HeatherStone commented on the following stories on BizSugar
7 Great Sites You Can Use to Identify Emerging Business Trends and Opportunities
"Hi Ivan, I like TechMeme but haven't really thought of some of the rest as real trend indicators before. I was surprised, in particular, to see Squidoo on your list. I agree that watching trends is important, even for established businesses. Markets continue to shift and it sometimes amazes me how many people are simply doing the same old thing and expecting the same results. I'd like to hear more about how you incorporate some of the trends you find into an existing business. How do you personally decide which trends might indicate things you need to change in your operations...or what new opportunities are out there. I think it would be great to have more discussion on this."Essential Content Marketing And Social Media Marketing Tips For Small Business
"Hi Adeyemi, Great points and thanks for sharing them with the BizSugar community but...I think the real question is how you distinguish your content from everyone else who may be doing pretty much the same thing? I'm wondering what your advice might be for adding that differentiating factor and I'm opening this up in the BizSugar community as well. Hope you'll share your thoughts along with the rest of the community! "Quiznos Franchisees Aren't Out Of The Woods Yet
"Hi Martin, I don't know whether I've personally ever eaten at Quiznos and don't know much about their business model beyond what I've heard second hand...and from Joel's posts. I think I recall a relative looking into a franchise opportunity with the company once, but that's about it. Hoping Joel will take the time to field this question for the benefit of the whole BizSugar community. "20 Work-life Balance Hacks for Small Business Owners
"Hi Harry, Number one is repeated often and there's a reason. Once you get in these unhealthy work habits it can be very difficult to break them -- even when you're not working! However, this is an especially big difficulty for part-time entrepreneurs who work on businesses in their spare time. It can't be helped that sometimes you need to put in extra hours. But it cannot be sustained, or your work in all areas will suffer."Give the Gift That Lasts: Your Company's Brand - The Marketing Eggspert Blog
"Hi Susan and Allison, Great tips but...how do you decide, when you're selecting that gift, whether it is really a gift or something that will be perceived by your clients or customers as yet another attempt to market to them in the guise of giving back. I'm sure many have seen these moves go very right, but also terribly wrong sending the wrong kind of message to your valued customers. I'd love if either or both of you could share some tips for deciding in the comment section of BizSugar for the benefit of all our members. "Subscribe
8 Important Things to do After Installing WordPress
"Hi Adam, In his guest post, Devesh mentions building an email list BEFORE optimizing for search engines. I'm assuming this is in order of importance though I'm also guessing a lot of this is being done at pretty much the same time. All the same, would you agree with the idea of prioritizing an email list even over SEO? What does the rest of the community think?"