Online Tools and Software


Recent Online Tools and Software Articles

How to Use WordPress for Business

If you're looking to expand your brand online with a blog, a website, or both, here's what you need to know about WordPress.  Read more

Cross-Brower Testing

Web-based software vendors have a pressing concern that other businesses do not have – the cross-browser issue. A solution that end-users access v...  Read more

Keeping Tabs on Your Employees' Facebook Activity

A new software will allow you to track everything your employees publicly do on social media. But should you?  Read more

How to Use Google's Tools for Building an Online Storefront

For small businesses just beginning to build an online presence, turning to cheap - or free - Google tools can be a simple solution.  Read more

How to Choose Business Accounting Software

From QuickBooks to NetSuite, there's plenty of accounting software out there to choose from. Here's how to pick the best one to serve your company's needs.  Read more

30 Under 30 2009 - Apture - Tristan Harris, Can Sar and Jesse Young

Tristan Harris, Can Sar, and Jesse Young set out to streamline the Internet. The result was an online platform that allows publishers, including The New York...  Read more

Online B2B Marketplaces: Should You Dive In?

Business-to-business marketplaces are proliferating on the Web. Here's how to tell a site is right for you.  Read more

Tools Provide Online Reviews and Drive Business

Web widgets offered by sites like RatePoint help small business owners gain important insight into customer satisfaction.  Read more

A Guide to Online Collaboration Tools

Basecamp, SocialText, or ConceptShare: Which Online Collaboration Software is Right for You?  Read more

Tell Us What You Really Think 

Have you ever wanted to read your customers' minds? Thanks to the Web, it's getting easier. Senior editor Bobbie Gossage explains.   Watch video

Oh, Shoot: A Hard Day's Night with Kevin Rose 

It ain't easy being an Internet superstar. Inc. photography editor Travis Ruse shares the inside story of our November cover shoot.   Watch video

If You Build It, They Will Shop [Video] 

Selling online can be lucrative, but setting up an e-commerce operation is often a frustrating exercise. Associate editor Bobbie Gossage highlights the be...  Watch video

Email's Little Helpers 

Microsoft Outlook may be the most widely used e-mail tool on the planet, but it's hardly perfect. That's why enterprising programmers have created dozens ...  Watch video

What Are You Trying to Say? [Audio] 

English may still be the international language of business, but as more entrepreneurs work abroad, they're finding themselves lost in translation. So how...  Watch video

Intuit Launches Latest Version of QuickBooks Retail Management Software

Intuit has released the latest version of its QuickBooks Point of Sale retail management software, designed to replace the traditional cash register.  Read more

Intuit Adds Canadian Dates to Quickbooks Tour

Due to popular demand, Intuit has extended its QuickBooks 2008 Discovery Conference tour of Canada, which runs through early December.  Read more

Point and Click Your Way to an Organized Balance Sheet

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read more

Beyond YouTube [Audio] 

Online video is transforming the way companies communicate with customers and employees. How can your company take advantage of the trend? Associate edito...  Watch video

New Online Tools Help Companies Boost Sales During Holiday Season

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read more

Microsoft Releases Free Accounting Software

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help your business.  Read more

Choosing Accounting Software

Focus on the features to find the right accounting program for your business.  Read more

Software Selection: Budget Accounting Software

A look at five inexpensive small-business accounting software packages.  Read more