All Entries in the "Business" Category

Tips for Topsites List Owners

Many website owners join Topsites List sites as a means of free advertising, to gain more exposure for their websites. It’s great way to get your link out there, and free is in anyone’s budget. Some website owners also create their own topsites list sites; even we have one at OBJ, The Online Business Junction [...]

Selling From Your Blog

There are a lot of people selling from their blogs these days, either as an additional way to generate sales, or as a means to replace web hosting that they may no longer be able to afford in our struggling economy.
If you are interested in selling from your blog, please check out my article in [...]

Dropbox

I just found another really great file storage, online backup, and sharing site. It’s called:
Dropbox
Install this program and any time you add files to it, they are instantly backed up online. Install it on multiple computers and sync them, and then whatever files you add to your Dropbox on one computer will automatically appear on [...]

Etsy Tools and Favicons

I’ve just posted two new pages to Online Business Junction. One page has resources for a variety of Etsy Tools.  The other is a page about Favicons, providing resources for online favicon generators, along with instructions on how to add a favicon to your website, and to your Blogger blog. Check them out when you [...]

Just Drop It

I just came across a file storage site I hadn’t seen before. It’s called Drop.io. You can use it to privately share files, up to 100MB for free. It’s a great tool for posting documents, image files, media files, or any file that might be too large to email. You can even offer password protected [...]

Right-Click Much?

There are a lot of website owners who want to protect the images on their websites from would-be graphics thieves, and this is understandable. They have every right to protect their intellectual property. However, the mistake that is often made by website owners is the addition of a No-Right-Click Script, a bit of code added [...]

Twitter Tool

I just came across a great website that allows you to customize your Twitter background. It’s a free service, and very easy to use.  It allows you to add themes, photos, and text, so you can coordinate with your website design in minutes. Whether you Twitter and Tweet for business or casually, you may find [...]

How to Back Up OE

I just added a page with directions on how to back up your messages in Outlook Express. This will come in handy if you regularly save a lot of your business emails. Be sure to check it out!
Backup Outlook Express

Convert PDF’s Online

I just added another link to our Selling eGoods page, which is already full of great resources for selling electronic goods.  The link I’ve added is to another website that allows you to convert documents to PDF (Adobe) format online for free. Many eGoods sellers need to have PDF formats for their products. So I’m [...]

Website Services Added

If you haven’t already, please be sure to check out our Services that are available on the website. You can find a link to our current services at the top of the website. There is another link in the left side navigation.
Currently we are offering Website Promotion, Photo/Imaging services, as well as Topsites and Banner [...]

Online Business Help

I wanted to share with you an excellent government resource for running your online business.  The Business.gov website is full of very helpful information, and they have a page of resources geared specifically toward online business owners.
There are topics ranging from Protecting your Customers’ Privacy, to Collecting Sales Tax over the Internet, Selling Internationally, Online [...]

Watermarking Photos

I have urged people many times to watermark their product photos for their websites. I know it needs to be done and it does help give you a measure of security against copyright infringement. But did I ever do it myself? Um, (embarrassed to admit) no. And so imagine my irritation when I was “window [...]

Latest Articles

Now that we’re officially up and running, be sure to check out some of the latest articles that have been added here at OBJ on the following topics.
Sitemaps
Robots Files
AdSense and AdWords
Affiliate Marketing
Establishing a Web Presence

You may also want to add your member link to our Follow Us box on the right side of the website. [...]

The Junction is Open

This is our first official post at Online Business Junction. After rebuilding our old website under this new domain, we are pleased to bring you what we feel is a much better resource for online business owners of all kinds.
We have many pages of information, resources, and tools that you may need as an online [...]

Some Great Links

Any time I find some links that relate to online business that I think are really helpful, I always want to pass them on to you. Here are some I’ve come across recently that are worth a peek.Online Business Toolbox
Keyword Research Tool
Home Based Business Basics
Entrepreneur.com is really a storehouse of great resources and information. It’s [...]