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ARE YOU MOVING AT INTERNET SPEED? The Internet. Love it or hate it, one fact cannot be disputed; it has CHANGED almost EVERYTHING we thought was true about doing business. Are you up to speed with what is going on? Some things about business will never change. The age old saying of find a need and fill it will never die. No matter what direction the future takes us there will always be buyers and sellers of goods and services. And the buyer will always feel they paid too much while the seller thinks they paid too little! Thus it has always been and thus it will always be. But there are many important areas that are CHANGING NOW (yes, even while you read this) and these are changes that will have an impact on YOUR future. Let's look at a few. COMMUNICATIONS First there was the telephone. Remember answering your own phone? That lasted for a long time. Then came Caller ID followed by voice mail. And NOW web sites are enabled so that with a click your customer can call you instantly, wherever you are. Are you keeping up? MONEY First there was cash. That lasted for a long time. Then cheques were invented. Next, credit cards, then cheques and credit cards by phone and, close behind, cheque by fax. Recently developed secured sites let customers pay by credit card (or even cheque) without you having to be involved. And NOW some keyboards allow you to swipe a credit card and make your purchase. Electronic wallets store all of your information, allowing you to buy with a single click. Are you keeping up? LOCATION First the customer came to your store, looked you in the eye and bought what they wanted. That lasted for a long time. Then mail order was invented and the store was less important. Next, the Internet came along and the store became VERY important again, but had changed in almost every way we could imagine. And NOW your "store" on the Net MUST have the latest ways for customers to shop and buy or you will be left behind ... and left behind in Internet time. Are you keeping up? TIME First there was 9 to 5. The good old Monday through Friday 9 to 5. Weekends off AND two weeks a year or more for vacations. Remember them? That lasted for a long time. If someone called on Friday after 2 p.m., you just called them back on Monday morning. And NOW if you don't respond in 15 minutes you are late. Late ... and left behind. Are you keeping up? Let's face facts, the Internet can make you or break you. If your product or service is not up to par you will fail much faster on the Net that on Main street. The GOOD NEWS is that you can succeed faster now as well. You can change prices, tactics or even your entire business in a day. The Net is wide open and resources are available. Just make sure that YOU ARE KEEPING UP. About the author: Chris Nixon is on the cutting edge. Chris offers you the chance to get ahead of the curve and succeed now. Visit Chris today at http://www.reach4thetop.com/eflash and discover how the latest technology can make sure that you are keeping up and staying ahead of the pack.