The best way to develop loyal fans on Facebook is to keep them happy. Many companies have found that Facebook lets them easily interact with their customers and keep their company top-of-mind. A good Facebook presence can substantially enhance your relationships with your customers, and help build community. But how do you keep them happy? […]
Shore Up Email Security at Your Workplace
There is a fine line between reasonable caution and paranoia when it comes to computer security. Reasonable caution means things like maintaining current virus protection on all computers, password-protecting machines and sensitive data, and backing up important data. But one major component of computer security is the people who use the systems. Training is crucial. […]
Instagram Tips for the Small Business
Instagram is the clever merger of photo-sharing and social media technologies. Instagram.com is an essential component of many small business’s marketing strategy. If you are not using it yet, here are some ideas to keep in mind as you get started. If you are an Instagram business user, look here for a few tips that […]
Make an Effective Survey to Improve Your Marketing
The better you know your customer, the better you can serve their needs and therefore, the more money you can make! You can use an online survey to find out who they are, what they want, and how you can fulfill their needs. What are the best ways to conduct online surveys, and how difficult […]
What Makes for a Successful Business?
What makes a successful business? I read an interesting article by Rich Schefren [ www.strategicprofits.com ] and his view is there are 4 core commonalities that good businesses share: 1) Successful-meaning they must MAKE money. Funding your business expenses with personal funds is a strong indicator you are in trouble. 2) Sustainable: You consistently MAKE […]
What You Need on Your Website Home Page
Your website’s home page could be your only chance to make a good impression on a prospect. Who are you, and what do you do? How can you start building trust with that prospect? Make sure your home page has these essential elements: Put your most important items “above the fold.” This means the top […]
How “Facebook Offers” Can Boost Sales
“Facebook Offers” is a new Facebook feature that businesses can use to offer promotions or discounts to fans of the business’s Facebook page. An offer can be for online purchases or in-store, or both. For example, if a business created a buy-one-get-one offer on a particular product, redeemable both online and in-store, fans can either […]
ACH Payment Processing for Layaway?
Years ago most retail stores had a layaway option. This simply meant you could make installment payments on an item you wanted to purchase but lacked the funds to buy the item with one single payment. For various reasons many stores dropped layaway as a consumer option but in recent years it has seen a […]
Best Practices for Images in Email Marketing
When you send an email to your opt-in list, what are the best ways to handle images? How you manage images can strongly influence your email’s success. Make sure the images are inserted correctly, and balanced with the right amount of text. Avoid Attachments Do not attach images to your email. Why? Computer users have […]
What Clients Are Saying
Kings III has been using ACH Payments since January 2010 for all of our credit card and EFT processing with great success. ACH Payments is very user friendly and the support has been phenomenal.
Kings III
Customer billing can be one of the most time consuming, energy draining tasks a business has to perform. Since integrating the ACH Payments solutions into our software, we have been able to automate a time and labor sensitive process.
Fran Straight
President
SE Texas Water Conditioning
The best part about ACH Payments is how much time and energy it saves me each month. The ability to schedule monthly automatic electronic payments is definitely a sanity-saver. Loveland Academy of Music
Karen Suedmeier
The team at ACH Payments has been a breath of fresh air. They have gone beyond the boundaries of their core expertise and provided us with ideas and solutions towards success. I highly recommend discussing your needs with ACH Payments.
Kelly Kirkendoll
President
www.thrivepublicrelations.com
At Security Networks, we use automation wherever possible to accurately and cost effectively run our business. Using ACH Payments within our software enables complete automation of the payment process. Reconciliation is made easy and payment exceptions are handled as well. If you want to devote your time and energies to growing your business, you should use them as well.
Ken W
CFO
securitynetworks.net
Negative Comments on Your Facebook Business Page
Most small business owners are delighted when their Facebook page attracts lots of fans and generates interest in its products and services. But what do you do when an unhappy customer posts negative comments on your page? Here are some ideas on how to handle this all-too-common situation. First of all, stay aware of what […]