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Google Changes Privacy Policy – What It Means

Google Changes Privacy Policy – What It Means

Google recently changed its privacy policy from more than 60 policies for its many different products to one in an effort to unify users profiles under the Google umbrella. What does this mean for you as a user and as a business owner? As with anything involving privacy and the Internet, the reaction is split [...]

2012: End of Days or End of Mediocrity?

2012: End of Days or End of Mediocrity?

Welcome to the last year on earth, according to numerous theories. Although the end of the world has been predicted countless times before, why not live this year like it really is the last? I’m not talking about racking up major credit card debt while bar hopping your way through the Greek Islands or ignoring societal [...]

#NewNewTwitter and Your Small Business

#NewNewTwitter and Your Small Business

If you are on Twitter, you have probably seen the trending topic #NewNewTwitter the last few days. Twitter has started unveiling their second redesign of the website this year. We’ve talked about the tremendous importance of a Facebook Page and a Google+ Page for your business, but now Twitter is getting in the mix with a [...]

There’s a Right and a Wrong Way to Use QR Codes

There’s a Right and a Wrong Way to Use QR Codes

QR codes, short for Quick Response, were supposed to be the next big thing in mobile advertising. The pixelated square codes can be easily scanned by the more than 82.2 million smartphone users in the US, supposedly to earn some kind of instant benefit. It certainly sounds like a good idea, but many savvy marketers that have [...]

Customer Spotlight: Carl Bayer of ScentedTowel.com

Customer Spotlight: Carl Bayer of ScentedTowel.com

One of the great things about working at FreedomVoice is getting to interact with our customers on a daily basis. Our customers are amazing. There are so many incredible stories of perseverance, risk-taking and valuable business and personal lessons that we want to share with the rest of our community. Our first feature is of [...]

Your Small Business Should Have a Google+ Page

Your Small Business Should Have a Google+ Page

After months of anticipation (and varying levels of enthusiasm), Google+ pages for businesses are finally out for everyone. This means you. In this follow-up to why you should have a Facebook Fan Page, we break down the strengths and weaknesses and tell you why, ultimately, your small business should have a Google+ page, too.

Five Tips to Stay Motivated After Daylight Savings Time

Five Tips to Stay Motivated After Daylight Savings Time

As Daylight Savings Time comes to an end, many will rejoice for the extra hour of sleep and getting to wake up in the daylight again. However, that joy dissipates once the sun sets and they’re still at the office. Great things that come with this time of year; who doesn’t love watching a football [...]

5 Tips for Hiring Someone You Won’t Have to Fire

5 Tips for Hiring Someone You Won’t Have to Fire

Are you overwhelmed with your workload? It may be time to hire some help. The smaller your business, the more important it is to hire the right person on your first attempt. Making the wrong hire, especially in a small business, will cost your company a lot of time and money. These tips will prevent [...]

7 Reasons Your Small Business Should Have a Facebook Fan Page

7 Reasons Your Small Business Should Have a Facebook Fan Page

If you’re a FreedomVoice customer, you may have noticed FreedomVoice has liked your fan page and started following you on Twitter. We want to know more about our customers and their businesses so that we can better connect online. However, we’ve noticed a lot of small businesses don’t have a Facebook fan page but are [...]

Could Your Employees Benefit From a Better Work-Life Balance?

Could Your Employees Benefit From a Better Work-Life Balance?

Once again the topic of work-life balance has been in the news. Recently, a federal judge in New York ruled in the Bloomberg discrimination case that, “The law does not mandate work-life balance,” nor does it, “require companies to ignore and stop valuing ultimate dedication, however unhealthy that may be for family life.” So there [...]

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