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These days, it's not enough to build a good website; to reach customers online, you have to reach them on their mobile phones. Here are two free tools for adapting your site for the small screen.

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In any economy, a part-time business can bring in extra income, give you a fallback plan if you lose your job, or plant the seed for a larger venture. In a downturn, it's hard to argue with preparing a backup plan.

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How the restaurant chain manages its cult of popularity to encourage newbies and keep longtime customers coming back.

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With so much noise about online advertising and social media, the topic of telesales seems kind of outdated, if not obsolete. Yet, in today's rough economy, telesales may be even more important; that is, it can be an effective way to get someone -- who is noncommittal -- ultimately to buy your product.

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When job openings are few and far between, some are finding the best road to employment is starting their own business.

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The most effective ads make people stop in their tracks and do a double-take. The billboard ads you'll see in this gallery don't just sell a product -- they get people talking. Click forward to see how some creative entrepreneurs are getting the word out.

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The frantic hunt for the right cell-phone charger will soon be a thing of the past -- in Europe at least -- as major manufacturers on Monday agreed to introduce a universal adaptor within six months.

Junk food and soda are oh-so yesterday. Now machines dispense everything from umbrellas in Japan to bread in the Netherlands and prepaid electricity in Africa.

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The Oxy-Clean hawker and "As Seen on TV" pioneer was found dead Sunday morning. We take a closer look at the man behind the booming voice and the products you can't live without.