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Small Business Online Accounting

Posted by opuscule in: Blog
Small Business Online Accounting

Since Opuscule's inception I've been diligently recording our income & expenses on QuickBooks. And if you're a small business owner, chances are you've been through this as well. While QuickBooks is an amazing program, and the go-to tool for accountants and CPA's, the process of entering in your business transactions is cumbersome, and confusing for many. Then, earlier this year, I began using Mint.com. Friends of mine were already using Mint.com, Read More

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Have you Heard of Square?

Posted by opuscule in: Blog
Have you Heard of Square?

The world is learning to rely less and less on physical cash and more on digital money. Problem is, digitally transferring funds from one place to another can cost a fortune and often requires extensive equipment. Then Square came along and challenged those ideas completely. If you sign up for Square, they mail you a small tool that will plug into the headphone port of your iPhone, iPad, Android or other Read More

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Congrats to On the Ledge Landscaping

Posted by opuscule in: Blog, News
Congrats to On the Ledge Landscaping

Congratulations to Opuscule's client On the Ledge Landscaping in Chicago for their recent voting as "Best in Chicago" amongst window box designers! It's a major accomplishment to be nominated and an honor to win. Chicago Magazine reports: In a world teeming with top-ten lists, self-proclaimed winners, and Yelp battles, we still believe in going out on the farthest limb and picking the best. We scoured the town and crossed all the Read More

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Update Your Website

Posted by opuscule in: Blog
Update Your Website

Above - Smile Artistry Sadly, too many companies do not consider one small element of their website that reads as a major giveaway to how they are keeping up: the copyright date. On the bottom of nearly every website there is a copyright date/year. Opuscule.com reads 2011, representing we are current, up to date and still in business - right? So why would so many small businesses not care for this important Read More

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Should Your Website Have a Privacy Policy?

Posted by opuscule in: Blog, Tutorials
Should Your Website Have a Privacy Policy?

YES! Only a small percentage of visitors to your website will even notice you have a privacy policy, but it only takes one simple legal instance and you will be glad you have one. If you are conducting eCommerce on your website, not only is it critical, in most cases it is absolutely necessary in order for your payment gateway to release your sales revenue into your account. Most clients of Opuscule, though, Read More

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Good Looking Government Websites!

Posted by opuscule in: Blog
Good Looking Government Websites!

A person I follow on Tumblr posted a link to the updated FCC.gov website recently and we wanted to echo his sentiment, "Huge redesign. I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to see more government websites look like they were designed within the current decade." It brings up a good point. I remember the last presidential campaign and how refreshing it was to see Barack Obama's website and how modern Read More

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A New Cell Phone Number

Posted by opuscule in: Blog
A New Cell Phone Number

Many of my family, clients, friends and creditors have become accustomed to calling me on my cell phone. And as you know, I gracefully welcome this kind of interaction as often as I can! That said, it has become critical over the last few days to change my phone number, and in the process, settling into a more local area code. You can now reach me directly at: (###) ###-#### This takes the Read More

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Opuscule on Thumbtack

Posted by opuscule in: Blog

A few months ago we stumbled upon the website thumbtack.com - and our minds were blown. It's an impressive directory that's easy to search and easy to add your business to. There are ways to up your status and listing by verifying various parts and so on and so forth. Check it out... Well, you wouldn't believe it, but Opuscule has been nominated for a Thumbtack Elite Service Award and were Read More

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Tips for SEO

Posted by opuscule in: Blog, SEO
Tips for SEO

We've given the speech at least 80 times and thought it might help other small business owners as well. When it comes to being on page one of Google, you've got some work to do... As we say "Google" we actually mean all search engines inclusively; but Google is the most popular. Most importantly, Google is a business. Their job is to provide the user with the best search results. If your Read More

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