We are really pleased to work with Ramon Ray, CEO of Smallbiztechnology.com, journalist, technology evangelist, and editor of Smallbiztechnology.com, to bring you our new Small Biz tips on Wednesdays. Each week we’ll be sharing videos and articles featuring hot topics, products and trends in small business.

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Email Subscribers via SMS TXT – Neat New Tool Helps Connect Customers To Your Email  Content

As I write this, what comes to mind is that just technology is a menu…a menu for you to pick from and use as you see fit that it can be used as a tool to grow your business.

Email marketing company Delivra (www.delivra.com) unveiled its Text-to-Subscribe feature, allowing marketers to quickly grow their email lists and giving subscribers a new and convenient way to sign up for emails. Read the rest on Smallbiztechnology.com http://smallbiztechnology.com/archive/2011/03/email-subscribers-via-sms-txt.html

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Connect your External Hard Drive to the Web for Cloud Access – Pogoplug @ CES 2011

Instead of dealing with recurring monthly fees for cloud storage service, Pogoplug turns your external USB hard drives into remotely accessible devices. Simply connect the Pogoplug unit to your router, plug in up to four hard drives or USB flash drives, login to their free web platform, and all your files become available online. There’s a free desktop application for your Mac, Windows or Linux computer, enabling you to view Pogoplug files as if they are on a local drive. Mobile apps are also available, connecting your smartphone to your personal cloud storage.

See the video at Smallbiztechnology.com:  http://smallbiztechnology.com/archive/2011/02/connect-your-external-hard-dri.html