The cash and prize awards may be just the boost you need to take your small business to the next level. From ecommerce to sales makeovers, there's value in these contest links
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Powerhouse Small Business Contests and Competitions


From http://smallbiztrends.com 4624 days ago
How Would You Market & Promote An Upcoming Book?


From http://blog.therisetothetop.com 4624 days ago
Made Hot by: HomeBusinessMedia on June 11, 2010 3:03 pm
How Would You Market & Promote My Upcoming Book Smarter, Faster, Cheaper? A call for ideas for marketing a new book by David Siteman Garlan
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How To Do a Simple Marketing Check Up


From http://www.m4bmarketing.com 4625 days ago
Made Hot by: HipChick on June 9, 2010 5:20 pm
In many areas of our lives we have a check up, such as going to the dentist or doctor to see that everything is working okay. With cars we take them to the mechanic who does a maintenance check to make sure everything is running smoothly. The same goes for marketing and here is a simple check list to review what is working and what needs attention
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Cutting the Dead Wood: Effective Ways to Edit Your Content


From http://bloggertone.com 4626 days ago
Made Hot by: PeaceNLove on June 9, 2010 4:31 pm
Editing your content is a little like gardening. In business, as in gardening, we gather a lot of dead wood which we’re too busy or preoccupied to cut it away.
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6 Things Parenthood Taught Me About Social Media Marketing


From http://www.techipedia.com 4630 days ago
Made Hot by: tuckerleroy on June 4, 2010 2:26 pm
Just last year, I became a mother for the first time. My son just turned one (time flies, doesn’t it?) and after being a full time mom and performing various social media marketing tasks throughout, I’ve learned that there are many parallels that can be taken from parenthood that also apply to social media marketing.
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Mentor-Protege Program Offers Small Businesses Gov't Contracting Opportunities


From http://community2.business.gov 4630 days ago
Made Hot by: businessavante on June 7, 2010 3:31 pm
There are few things more valuable in business than a mentor – someone who’s “been there, done that”. The General Services Administration (GSA) offers a Mentor-Protégé Program that is specifically designed to encourage prime contractors to help small businesses be more successful in government contracting and enhance their ability to perform successfully on government contracts and subcontracts.
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The little search engine that could - Do You Bing?


From http://www.cikmarketing.ca 4630 days ago
Recent stats show that more and more consumers are “Binging” when searching online. Learn how to improve your rankings in this popular search engine
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It Isn't Good Content Unless it's SEO'd Content


From http://www.searchengineguide.com 4630 days ago
Good SEO content does more than just help a site get rankings. It lets visitors know their search was successful, provides them the information they need, and leads them through the conversion process to achieve leads and sales (or whatever else is a conversion to you.
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5 Ways to Effectively Build Your Brand Using Social Networks


From http://www.creativefreelancerblog.com 4631 days ago
Made Hot by: dreamwithdeadline on June 3, 2010 4:08 pm
With the popularity of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networking sites, how can you leverage the features you get and connections you can make through them? Knowing how to properly leverage these networks for professional interactions means you have to strike a thoughtful balance between personal and professional while always keeping an eye toward your brand and the image you want to project. From the Creative Freelancer Conference Blog
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6 Easy Steps to a Simple Practical Business Plan


From http://community2.business.gov 4637 days ago
So you wonder whether you want a business plan for your business. You've heard that business plans are about raising money, perhaps, and it sounds like it might be hard to do. You don't have that MBA degree or CPA certification. So thank goodness, you don't need it. What a relief. Here are 6 suggestions from planning expert, Tim Berry
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