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3 Blogging Mistakes that Make You Look Like a Rookie
"Hey Brad, I think point #1 is particularly important here. Like just about everything else you do when creating a small business, having a business model is imperative. It's not like you can just blog and expect the money to fall from the sky. That doesn't mean you should expect to make money from day one. Few business models allow you to do that in any business. But certainly you should have a rough idea from the beginning how your blog might someday turn a profit or function as part of the marketing strategy for another business even if you haven't got all the details worked out yet."Differentiate Your Freebies To Attract Customers M4B Marketing
"Susan, So right. Just like all your products and services, free stuff should be unique. It's part of the branding of your business and can be the way potential customers differentiate you from everyone else out there. Giving away free stuff is part of your marketing effort. Why not use it to help create an image of yourself people will remember?""What We Sell Is Different Than What We Install"
"David, I definitely like this post. We say today that we do business in an information or even an idea economy, but hasn't it always been that way? The best innovations are about more than mere technology or mechanics. They are about finding new ways to solve problems, and they probably always will be."Subscribe
Why Inventory Should be a Top Priority - Business Signs.org
"Great points, Martin, and thanks for sharing the post, Leah. I think there are many important lessons here for any small business owner involved in retail."