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I’m starting a new eBook series for the small business, “BusinessBrewBooks.com.”  The series intends to provide resources to small business that are either free or very cost effective.  It’s hard enough to get a business up and running these days, and I want to provide every resource that I can to help at little or no cost.

The eBooks will only cost $2.99.  The first one is due out for iPad soon, but it’s already out for Kindle and Nook here:

Kindle

Nook

I’ve just published a new eBook, more than 150 pages and over 100 links and resources to help small businesses manage and market in the cloud.  Most of the tools and resources are free, and the rest very low cost.  I get no affiliate earnings or commissions from these products and services.  Here’s the book description:

More than 100 links and resources to help the small business owner in moving as much of their business online (into the cloud) as desired. Most of the resources, tools and services here are absolutely free.

Arranged by business function, or “what you want to do,” there are products and services for management, customer relations, inventory, and marketing, including websites and blogs. Using free and very inexpensive online tools, build email, CRM (Customer Relationship Management), task management, accounting, inventory, document management, systems for your business. Take them mobile, and special iPad/iPhone apps are included.

The author has no product or service affiliations, nor does he receive any referral fees or commissions. This guide is meant to give the small business person the ability to operate efficiently in the cloud at little or no cost.

Small Business in the Cloud

by Jim Kimmons

Preview this book at FastPencil.com

The new small business technology blog at FunctionalTech.com is really going to be a fun project for me.  It will help to illustrate not only my writing ability, but my tech knowledge and blogging consulting expertise as well.

Check it out, as it is filling up with great information and training videos on all aspects of technology for the independent and small business person.

When it comes to entrepreneurship, starting, growing and managing a business, I’ve done it several times.  I’ve been my own boss my entire adult life.  Writing about business and how make it successfully are my specialty.

Whether it’s starting up, customer development, marketing, advertising, technology, and so much more, get a thorough look at my knowledge and writing ability by checking out the many articles I’ve placed (all are mine) at the About.com site.

In more than 40 articles at this link, you’ll be able to evaluate my marketing expertise, internet and web design knowledge, and my ability to write about email and its use as a marketing tool.  I’ve utilized practices and written extensively on:

• Web site design for maximum business potential
• Search Engine Optimization
• Adwords and Click Marketing
• Writing web content for maximum visitor conversions
• Using email as a marketing tool – drip email
• Email newsletters

My articles at RealEstate.About.com have instructed thousands in the use of all types of software and online services in their business.  With technology evolving at such a rapid rate, a technology writer needs to have the interest and resources to keep pace.  Otherwise, articles will be old or out of date before they ever hit print or the web.

More than 40 articles at this link will illustrate, not only my technology knowledge, but also my ability to articulate tech subjects for the average person.

I’ve written a huge amount on technology hardware, particularly on the effective use of tech hardware in business.  I’m either reviewing or instructing on all types of hardware from GPS to Cell phones, computers, camcorders, printers, and headsets.

Here’s a link to a series of these hardware articles.

In my job as the Real Estate Business Guide writer for the New York Times website at About.com, I write about all aspects of the real estate business.  Part of that is the use of technology hardware in an efficient way for marketing and business management.

Here’s a link to that camcorder review.

Netprofession.com commissions me to create content for their website.  Their business is in website design for professionals, including attorneys, doctors, realtors, etc.  This is a new account, but one article is already up on the site at this link.

This is a good account to illustrate my knowledge in website design and search engine optimization.  These are the experts, selling these services to others.  They carefully evaluated my qualifications and are using me for more content in the future.

Agent Direct News, a print publication with more than 100,000 Realtor subscribers, also has a subscription only online version of their articles.  I am a regular monthly contributor to this newspaper.  Articles are around 800 words and are intended to help Realtors to embrace new technology and use it to help them be more successful.

Here’s a link to one of the article’s text.