide Rating: 9.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  5. International Marketing


    Understanding who will buy your goods is key to selling abroad
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 3 people.
  6. International and Export Trade Shows


    Don't know where to start selling abroad? Go to a show!
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  7. Marketing to Hispanic Customers


    How to sell to America's largest minority group
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  8. Using International Letters of Credit


    Get your export business moving using a commonly accepted financial tool
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  9. Choosing the Right Phone System


    Connect to your clients and vendors without breaking the bank
    Guide Rating: 8.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  10. Networking Your Computers


    It's easier than it used to be and can make your team more productive
    Guide Rating: 9.3 out of 10. Saved by 2 people.
  11. Getting Started in Exporting


    Find out of you have what it takes to go global with your small business
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  12. Leasing Office Space


    Find the right space for your growing small business
    Guide Rating: 7.1 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  13. Key Man Insurance Essentials


    For any small business, insuring the top people can be crucial
    Guide Rating: 7.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  14. Generating More Customers


    Sell more by finding and cultivating more interested buyers
    Guide Rating: 7.1 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  15. Benchmarking Your Business Financials


    A better bottom line comes from running your numbers against the competition
    Guide Rating: 7.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  16. Financing for Growth or Expansion


    A big opportunity can imply a big investment - and that means credit
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  17. Cashing in on Your Intellectual Property


    There's money in your patented or otherwise protected ideas — usually
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  18. Improving Pay-Per-Click Advertising Results


    Get the most out of reaching potential clients via the Web
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 2 people.
  19. Establishing Internal Financial Controls


    How to give yourself a full view of your company's financial picture
    Guide Rating: 7.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  20. Buying or Leasing Business Copiers


    A copy machine is a must. But buy or lease? New or used copiers?
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  21. Buying Office Supplies


    Get a better deal on the things you need by shopping right
    Guide Rating: 6.8 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  22. Finding New Business Opportunities


    You don't have to invent a business to get started. You can buy one instead
    Guide Rating: 6.2 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  23. Small Business Online Banking


    Get out of the line and back to making money by banking via the Web
    Guide Rating: 7.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  24. Sales Incentives


    Your salespeople work hard. Make sure they feel the love — and the cash
    Guide Rating: 7.1 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  25. Small Business Pensions


    Get the best retention tool for your small business — peace of mind for your people
    Guide Rating: 6.7 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  26. Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance


    Even if they do their jobs well, your top managers — and you — could get sued
    Guide Rating: 7.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  27. Finding Wholesale Beverage and Food Distributors


    Get the best wholesale food suppliers for your restaurant
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  28. Hosting Your Own Web Site


    Your online image matters. Controlling it needn't be a chore.
    Guide Rating: 6.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  29. Opening an Office Outside the U.S.


    Going international? Here's how to get your space
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  30. Call Center Outsourcing


    Get your sales, marketing or customer service messages out cheaply and efficiently
    Guide Rating: 7.9 out of 10. Saved by 3 people.
  31. Forming an Offshore Company


    There are good reasons to consider it. Here's how to proceed
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  32. Doing Business in Brazil


    South America's largest market can mean big business
    Guide Rating: 6.9 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  33. Doing Business in Argentina


    Latin America's hottest consumer economy is on the rebound
    Guide Rating: 7.0 out of 10. Saved by 2 people.
  34. Doing Business in Mexico


    Find your way to big profits abroad not far from home
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 2 people.
  35. Doing Business in the Caribbean


    Small countries mean big business with the right strategy
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  36. Setting up Your Franchise Abroad


    Make money overseas with a low-risk, in-demand brand name
    Guide Rating: 7.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  37. Manufacturing in Mexico


    Source products and get great results in a competitive labor market
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  38. Doing Business in the U. S. for Non-Americans


    What you need to know as a foreign national business owner
    Guide Rating: 7.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  39. Outsourcing to Foreign Countries


    Improve your profit margin with cheaper labor overseas
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  40. File Transfer Services


    Move the data from here to there with no worries
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  41. Understanding the BRIC economies


