Better to be hunted than hunt. Better to let people buy than to sell. I could go on with more lame metaphors, but the point I want to make is that – creating an information rich, education based marketing machine and putting it in the way of ideal prospects is the surest long term marketing momentum generating strategy. (By the way, the Internet is the greatest small business enabler of this strategy ever created. Read More
President Obama is encouraging Congress to pass the Small Business Lending Fund Act. What will this mean to your small business? Find out now Read More
So you’ve decided to take the leap and get your small business online. The first thing you need to ask yourself when planning your website is why you have decided to created a website in the first place. This is the first installment in a series focused on building a professional and dynamic WordPress site that will help you achieve your business objectives. Topics will include everything you need to know about selecting a host, choosing themes, how to get started with e-commerce, SEO, and more. Today we’ll start with the basics for refining your reasons for creating a small business website Read More
If you aren’t already familiar with internet marketing for small business, it is important to know just the influence it can have for your business in generating a larger consumer base. Read More
Community banks and credit unions have been around since the mid 1800s. Unlike most commercial banks which exist as publicly listed companies, credit unions and community banks are normally not-for-profit structures built to serve the community or groups where they are established. Read More
Is expecting honest ethical behavior glossed over when developing important business relationships or is it the important issue that all else revolves around Read More
Small business owners ask a similar question, how do I promote my social media sites? The answer is, get creative. Create Connect with Us cards and hand them out to customers Read More
Starting a new site, taking on an existing project or performing a new role, search engine optimization can be a daunting task if you don’t have a lot of experience. Everyone has to start somewhere and with the use of automated tools and web based services, you can learn SEO fairly quickly and start to yield pretty amazing results with hard work and dedication. Read More
Play School is a half hour children’s program aimed at encouraging a child to wonder, to think, to feel and to imagine. That’s not much different from the goal of most blogs. It occurred to me bloggers could learn a lot from the Play School presenters. Here are some of their tricks that easily translate into great blogging techniques. Read More
Many salespeople fear silence during face-to-face selling interactions. If the conversation gets silent for too long, the typical salesperson pummels that divine silence with words, often in the form of gibberish, repeating what has already been said, or inane questions such as "Are there any questions I could answer? Read More
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