http://2thenextlevel.com/blog Solopreneurs and Small Businesses Using Web 2.0 Technology Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:50:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What if you could combine the simplicity of Yahoo Groups the professionalism of Linkedin, the look and feel of a Ning, the social skills of Facebook and the added security of a corporate intranet. We as Solopreneurs and Small Business owners have many different group memberships and affiliations. ... http://2thenextlevel.com/blog/2008/07/02/collectivex-takes-membership-groups-2-the-next-level/ Visa is giving the first 20,000 U.S. based small businesses that sign up a $100 Facebook ad credit. As soon as you join the Network, you will get an email back with a coupon code you can claim, to run ads on Facebook. I saw this awesome offer on Anita Campbell's ... http://2thenextlevel.com/blog/2008/06/25/facebook-and-visa-team-up-with-a-great-gift-for-small-businesses/ Robert Scoble the author of the Blog "Scobleizer" does and in depth interview with Sridhar Vembu the CEO and Raju Vegesna the Evangelist of Zoho. Zoho is number 1 on my list of Top 10 Web 2.0 Sites for Solopreneurs. I use the Zoho Suite almost every day to help ... http://2thenextlevel.com/blog/2008/06/20/robert-scoble-interviews-the-ceo-and-evangelist-of-zoho-video/ I just listened to a great interview on one of my favorite Internet radio shows. Brent Leary the host for the podcast "Business For Technology Sake" interviewed David Meerman Scott author of the book The New Rules in PR and Marketing. If you have not heard one of Brent Leary's interviews ... http://2thenextlevel.com/blog/2008/06/13/business-for-technology-sake-podcast-interview-with-david-meerman-scott/ If you are a solopreneur or small business owner that is on the go and has more than one phone number you will definatley appreciate this post. What if you can could be contacted using one phone number on any of your main phone devices. Most of use have at ... http://2thenextlevel.com/blog/2008/06/11/solopreneurs-stay-in-touch-with-one-number-from-grandcentral/ I have owned well over 100 domain names over the many years I have been on the Internet. For some of you who don't remember when the world wide web first starting out domain names were actually FREE. Yes, I said FREE. Since then domain names have taken a ... http://2thenextlevel.com/blog/2008/06/05/domain-name-power-that-can-be-worth-millions-to-solopreneurs/ I have been a Paypal.com account holder for eight years now and I am amazed at how much money I have made using their service. If you are not yet familiar with PayPal and are a Solopreneur or a Small Business owner you are leaving a lot of money at risk. ... http://2thenextlevel.com/blog/2008/05/25/paypalcom-makes-ecommerce-easy-for-solopreneurs/ The second Woman 2.0 conference and business plan competition was held in Stanford California this past weekend. 125 women owned companies submited their bids to be in this competion but only 5 got the chance to pitch their companies' idea to 9 judges. These five companies were competing for a chance ... http://2thenextlevel.com/blog/2008/05/13/woman-20-gives-a-new-meaning-to-girl-power/ I have been a member of Facebookfor alomst 3 months now and I am hooked. I have already amassed about 380 friends and countng at the time of this posting. I have all but abandoned the myspace.com page I once had and I suggest that all Solopreneurs and Small Business persons ... http://2thenextlevel.com/blog/2008/05/02/the-facebook-insiders-guide-to-viral-marketing-is-a-solopreneurs-dream-come-true/ This video was the intro to this years Web 2.0 Conference Web 2.0 Expo is a global annual gathering of technical, design, marketing, and business professionals who are building the next generation web. Web 2.0 Expo features the most innovative and successful Internet industry figures and companies providing attendees with examples ... http://2thenextlevel.com/blog/2008/04/27/what-is-the-web-20-expo/