ShawnHessinger commented on the following stories on BizSugar
Santa's Business is Suffering and Wasington Isn't Helping
"Ho! Ho! Ho! I like this one, Anita. Unfortunately, these days it's not much of a liberal vs. conservative issue. It's more of a 'We know better than you' issue. Because what do a bunch of small business owners and consumers know about the economy, right? You need a bunch of out of touch policy makers who don't know how to balance a budget or live within their means to manage that! :) "The Paperless Check Emerges in 2011
"Hi Ty, Paperless checks would seem to offer a more convenient more environmentally friendly payment option than filling out check after check on dead trees. I wonder, of course, about security and record keeping, but my guess would be these would simply be challenges to be met. Shawn"How to Influence People through Marketing
"Giving in order to receive is nothing new and certainly is not unique to social media marketing. Even ideas like freemium, giving away service free in order to market enhancements to that service, while often touted today as a new business model, has its roots in some very old concepts about how humans interact. In any human endeavor some give is required. How else in the world can anyone be expected to interact with us?"Four Customer Service Lessons From Steve Jobs' Outbox
"Probably too few people think of the e-mail they send as customer service. It is, of course. Business owners in the digital age must remember not only how they come across in public but how they project themselves through e-mail and other digital platforms as well. Knowing how to respond to customers in a way positively reflects your brand and mission is important no matter what the format."Subscribe
4 Ways to Get Your Blog Indexed by Google Fast
"Hi Gautam, Great simple list. Any or all of these techniques done correctly are great ways of drawing traffic and interest to your site...which, in theory, should speed up the indexing process with the search engines. Getting your site listed by Google is usually no big trick. Turning up in search results for the keywords you want is another matter entirely."