    How Brazil, India, China and Russia will change your business outlook
    Guide Rating: 8.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  42. Opportunities from Recent Trade Deals


    Think NAFTA was the end of U.S. free trade? Not hardly
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  43. Offering Daycare and Daycare Subsidies


    Keep key people with a benefit any working parent will treasure.
    Guide Rating: 6.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  44. Employee Language Training


    A globalizing business needs employees who are ready to communicate.
    Guide Rating: 6.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  45. Online MBAs


    Get a graduate business degree without quitting your day job
    Guide Rating: 8.2 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  46. Checking Resumes


    Find out if your newest potential hire is everything he or she claims
    Guide Rating: 7.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  47. Resources for Hispanic Business Owners


    Get help and network your way to commercial success
    Guide Rating: 6.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  48. Self-funded Health Plans


    If your small business is big enough, self-funding can slash costs
    Guide Rating: 7.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  49. Expanding through Acquisition


    How to get more customers by buying them
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  50. Business Etiquette in Mexico


    Learn how to connect with the USA's biggest Latin American economic partner
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  51. Doing Business in the EU


    How to sell into the new, unified European economy
    Guide Rating: 7.7 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  52. Executive Education


    Learning and working go hand-in-hand in these quick-hit specialization courses
    Guide Rating: 7.2 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  53. Using Google Documents and Spreadsheets


    Cut software costs and boost productivity the Google way
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  54. Multilingual Web Sites


    Reach your key customers online in their own language
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  55. Microsoft's Vista Operating System


    Wait or update? Much depends on the needs of your business now
    Guide Rating: 9.2 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  56. Google Gadgets for Productivity


    Get the best data on the Web fed to you -- effortlessly
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  57. Closing the Online Sale


    How to coax Web customers to keep clicking during checkout
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  58. Firefox Extensions for Productivity


    Easy-to-use browser tools for speed-surfing the Web
    Guide Rating: 9.3 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  59. Online Maps for Small Businesses


    Make sure your store or office shows up when people do local search via maps
    Guide Rating: 9.2 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  60. Getting the Most Out of LinkedIn


    The top social network for professionals has lots of tricks up its sleeve
    Guide Rating: 8.6 out of 10. Saved by 4 people.
  61. Online Customer Interaction


    Reach out and touch your customers straight from your Web site
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  62. Interpreters and Language Technology for Events


    Language barriers needn't be an obstacle at your next conference or meeting
    Guide Rating: 8.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  63. Doing Business in Miami


    The Sunshine State's largest city is a great town for hungry companies
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  64. Planning for Audio-visual Needs


    Be seen and heard at your next meeting or event
    Guide Rating: 7.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  65. Creating a Corporate Foundation


    How to effectively give back from your company's success
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  66. Doing Business in Central America


    Free trade and global growth is driving business on the isthmus
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  67. Providing Mass Transit Incentives


    Get your people off the roads and onto public transportation
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  68. Finding and Renting the Right Venue


    Hold your next event in just the right place with simple planning
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  69. Avoiding Repetitive Stress Syndrome


    Simple changes in how you work can save your health
    Guide Rating: 9.4 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  70. Password Generators for Networks


    Keep your data safe and your employees on guard with strong authentication
    Guide Rating: 9.4 out of 10. Saved by 2 people.
  71. Doing Business in Chile


    Latin America's economic star is a great place to land in South America
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  72. Doing Business in Raleigh-RTP


    North Carolina's tech triangle is hopping with opportunity
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  73. Hiring a Ghost Blogger


    Communicate effectively yet still have time to manage and sell
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  74. Industrial Storage Shelves


    Stack 'em high with industrial shelving for storage and inventory
    Guide Rating: 7.8 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  75. Buying Mortgage Leads


    Pump up your loan business with qualified real estate leads
    Guide Rating: 7.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  76. Restaurant Table Linens


    Set your customers' expectations with crisp, clean table linens
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  77. Trade Show Booths and Displays


    Put your best face forward with your convention display
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  78. Bakery Equipment and Baking Supplies


    How to find food service supplies and food service equipment vendors for your bakery
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  79. Satellite Internet Providers


