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What tech for remote employees?

With the Olympics coming up, I am planning to allow my employees to work remotely. What technology will I need to make this possible?

How can I make my website easy to navigate?

I run a small business and am about to launch a new retail website. Can you give me some tips on making my website easy to navigate?

How can I keep my IT costs down?

I’ve just set up a business and want to invest in some new IT but I’m concerned about price. How can I keep my IT costs down?

What steps can I take to protect my data?

What steps can I take to protect my data?

How can I retain my SEO after relaunching my website?

I am looking to relaunch my website but I am worried all the coding and SEO I have worked hard to optimise will be lost. Please could you advise the best way to proceed in order to retain my page rank?

Working securely on the go without a VPN connection

Is there any way to connect securely to my company's network without the expense of a VPN connection?

Improving data security on my laptop

How can I improve data security on my laptop when I'm working on the move?

Website details

What personal details do I need to disclose when putting a website online?

Blogging

What are the benefits of using a blog?

Client/server switch

How do I move to a client/server environment?

Remote working

How can I manage my mobile staff more efficiently?

Website legalities

Do I need terms and conditions on my website?

Cloud computing

What's the difference between SaaS and cloud computing? How can they separately benefit my business?

Choosing the right IT

How can a small business find out what technology is right for their business before shelling out the cash and finding it doesn’t meet their needs?

Online software

Is it cheaper to use software as a service from the web? And is it safe?

Cost of building a website - expense or capital?

We are a start-up business currently having a bespoke website built (total cost will be around £10k). Will this be treated as a capital cost or trading expense by the revenue?

Firewalls for your business

What is a firewall and do I need one?

Preventing spam

We have a user forum on our website. How do we stop people from spamming it and our email?

Freeware and adware

I have found a site that offers loads of useful software applications, some are freeware and some are adware applications. What’s the difference?

Freephone numbers for business

How can you use 0800 phone numbers to benefit your business?

Registration pages on a website

I’m thinking of making people go through a registration process to access my website, so I can get their contact details. Do you think this is a good idea?

Choosing the right mobile phone provider

I now make most of my business calls when I’m on the move on my mobile phone. Are there any comparison sites with information about phone providers with deals for small businesses?

Coping with cold callers

I get an awful lot of unsolicited sales calls at my office and I feel that is slowing me and the business down. Is there any way of stopping this or at least some way of screening calls?

Adding search to your website

The search engine on my website is less than satisfactory. How can I make it better? I hear that I can embed a Google search bar into my website, is that true and does it come at a cost?

Wireless and its benefits

Why is everyone harping on about wireless? What has everyone got against wires anyway?

Learning HTML code

Where can I find out how to design and build a website? I think I need to learn about HTML code but I don’t really understand what it is or know where to start.

Employees and instant messaging

Do you think using instant messaging between employees is a good idea? What are the benefits and drawbacks?

Are faxes outdated?

I’m just setting up my office, is it still worth buying a fax machine? Do people still use faxes or are there better technologies out there?

Designing a logo

I want to design a professional looking logo and marketing material for my business. What simple, cheap design programs are available for Windows?

Broken back-up hard drive

I have an external hard drive that we use to back up all our files. Now it seems not to be working and I can’t access the important information I need. Is there anything I can do? Is everything lost forever?

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