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Google is making it easier for Maps users to communicate with businesses directly within the app. Google Maps for Android and iOS will be updated with new messaging features for businesses is aimed at consumers, while businesses will get a new Google My Business app. The update will add a Message icon and an inbox view for all conversations with businesses, Google explains in a blog post. Also, shops and restaurants that have a Business Profile with Google will see the new Message button appearing on their listing as well, together with call shortcut. “Now you’ll see your messages with the businesses you connect with via Business Profiles within the Google Maps app, where you’re already looking for things to do and places to go or shop,” Google explains in a company blog post . “You’ll find these messages in the side menu of both Google Maps for Android and iOS.”             All messages sent to or received fro...

Traveling and exploring the world for longer periods of time is becoming more possible with the rise of telecommuting and entrepreneurship, and millennials are taking full advantage . While being a reality for many, many who also worry about how they can stay in touch and on top of work and family communication. Fortunately technology is making it pretty simple. The intelligent digital nomad empowers themselves using these apps and websites to successfully communicate and manage production while traveling. VPN A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an important addition to any digital nomad’s arsenal. Those working remote from distant locations take more risk of security breaches. VPNs act as a funnel to send information directly to the desired location. These programs: Encrypt your data. Blur your physical location as well as your IP address. Will not log your online activity. Allow you to bypass censorship blocks. AirBNB The AirBNB site uses verified testimonials of previous...

Cyber Threats and Your Online Business The internet has allowed countless people to create online businesses. From stay at home parents looking for extra income, to already established corporations that want to expand, the online world is the perfect place to take your business to. However, with this advancement in technology there comes inherent risks. Cyber threats become more and more advanced as the internet grows. Hackers are capable of locking out your computers and demanding ransom money, your database with your client"s personal data can be stolen and sold, and they can even hijack your computer to use to mine cryptocurrency for themselves. As a business owner, it"s your duty to protect the hardware you use and the data stored on it. Not only does a secure system help clients and customers trust you with their information, it helps ensure that your profits are kept intact. Just a single attack from an experienced hacker can devastate your company regardless of its siz...

A Digital Marketing Strategy That Works For You Digital marketing could be used to sell anything that you want, and you will find that you could change the way that your business brings in customers. You must create a space where your customers can find you easily. There are a few steps that you can take, and each one will make your business much more visible than it is right now. You might not want to do all these things at once, but you should consider it because you can make a swift change to the image of your company. Start New Social Media Channels You must want to sell everything from banking services to new SUVs. In all of these cases, you must have better social media channels for your company. You must have social media channels that are run by a professional, and they must be used to make your company seem as human as possible. Your corporation is still a business, but there is a soft spot in the hearts of your customers for a company that is fun to follow online. You could ...

With the advent of toll-free, using vanity numbers end up being an effective marketing strategy for some successful businesses. Vanity numbers are numbers having an alphanumeric-correspondent to numbers of a phone. Every letter possesses a parallel number on the keypad of a phone. These are the letters, which are utilized to make the vanity numbers. They are mostly used for businesses however with time individuals are also adjusting them to be used for the home as well as personal use.  A vanity number also is a number that spells a company"s brand name. For instance, a company that sells books can have a number such as; 1-800-BOOKS that is precisely the same as 1-800-26657. In spite of the fact that customers will dial the toll-free number in digits, a vanity number will provide them with the convenience to dial the digits that represent the company"s brand name.  Despite the extent of your business, you can pick to reach your customers by acquiring vanity number. All things...

Within few months, you can actually grow your Instagram followers to a whopping number, more than what you have imagined! IG is definitely a game changer for all and will unlock the true potential.  It helped multiple business owners get their own financial freedom and turned a small firm into a bigger enterprise within a blink of an eye. Instagram – your savior: If you ever ask any business owner, whether big or small, about the role IG played in their business life, they will have only one thing to say – wow! Just investing not more than a year can truly emphasize the beauty and value of this social media app. There are so many other options like Facebook, Twitter and more, but nothing quite like IG and its best services. Just think about the kind of attention you want for your business, and everything will work big way for you. A perfect place for Graphic Designers: Sometimes, even some major graphic designers will turn towards Instagram for their business growth....

Short message service, or SMS, marketing allows business owners to communicate with their customers quickly and inexpensively, but there are a number of pitfalls that you should be careful to avoid when you begin t exting your customers . More than 90 percent of text messages are opened and read by their recipients within three minutes, and they are generally responded to in 90 seconds or less. Figures like this may encourage you to jump in and start texting right away, but sustained results in this area requires careful planning and clearly defined goals. Sending unsolicited text messages can have disastrous consequences even if the recipients are your existing customers, and laws like the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 can punish this kind of behavior severely. However, adhering to some basic guidelines, learning a few text marketing tips and following text marketing examples should be enough to put you on the path to long term SMS success .    Make a List and Che...