    How to get the best Internet service via satellite for home or office.
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  80. Effective Business Communication Skills


    Get the most from your team by highlighting workplace communication
    Guide Rating: 8.9 out of 10. Saved by 3 people.
  81. Using a List for Lead Generation


    Best tactics for selling off prequalified sales leads from a sales leads list
    Guide Rating: 9.3 out of 10. Saved by 2 people.
  82. Executive Recruiting Services


    Looking for a top-drawer candidate? Start with a top-drawer executive recruiter
    Guide Rating: 8.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  83. Starting a Computer Repair Business


    Bootstrap your way into the fast-growing computer services and computer repair business
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  84. Starting a Mail-order Business


    Join the ranks of self-employed with a tried and true concept: a mail-order business
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  85. Starting a Freight Broker Business


    Get a slice of lucrative commissions organizing freight for shippers and truckers
    Guide Rating: 8.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  86. Utility Carts


    Get the job done with minimum risk using high-quality utility carts and material handling carts
    Guide Rating: 9.2 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  87. Computer Mice and Touchpads


    Find and buy the right computer mouse or computer touchpads for your needs
    Guide Rating: 9.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  88. Local Phone Service


    How to Choose the Best Local and Long Distance Phone Service
    Guide Rating: 9.4 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  89. Long Distance Phone Service


    Cut your costs without cutting quality when choosing among long distance carriers
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  90. Virtual PBX


    Get cutting-edge business phone features with no hardware with virtual private branch exchange
    Guide Rating: 9.4 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  91. Business Phones


    Connect your business to more sales with the right business phones
    Guide Rating: 8.9 out of 10. Saved by 3 people.
  92. Lecterns


    How to choose a lectern or podium for events and public speaking
    Guide Rating: 3.2 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  93. Getting the Most from Broadband Internet Service


    Business broadband can be a great tool if you know how to use it well
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  94. Business Performance Management


    Use corporate performance management and business performance consultants to outperform your competition.
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  95. Buying and Using a Multimedia Projector


    Multimedia projectors, once the province of boardrooms, are turning into sales tools and the center of the new home theater
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  96. Buying and Using a Camcorder or Video Camera


    Ready for your close-up? First, take a closer look at camcorder and video camera choices
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  97. Buying and Using a Computer Modem


    Bring the world to your PC or Mac with a speedy computer modem or cable modem
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  98. Buying and Using a Network Router


    Networking your home office or small office computers needn't be complex
    Guide Rating: 8.2 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  99. IT Services Outsourcing and IT Consulting


    Get the most from your tech budgets with hired brains and professional tech muscle
    Guide Rating: 8.8 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  100. HP Printers


    How to buy the right HP printer from the company that's synonymous with printing
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  101. AT&T Business Phone Service


    How to contract AT&T business phone service from the global telecom
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  102. High Volume Scanners


    Bridge the digital and print world with a high volume scanner
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  103. Web Servers


    Power up your online presence with a dedicated Web server
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  104. Server Software


    How to select server software for a host of business needs
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  105. Buying and Using a Business Phone System for 2 to 10 Phones


    Choosing a phone system for your small business or satellite office
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  106. Buying and Using a Business Phone System for 10+ Phones


    Choosing a business phone system for your growing small business or satellite office
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  107. Air Freight and Cargo for Small Business


    Move your business into high gear with consistent, quality air freight and air cargo services
    Guide Rating: 7.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  108. Storage and Shipping Containers


    Getting your all-important supplies and finished goods to market dry and intact
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  109. Buying New and Used Pallet Racks


    Setting up a warehouse racking pallet storage system on budget
    Guide Rating: 8.2 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  110. Refrigerated Truck Shipping


    How to arrange shipping with a refigerated shipping company or buy a refrigated truck
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  111. Dispatch Software


    Move your mobile service force into high gear with productivity enhancing dispatching software
    Guide Rating: 8.2 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  112. Fleet Management Software


    Cut costs and maximize profitability with a fleet management system and fleet maintenance management software
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  113. Commercial Truck Financing


