Low Cost Solution for Business Growth

Lisa Palmer, Microsoft Enterprise Account Executive

Tulsa TechFest 2010

MICROSOFT SMALL BUSINESS OFFERINGS WITH

SOCIAL MEDIA

MICROSOFT OFFICE LIVE SMALL BUSINESS

• Free hosted websites for small businesses

(500 MB storage - I have a site with 55+ pages that is only using 5MB!)

• Imagine a start-up business paying only $14.99/year for a fully functional and

very easy to update website!

• I have personally created websites for small businesses in less than 5 hours.

They are literally online within 1 day!

• 100 Free email addresses with a custom domain name

• Free online document storage and sharing - collaborate online

w/customers/partners/employees!

• Free Contact Manager - manage sales opportunities, contact information, and

track customer interactions

• Free Technical Support

SAMPLE SITES

• MS Small Business:

• http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/products/office/microsoft -office-

live/default.aspx#overview

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• Examples of sites that I’ve built using the free Small Business offering:

• www.williamsequipco.com (maintained and updated by a farmer/business owner)

• www.saintcatherineschool.org (maintained and updated by a non-technical K-8 Principal)

• www.scfaithinmotion.org (capital campaign for a new school building)

• www.saint-catherine.org (maintained and updated by a volunteer non-technical parishioner)

• www.stjoseph-bristow.org (maintained and updated by a volunteer non-technical parishioner)

HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?

1. Use and existing Windows Live ID or create a new one

2. Build your website using the intuitive interface

3. Choose a domain name (or transfer an existing domain)

4. Add up to 100 email accounts if desired

5. Go Live!

You can be live in 3-5 hours!

• 100 Free email addresses with a custom domain name

• Free online document storage and sharing - collaborate online

w/customers/partners/employees!

• Free Contact Manager - manage sales opportunities, contact information, and

track customer interactions

• DEMO

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