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Small businesses may be interested in offshore outsourcing to decrease costs, expand or develop a global workforce. Here's what you should know about exploring these options while avoiding major missteps. Read More

Figuring Out Who to Survey to Achieve the Best Results

Figuring Out Who to Survey to Achieve the Best Results - http://smallbiztrends.com Avatar Posted by Jed under Management
From http://smallbiztrends.com 3319 days ago
Made Hot by: HeatherStone on March 24, 2015 9:29 am
When conducting a survey, your results can get skewed very easily if you do not include the right people. So selecting respondents and figuring out who to survey should not be a process that is taken lightly. You must carefully consider a few different aspects of your survey panel to ensure the bes Read More
If you want to build a successful business, you need to build a base of loyal customers. That means that you not only need to convince customers to do business with you in the first place, but you also need to convince them to come back and do business with you over and over again. How can you do t Read More

10 Lessons Learned From Starting a Business on a Budget

10 Lessons Learned From Starting a Business on a Budget - http://smallbiztrends.com Avatar Posted by Jed under Startups
From http://smallbiztrends.com 3326 days ago
Made Hot by: blogexpert on March 16, 2015 2:55 pm
These small business owners experienced a 90 percent drop in revenue due to Google search algorithm changes, and were scrambling for new ways to make money online. Here are some of the lessons we learned along the way. Read More
Content marketing is still relatively new as a digital marketing discipline, yet marketers already have hundreds of tools to help make their campaigns more effective. Some of these tools are new generations of existing internet marketing tools, while others have been created to support the very spe Read More

20 Places to Get Low Cost or Free Legal Advice for Business

20 Places to Get Low Cost or Free Legal Advice for Business - http://smallbiztrends.com Avatar Posted by Jed under Legal
From http://smallbiztrends.com 3340 days ago
Made Hot by: Digitaladvert on March 2, 2015 10:50 am
A contract dispute, a lawsuit from a customer, an employee filing an ADA complaint — these are a few of the legal issues you could face as a small business owner. Then there are the more routine matters, like forming a new LLC or putting together a commercial lease. One way or another there will be Read More

Ask Before You Build to Avoid Product Fail

Ask Before You Build to Avoid Product Fail - http://smallbiztrends.com Avatar Posted by Jed under Startups
From http://smallbiztrends.com 3340 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on February 28, 2015 11:26 pm
When you get an idea for a new product or offering, it can be tempting to just go for it. But just because you think something is a great idea doesn’t actually make it so. So, before you spend all of that time and money developing a new product, you need to find out a few key factors and ask before Read More
Growth hacking marketing is a real thing and by instilling these strategic techniques from the get go, they will set you up for success quicker than most. I asked a few of the top dogs in the industry to hear their thoughts on the matter. Read More

Warning Signs of Customer Service Issues in Your Company

Warning Signs of Customer Service Issues in Your Company - http://smallbiztrends.com Avatar Posted by Jed under Management
From http://smallbiztrends.com 3347 days ago
Made Hot by: marketingvalue on February 21, 2015 11:55 am
Maintaining good customer service is a constant process. While it may never be perfect, it’s important to try and keep as many customers satisfied as possible. To do so, you need to be aware of the warning signs of customer service issues. When you’re aware of the signs, you’ll be better prepared t Read More

Get More Retweets with These Mega Powerful Twitter Secrets

Get More Retweets with These Mega Powerful Twitter Secrets - http://smallbiztrends.com Avatar Posted by Jed under Social Media
From http://smallbiztrends.com 3354 days ago
Made Hot by: marketingvalue on February 14, 2015 5:40 pm
We have a pretty good idea of Twitter best practices: post regularly, don’t overuse hashtags, keep your tweets short enough for retweets, etc. We even know that a good mix of images and video will help boost engagement. Yet every few months, I like to look back through my Twitter analytics to see w Read More
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