    Line up the money you need to get your semi truck financing in order
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  114. Wireless Internet Service Providers


    Need to keep moving? Wireless Internet service can tag along
    Guide Rating: 8.4 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  115. Workflow Automation and Workflow Software


    Cut down on bureacracy and get things done with workflow management software
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  116. Computer Cables for Business


    How to wire your office for high-speed Web and telecommunications
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  117. Construction Project Management Software


    Keep construction project management on track with heavy-duty construction management software
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  118. Material Management


    Using material management systems to stay on track with raw materials and parts for production
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  119. Quality Management Systems and Software


    Stay on top of your quality management system with QMS software
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  120. Cell Phone Service Providers for Your Small Business


    Choosing among cellular service providers and paging service providers for your company
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  121. Credit Card Processing Contracts


    Understand and negotiate fees and terms set by banks and credit card processing companies.
    Guide Rating: 8.2 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  122. Finding and Working with a 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) Provider


    How to find and work with a 3rd party logistics provider to outsource your supply chain
    Guide Rating: 8.4 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  123. Hard Drives


    Find and buy the right speed and size hard drive storage for your needs
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  124. Banking Software


    Streamline customer relations and keep sales on track with banking software systems
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  125. Banks for Small Business


    Not all business banking is created equal. Find the right banking institution for your small business.
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  126. Forex Trading


    How to trade the foreign exchange markets for business and profit.
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  127. Mortgage Lead Generation


    Fire up your mortgage lending business with new real estate lead generation strategies
    Guide Rating: 8.9 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  128. Consumer Credit Reports


    Make sure your credit history is the best it can be using your own credit report
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  129. Health Insurance Leads


    Sell more health policies by finding and using a health insurance lead generation system
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  130. T1


    Get your small business rolling with high-speed business T1 Internet access
    Guide Rating: 7.9 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  131. Credit Card Debt Management


    Eliminate credit card debt using credit card debt management tools
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  132. Internet Service


    Move your business into high gear with the best Internet service for your needs
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 1 person.
  133. Business Factoring Companies


    Get cash for growth by using accounts receivable factoring.
    Guide Rating: 8.1 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  134. Telemarketing Lists


    Pump up your call center sales with qualified telemarketing lists
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  135. Corporate Bonds


    Earn serious high yield fixed income with corporate bonds in your portfolio
    Guide Rating: 8.5 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  136. U.S. Brokerage Firms


    Intelligently buy and sell investments through brokerage firms
    Guide Rating: 8.7 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  137. Financial Services


    Get on the road to financial security using the right financial services
    Guide Rating: 8.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.
  138. Annuities


    Prepare for the long-term using fixed or variable annuities
    Guide Rating: 9.0 out of 10. Saved by 0 people.

