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Optimizing your latest blog post is great, but when a reader arrives, they need to like what they see and stay a while. That's the power of a great blog post opening, says Belinda Weaver of Copywrite Matters. In this post at ProBlogger, Belinda gives a look at how cool openings like the one to "The Read More

Possibly the biggest challenge entrepreneurs face is motivation. Staying motivated may not be easy, but there are ways to beat the motivation blues. In this post, mompreneur Melanie Kissell gives us a look at some basic tips that should help you get motivated and stay that way. You face many proble Read More

Location based marketing takes many forms today. If you have a business that relies on local traffic or local customers, it is a subject you need to know more about. With interesting infographics and links to the latest research, this post tells you more about what may be the most important kind of Read More

Depending on your business goals, a healthy growing Facebook community can be an important part of your strategy. This is not to say that your success should be measured only from the standpoint of the number of followers on your page or that the number of "likes" or other social validation your pa Read More

The Internet has given even the smallest business the potential of a global reach. But what about small local businesses that still rely upon visits from customers to their brick and mortar store for the majority of their revenue. Or perhaps there is another reason you want to emphasize your geogra Read More

In this post, small business advocate Becky McCray reveals some data from Street Sense, an organization attempting to identify small towns and mid sized cities that fit into a category the group calls Investment Ready Places. They've put together a report and a checklist so that you can determine w Read More

When you're raising capital for your small business, there are a couple of places to start. Your best option is to build a "capital base" from a variety of sources, not just one. This post gives and excellent list of some funding sources you may want to start with. For all those thinking about seek Read More

When creating a new business or taking an existing business to that next level, why not start by evaluating your life purpose and values. If you haven't yet developed these in written form, you may want to consult Steve Pavlina's article on the subject. Though creating a life purpose and values sta Read More

Here are 10 traps for entrepreneurs to avoid while starting or running a business from MSNBC courtesy of Forbes Magazine by contributor Martin Zwilling. Zwilling knows his way around entrepreneurs and startup and small ventures and is the founder and chief executive of Startup Professionals, providing startup founders and small business owners services and products to succeed in their ventures. Read More