QR Codes: A Beginner’s Guide to QR Codes for Business Owners

This is a guest post by Kaitlin from Anna BeanWhat is a QR Code:Funny looking, yes. Incredibly useful, YES. A QR Code (short for Quick Response code) looks like the classic barcode you see on any regular in-store item, but unlike a bar code (which can only hold up to 20 digits), a QR code can hold thousands of characters of data. Within the two dimensional matrix barcode is encoded information that could contain things like text, pictures, video, or a URL.How It Works:Designed for high speed decoding, when a QR code is scanned by any Smartphone’s camera, it instantly opens the phone’s browser to a specific web page. Today, you’ll sometimes see QR codes in magazine advertisements, on business cards or bus advertisements. You can generate your own QR code for your business with QR … [Read more...]

Using Social Media to Market Your Online Business

This is a guest post by Kaitlin from Anna BeanStart WritingYou can begin building links in to your website by writing articles for websites, bloggers, or even just on Ezine. Lots of people are looking for content and if you have something new and unique to add to the mix, people will want to use it. Ezine is a great tool because by submitting an article, you receive links in the byline and bio as well as have your article indexed by search engines.Connect With OthersHaving a blog or engaging in forums is an extremely effective way to communicate with others and of course offer your opinion or knowledge on a particular subject. Not to mention, by working with bloggers with reciprocal blog posts, Facebook updates or tweets, you can often form a great relationship where you each share your … [Read more...]

Looking for Guest Bloggers for October

Hi All! I'm looking for guest bloggers for October. If you have a good article for women and mom bloggers please contact me. I'm looking for informative and educational posts about blogs, technology, social media, computers, making money, and more. I will include your name and a link to your blog/site within the post so you receive all credit. … [Read more...]