Below are some tips on how you can start doing more business online instead of offline or using out dated technologies. If you're looking to start a website, go here.
List of online service you can use to replace outdated methods.
- Faxing - axzero.com Send and receive faxes online for $10/month.
- Invoicing - Paypal.com offer online invoicing tools.
- Collaboration with coworkers - Google.com/docs Google offers ways to collaborate using documents, spreadsheets, presentations and drawings.
- Computer software support - You can access a computer remotely with teamviewer.com and solve many software or support issues this way.
- Person to person meetings - You can easily start a video conference with 1 or more coworkers using google.com hangouts and it's free.
- Project management - zoho.com is one of many different project management software available online. Use Google.com to search for project management software that may best fit your type of work.
- Marketing - The best and cheapest way to market online is by blogging. If you have money to pay for online marketing I recommend AdWords.
- Check cashing - Contact your bank regarding 'RDC-enabled technology' which is technology you can rent that allows you to scan and process checks from your offline using an internet connection. Here's an example: https://www.chase.com/index.jsp?pg_name=ccpmapp/smallbusiness/online_banking/page/quick-deposit