When Google determines that a user's query has "local intent", it will often return results for businesses that exist in the user's physical proximity or in the proximity for which the user is searching. This infographic shows statistics about search queries in addition to ranking factor data colle Read More
By Tim Berry. Online buzz about social media for business owners seems to be moving from “Should I” to “How do I?” I’ve been working on this a lot lately as part of my work on planning, and I’ve developed this process for a specific social media plan for small business. Read More
Not everyone who wears the title entrepreneur sets out down that path early in life. For Stack Overflow founder Jeff Atwood, building a business was just a means to an end. Read More
Just like the public works department, keep your brand identity files consistent for the most impact and the least expense. Read More
There’s not much point to having a meeting if nobody shows up. How can you make sure that people choose to come to your meeting? Today, people have so many meetings on their schedules, they often have to choose from among more than one happening at the same time. Read More
If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. But, contrary to what most people preach, it isn’t entirely free. Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly require an investment Read More
In order to make these meetings go smoothly, it’s important to plan for them carefully. Preparing an agenda in advance is especially important for a videoconference or conference call, since it’s easy for such meetings to devolve into confusion without one.
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Search engine optimization is an important part of the online marketing equation. People turn to the search engines to find information on just about everything. If you can’t be found in a search result, you are missing out on loads of new business opportunities. SEO used to be a phrase that was on Read More
It’s necessary to make sure that all the meeting participants are in agreement on what exactly has been decided or accomplished and that everyone knows what they need to do next.

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The web business world is tumbling upside down due to Google Panda and Penguin updates. Here is why I stop doing SEO and focus on more important things. Read More
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