Sharp Notions https://sharpnotions.com/ High Tech By Design Thu, 10 May 2018 14:39:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.9 Business Systems Integration: Getting Your Apps To Talk To Each Other Without Manual Data Entry https://sharpnotions.com/blog/business-systems-integration-getting-your-apps-to-talk-to-each-other-without-manual-data-entry/ Wed, 02 May 2018 17:00:46 +0000 https://sharpnotions.com/?p=1423 Today’s business world is more complex than ever before – especially when it comes to the world of Information Technology (IT). It’s estimated that the average company spends somewhere between 4-6% of all revenue on their IT budget. As the cost and complexity of IT systems grows, we can only expect this number to continue […]

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]]> How Long Does Business Mobile App Development Take? https://sharpnotions.com/blog/how-long-business-app-development-take/ Wed, 25 Apr 2018 17:00:43 +0000 https://sharpnotions.com/?p=1416 Mobile apps represent an outstanding marketing power for businesses, either small or large. As more entrepreneurs start to understand their potential, the number of apps developed by businesses grows by the day. But if you are only just starting to consider app development for your business a number of questions arise. One common question I see […]

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]]> A Step-by-Step Guide for Listing Your Business on Google https://sharpnotions.com/blog/a-step-by-step-guide-for-listing-your-business-on-google/ Mon, 15 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000 https://sharpnnotions.com/blog/a-step-by-step-guide-for-listing-your-business-on-google/ As a small-to-medium business owner, you are most likely on the lookout for ways to grow your online visibility and brand recognition. This endeavour may include tactics such as connecting and engaging with prospects on social media channels, creating quality content on your website, running AdWords campaigns, and keeping up with SEO changes to comply […]

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]]> How to Develop Cross Platform Apps That Streamline Your Business Processes https://sharpnotions.com/blog/how-to-develop-cross-platform-apps-that-streamline-your-business-processes/ Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000 https://sharpnnotions.com/blog/how-to-develop-cross-platform-apps-that-streamline-your-business-processes/ Clearly Establish Your Workflow With the rapid pace of modern-day technological improvements, business efficiency is becoming easier than ever before. You can streamline and automate a long list of tasks within your business, allowing you to shift your focus and attention to the strategic elements of your company. Effective business process automation depends on a […]

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]]> How to Advertise on Google So You Actually Get Leads (Instead of Burning Money) https://sharpnotions.com/blog/how-to-advertise-on-google-so-you-actually-get-leads-instead-of-burning-money/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000 https://sharpnnotions.com/blog/how-to-advertise-on-google-so-you-actually-get-leads-instead-of-burning-money/ Some articles make it sound incredibly easy. You set up your Google AdWords account in minutes. Once you’re setup, you start creating ads, targeting keywords, and have your campaign running in no time. Bingo the leads start rolling in! But in reality, two weeks later you’re still fiddling with your keyword list, ad copywriting, measuring […]

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]]> 7 Proven Marketing Ideas for Small Business In New York State https://sharpnotions.com/blog/7-proven-marketing-ideas-for-small-business-in-new-york-state/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000 https://sharpnnotions.com/blog/7-proven-marketing-ideas-for-small-business-in-new-york-state/ As a business owner, you don’t have too much time on your hands to worry about marketing. With your energy spread across all areas of the company and focusing on product development and business growth, marketing usually falls at the bottom of the to-do list. Only that, it should be a priority . And, here’s […]

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]]> How to Outsource App Development Without Getting Ripped Off https://sharpnotions.com/blog/how-to-outsource-app-development-without-getting-ripped-off/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000 https://sharpnnotions.com/blog/how-to-outsource-app-development-without-getting-ripped-off/ Every Business Should Have an App What is the one thing that we all have in our pockets? We rely on it for information, updates, reminders, and simply to reduce boredom? It’s our smartphone of course. A study from 2016 found that almost 70% of US consumers  own and use a smartphone. A startling statistic […]

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]]> Building Microgoals: A Trello-based Experiment with Goal Setting https://sharpnotions.com/blog/building-microgoals-a-trello-based-experiment-with-goal-setting/ Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000 https://sharpnnotions.com/blog/building-microgoals-a-trello-based-experiment-with-goal-setting/ Perspective is Hard As knowledge workers, we often use digital tools to organize and track our tasks on the job but it can be difficult to do the same with tasks in our personal lives.  Even on my most productive weeks, I sometimes arrive at Friday without a clear sense of what I was able […]

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]]> 3 Bad UX Trends and Ways to Alleviate Them https://sharpnotions.com/blog/3-bad-ux-trends-and-ways-to-alleviate-them/ Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:00:00 +0000 https://sharpnnotions.com/blog/3-bad-ux-trends-and-ways-to-alleviate-them/ A long long time ago in an internet far far away, websites were blocky messes with no real design to drive the user around the site.

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]]> The Elusive Small Business Question: How Much Does SEO Actually Cost? https://sharpnotions.com/blog/the-elusive-small-business-question-how-much-does-seo-actually-cost/ Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000 https://sharpnnotions.com/blog/the-elusive-small-business-question-how-much-does-seo-actually-cost/ Back in the day, when SEO was still a fringe concept, keywords ruled the digital realm. It was relatively simple to get to the top of search engine results. All you had to do was determine your keywords and repeat them tirelessly throughout your website content. Nowadays, things have changed dramatically. Sure, using relevant keywords […]

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]]> Top 3 Things I Learned at Upstate Social Sessions https://sharpnotions.com/blog/top-3-things-i-learned-at-upstate-social-sessions/ Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:00:00 +0000 https://sharpnnotions.com/blog/top-3-things-i-learned-at-upstate-social-sessions/ In September, the Sharp Notions team attended Upstate Social Sessions at the George Eastman Museum. It’s a day-long event that gave us the chance to learn about the impact social media has on our personal and professional lives everyday. We heard from local professionals and how they managed to make their businesses flourish. Social media […]

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]]> Why Project Management https://sharpnotions.com/blog/why-project-management/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:00:00 +0000 https://sharpnnotions.com/blog/why-project-management/ Every single one of us, as individuals, families, groups of friends, businesses big and small, all have a myriad of things we would like to do or need to accomplish. On a personal level, it can be something as small as a grocery list or a list of chores, a to-do list for maintenance items […]

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