Here are my best finds for a Tech Smart Boss this week - Issue #40

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August 5 - Issue #40

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How to Integrate HelpScout with BriteVerify to Fight Help Desk Spam

Do you get a lot of spam email into your help desk queues? If you advertise your support email addresses on your website (and even if you don’t really), you …

New Podcast from Tech Smart Boss

Episode 35: 10 Key Things You Need On Your Website to Generate Leads by Tech Smart Boss

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Top Articles of the Week

How To Sell The Problem Before Selling The Solution

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They say that every great business addresses a real customer need. If you’ve ever found expressing your customer need slippery, this is for you. As Steve Jobs said: you have to start with the…

Advanced Slack Tutorial: 19 Tips on How to Use Slack

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Our 50-person, 8-figure team at Sumo and AppSumo use the Slack app religiously. From Slack threads to themes, here’s how we keep Slack productive and fun.

What to Do When Your Startup Hits a Growth Plateau

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From Y Combinator’s Paul Graham to serial-entrepreneur Steve Blank to “lean startup” proponent Eric Ries, the consensus is clear: startups must grow in order to not only survive but to thrive…

Email Marketing Guide: Grow Your Ecommerce Business With Email Marketing

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Smart email marketing not only drives revenue but can greatly enhance the ecommerce customer experience. Whether you’re just getting started or dreaming up your next big campaign, this email marketing guide will provide you with insights and ideas to fuel your business.

6 Simple Ways to Lower the Cost of Your Facebook Ads

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Learn how to make your social ad dollars go further with these six quick tips to lower your Facebook ads cost.

Cool Tech of the Week

Stay on top of when your web properties go down. I’ve been using the free plan over at StatusCake and integrating it with Slack and love it. If you need faster monitoring, location specific, and more protocol testing, they have all that as well for a good price. You can even get a branded status page. Check them out, nice product for a Tech Smart Boss.

StatusCake – Website Monitoring – Website Monitoring & Downtime Alerts

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Powerful monitoring tools that are quick-and-easy to set up. Instant alerts that you can trust, the moment your site goes down. Gain invaluable insights into how your website’s performance is impacting your customers’ experiences – helping your business to stay ahead of the competition.

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