Most SEO experts agree that there are 5 critical areas you must nail to really have a positive effect on your SEO, so here they are Read More
Good decisions come from disciplined thinking and are habit-forming. Each time that you make the right decision, you gain more self-confidence.. Read More
Are mass marketing, direct mail, and email marketing REALLY dead? Very few communications channels actually die off completely. And, if they do, it is a long, slow, and drawn out type of death… the kind we see in old Western Read More
Social media is effectively leveling the playing field between large corporations and small business. However, with millions of people on the same field, sometimes things can go wrong. For example, some overly zealous opportunists use social media to advertise their products or services as if it was Craig’s List. Other, well meaning (but misguided) “social media watch dogs” and “social media vigilantes” lurk online waiting to catch and report “spammers”. So, how can you get it right Read More
Small business owners intrinsically wear multiple hats. They often manage their business, finances, marketing, client service and all aspects of their business with limited time and resources. Read More
Interview with Tamar Weinberg author of New Community Rules: Marketing On The Social Web and founder of Techipedia on the habits of the most successful bloggers. The big (and small) differences between the top bloggers and the bottom Read More
Are you a struggling, frustrated or just inquisitive small business owner? Got a question you just can’t seem to find the answer for? Get a new perspective and quick tip to help point you in the right direction. Read More
If you ever hope to be any better than you are right now - whether in business or in life, you need to set and accomplish goals.  In fact, studies have shown that people with clearly defined, written goals are more successful than those without Read More
Somewhere along the line, the software vendors convinced us that this is the way to make our business better. The goal, they said, is to increase productivity half an hour at a time. On one level I agree completely. Saving time is great! It’s why we buy the better copy machine, fix the elevator and order delivery Chinese during crunch time. But when it comes to instituting a whole new system, is time saving the most crucial element for your business? Before you drop $100 per user per month on some new CRM solution, ask yourself if that makes sense given the value proposition. Is it true? Is time money? I say no Read More
Recently a colleague forwarded me a recording of a social media webcast featuring Guy Kawasaki titled “Exploring the Power of Going Social” that was originally hosted by WebEx on May 12th, 2010. For those that are not already familiar with Guy Kawasaki, he is the founding partner of Garage Technology Ventures, co-founder of Alltop, an accomplished author and a former Apple Fellow. Whatever you do, do not call him a social media expert – he does not believe these individuals exist – rather he is someone that is successfully using social media to achieve results Read More
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