My Comments

  • Online Stores - 12/21/2007
    Matt, what in your experience is the absolutelyl cheapest way to sell online. For instance, if one wanted to sell exacty one eBook, and expected slow sales for some time, what is the best route?
  • In my experience, the single biggest reason that anybody resists technology is inertia. What they have works for them, and change means ... change. I don't believe that security is truly the issue. It's more a matter of incentives to deal with change, which are already common in the industry. When you see major banks working with QuickBooks, perhaps even a big bank buying Intuit and incorporating QuickBooks, then you'll see a major shift toward small business accounts online, I think. That plus incentives -- carrots or sticks, like fees for sending statements by regular mail -- will do the trick.
  • Hard Drives - 05/23/2007
    I bought a 40 GB Apricorn external hard drive just for keeping photos backed up. I like it because it's small, the cord stores inside the base and because it runs on power from the USB connection. No cords, no batteries. The actual drive inside is made by Hitachi. They cost about $100 and work just fine. All you can do wrong, really, is misplace it.
  • Yep, Spanish company (thus the name). Whatever you think a phone is right now, kiss it goodbye, that's for sure. While you're at it get ready to stop paying phone bills, too, for most consumer calling. My bet is the major fixed line ops will have to start giving away landlines, long-distance or both to convince you to bundle in pay TV and wireless through them. AT&T already has stopped charging their customers for land to cell/cell to land calls inside the network.
  • Increasingly, the world of one-size-fits-all job boards is giving way, logically, to industry-specific sites. We posted an internship position on JournalismJobs.com, for instance, and it has been consistently filled for several years running. Look for the appropriate job board first, then take a listing. They're usually cheap or, perhaps, even free for intern-only listings.
  • Not sure about the satellites. If I were concerned about gaming, I would be absolutely looking at coax cable and the highest possible speed package, without a doubt. Pushing polygons takes a fat pipe.
  • I left Skype out of this guide only because it's not quite ready for prime-time as a business solution. Mostly, this is because of the handset vs. headset issue, and because most office PCs are so stripped down they don't handle audio well or, often, even have speakers. Forget microphones of any quality. That said, Skype can be hit and miss. We use it to call South America regularly and for a free or nearly free (2 cents per minute) service, it's amazing! I also bought an excellent Logitech webcam (1.3 megapixel QuickCam Ultra Vision is the model) which allows my sons' grandma in Chile to see them in super high resolution live video. Very cool! There are handsets, even wireless Bluetooth handsets, for Skype, so we're getting closer, but for a small business this is better as a Web conferencing tool or for a single executive who makes lots of international calls -- hopefully riding along on someone else's bandwidth -- than for an entire workforce.
  • There's a pretty big gap between true executive search (i.e., expensive headhunters) and what most small companies actually do (advertising on the Web, relying on their own managers or just sourcing from staffing companies). I've tried to fill in a bit with a new entry on finding an industry-specific recruiter. There are likely hundreds, more than the physical space Work.com guides comfortably allow, but the sites listed go to great, searchable databases, as well as your own much-more detailed site on this very subject.
  • The consensus seems to be "worse than what?" Many cable users complain of regular, explained outages. Weather is a factor, but the sat-geeks seem to believe that it's 99% poor installation, exacerbated by weather. Another crack on satellite is that it's slow, but again, "slower than what?" Top speeds are be slower than top potential speeds on cable, but those top speeds are in the priciest bracket and faster than most people will pay for or, frankly, need. A bit like owning a Ferrari in a town with a max speed limit of 30 mph. Always, talk to current customers. If the local satellite provider is awful (and they're all local resellers), the technology won't be the problem. It will be the installation and, later, customer service.
  • Oh, there's tons more, and people write new ones all the time. One of the better ones I didn't mention, since it's very Webmaster oriented, is About this Site by LifeHacker editor Gina Trapani. One right-click and you can see the relevance of any page on the Web through Google, Alexa, Yahoo! and bunch of other tracking services, including Who Is queries.
  • Great stuff, Shara. Do you know of any hosted forum or community providers that are as easy to use as, say, Blogger or Typepad?
  • Point taken. I had avoided using Spanish-language sources on the assumption that most Work.com users are not conversant in Spanish. However, to Scott's list I would add Expansión, the major business magazine, and Reforma, one of the two major dailies in Mexico City.
  • I take your point. This is exactly why self-funded plans usually work best for larger workforces, like county governments. However, the purpose of stop-loss policies is to protect small businesses from one-off cases that can ruin an otherwise functional plan. Somewhere between sure losses (ie, premiums) and predictable losses (claims) is a theoretical healthcare nirvana. It's worth considering.
  • State economic delegations vary, of course, in seriousness, quality and activity. It helps to focus on border states, but even then it's a moving target. Florida's group is very concerned with agriculture, banking and tourism in Brazil and the Caribbean, while New Mexico, Arizona and California, understandably, are concerned with northern Mexico issues, and that means industry and some ag. Who is governor can affect budgets, as do national political cycles on both sides of the border but, in theory if not practice, they are a great networking opportunity and a chance to reduce costs by sharing resources.
  • Nope, not messing at all. I got no problem whatsoever with people selling to people -- having seen it be the savior of many folks in the developing world, for instance. I take your point however about PS Parties. Any reasonable suggestions/alternatives are welcome. These were meant only as illustrations, not endorsements.

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