AngelBiz commented on the following stories on BizSugar
How to Unplug From Your Business
"Fabienne - Wholeheartedly agree with you on taking time off. It seems counter intuitive, but I have realized that I accomplish more after I take time off and rejuvenate myself. Running a business is stressful job. Regular time off allows you to relieve that stress and come back with full of energy to tackle difficult problems."Office Distractions: Part One – How Divided Attention Costs Businesses
"Multitasking is the worst thing that has happened to office productivity in recent years. Technology has been major contributor to it. Studies have shown that anytime you switch from one task to another you need at least 10 minutes to gather your thoughts and get started. Just imagine how much time we are wasting by constantly switching from task to task as a result of multitasking."Viral Marketing and Advertising for Small Business Success
"Agree with you on the value of viral marketing. However, small businesses cannot ignore traditional advertising completely. There is still some value in working with radio, TV and other traditional advertising media, although the spend on these is going down slowly every year."Have You Given Your Business a Death Sentence?
"Shannon - I was surprised to see the statistic that 52% of small businesses do not have website. Given that all your customers are going to internet to find all types of information it is imperative for small businesses to have a web presence. As you already mentioned it does not really cost too much to do it, so there is no excuse for them to build a website."The 5 Most Common Social Media Marketing Mistakes
"I would also add that many people treat social media as broadcasting medium where they can constantly bombard the audience with their message. Instead it needs to be treated as 2-way communication medium where you need to listen as well as communicate with your audience."Are You Ignoring 97% of your Customers?
"Any business person who focuses on only those who are ready to buy now is missing out on large number of potential customers. Sales is a long process. You cannot underestimate and ignore the demand generation activity, which is where large number of your potential customers usually are ay any given time. "Customer Service Is Not a Department, It’s a Culture
"Excellent point. The only way small businesses can compete against their larger rivals is by finding a niche and providing great customer service. Every person in the company contributes to providing customer service at every touch point. It all starts with the leaders / owner setting expectations about customer service and giving each employee authority to do whatever it takes to make the customer happy."Subscribe
The Quest for Perfect Computer Server for Small Businesses
"That is true. CDN stands for Content Delivery Network. Essentially it involves distributing your content to large number of servers at different geographic locations so that the web page is served from the server closest to your location, thus reducing page load time. You are right that it is typically useful for large sites."