Late last year, Facebook launched WhatsApp Business , an Android app for businesses to engage with their customers. But now, the messaging service is expanding its tools to provide new ways for business users to provide support or share updates with their clients. As announced today, the companies can use the WhatsApp chat feature for free, as long as they respond to a customer"s message within 24 hours. Otherwise, the company has to pay a fee to WhatsApp. It charges a fixed rate per country, ranging from about 0.5 cent to 9 cents per message, according to a WhatsApp spokesperson in a blog post . The new feature comes in new ways for customers to interact with businesses have now been rolled out. They include a shortcut button to immediately launch a chat, the ability for businesses to send importation information such as a boarding pass, and provide real-time support on WhatsApp. It will now be displaying ads of businesses that link out to WhatsApp . This means that businesses wi...

Soon, to access certain videos or content on Facebook then be ready to throw in a little cold, hard cash into the mix as well. The social network has announced in a press release a pilot program for Facebook Groups that lets administrators create a paid group for their communities. Members can pay a monthly subscription to certain groups for access to exclusive content, including videos, tutorials and advice. The fees will range from $4.99 to $29.99 per month. So yes you may end up needing to pay almost $360 for an annual Facebook group subscription. However, in the biggest social media platform has always made their groups free. But now as a way to reward group admins who has put in much effort in making the group functional and active.  The company also says admins could take the money they earn to create higher-quality content for the group as well, whether that be more posts, videos, or offline meetups and events. Alex Deve, product management director for Groups, said in an i...

For years, Facebook has envisioned its apps as venues where businesses can interact intimately with their customers. Until now, purchasing some too-good-to-be-true cheap clothes or a weird smartphone case through a Facebook ad usually ends in disappointment, with no way to provide feedback about your new shirt that makes you look like a store brand anime character. While Facebook can’t stop you from buying a t-shirt or a shoe with a few missing stitches or few opening, but it will now do more to prevent others from following in your footsteps by banning shoddy businesses from selling more and more crap through its platform. Facebook has launched a new tool for its users that will identify ads with inaccurate information or misrepresented products. The tool is designed to let people review businesses that they’ve made a purchase from, Facebook said in a blog post . “We spoke with people who have purchased things from Facebook advertisers, and the two biggest frustration...

There is no point in keeping a business website if it does not have any digital footfall. Your business website is the marketing tool for your company. This is why you should check whether it is generating sales leads for you or not. When it comes to website traffic ensure that you use social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and the likes. Social media platforms provide you with affordable traffic. There are some platforms like Instagram and Pinterest that focus on photo sharing. These platforms help you to generate inbound traffic consistently with images and videos. Planning a social media posting strategy Do you feel that your posts are getting lost in the social media world? If you experience such instances, the truth is you are not alone. If you closely examine the world of social media today, you will find that it is hard to increase traffic sans the spamming of links, automated bots, and the irritating sales pitches. This is where social media platf...

There are numerous opportunities revolving around the globe this week. Here’s a list of opportunities and how to apply for them and let me add that the list has been narrowed down to a couple which are relevant to Africans entrepreneurs, innovators, students, etc. They include:   The Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards The Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards can help you take your sustainability initiative, product or service to the next level. If you’ve got an initiative, product or service already in action that’s tackling a sustainability problem. This year, the Awards will recognise initiatives in eight key areas. Since the launch of the Awards in 2013, Unilever has reached over 3,500 inspiring young sustainability entrepreneurs and their organisations, and provided tailored support and funding to 29 winners There will be 8 winners, who will be provided with financial support for their business while the grand enterprise winner for the year will walk away with...

For your business to be successful you need to be up to date with the latest trends, and e-commerce is one of the biggest business trends of this 2018 .  By 2021 the retail e-commerce worldwide sales are expected to reach $4.479 trillion. The potential growth in e-commerce business is huge, more than  80% of the web population have done online shopping. These numbers prove that there is no doubt that eCommerce is the future of business. Online shopping has increased the comfort level among customers and profit levels for the business owners. There must be strong reasons as to why people are closing their brick and mortar stores and moving to open online stores. So here the reasons you need to explore:- Reason 1:-  Starting business is easy and affordable The overhead expenses are lesser when compared to starting a traditional business. You can easily start a business at affordable startup cost and get going using right technology . There are so many eCommerce tools readil...