ShawnHessinger commented on the following stories on BizSugar
What is your definition of "International Business"?
"When it comes to businesses being international, it seems to me the Internet and global communications have really permanently changed the meaning of this. If my service can be done from anywhere and for any customer anywhere (like blogging or social media services for example) then my business is international."Zane Safrit: 3 Perspectives for Handling Failure
"I've learned things from success but probably even more from failure. One of the greatest lessons, especially in recent years, is the need to trust instincts and be careful about following advice that makes little or no sense to you on a gut level. It's bad enough making your own mistakes, but failing because you took advice that never made sense to you simply because everyone else was doing it is a waste of precious time and resources. "The ROI of Social Networking
"There have been an awful lot of good posts lately on the value of blogging and social networking. In point of fact, some of us have gotten infinitely more out of social networking online than out of any chamber mixer. (This may not always be the case and there are exceptions in the case of some local businesses!) Still, I'm glad to see more affirmation about things we've already learned from experience."Is Most Of SEO Just A Boondoggle?
"There's definitely something to SEO but most of it is fairly simple to learn. Making the site easy to search and being sure it has keywords that attract visitors interested in what the site is actually about is the key. That and linking to other resources and related sites will serve you well in traffic building. There's not much more to say. There are few tricks and no black magic I'm aware of that really works. Just transparency and truth in advertising. "Subscribe
20 Blog Post Ideas for Small Business Blogs
"The biggest challenge is avoiding the temptation to pitch all the time. If your blog is a series of adds, you're sunk."