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Many businesses these days are venturing into the Wild West of social media, trying their hand at things like blogging and Twitter and creating profiles on social-networking sites. But along the way they're making lots of mistakes. Read More

This is a decent article that contains the pluses and minuses of using e-mail as a marketing tool. My company has definitely seen both sides and we remind you to think of e-mail "costing" as much as postal mail. Our advice: 1) Use a professional e-mail marketing service (there are several really good ones) 2) select and customize a nice templat Read More

A recent survey found that 81% of consumers don't trust small online businesses. You cannot survive in online business if your customers do not trust you. If they don't trust you, they will never buy and you will fail. It's that simple. Unfortunately, earning customer trust online is not an easy task, especially when there are so many bi Read More

Presumptive presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have both put forth sweeping tax proposals that will shape the American economy for the next decade. It's only one of a number of areas where Republican McCain and Democrat Obama bring distinctively different philosophies to bear. But for small businesses, it may be one of the most Read More

This is a blog post from earlier this year - 5 secrets for search engine marketing success, geared toward small businesses and local marketing. Read More

An interesting list of iPhone apps broken into five categories. All could have some value to a small business owner -- a couple look really great. Read More

Small Business Trends posted bizSugar 5 tips so that entrepreneurs and business owners can highlight and share their best content. Read More

E-mail's potential and complexities are both seemingly endless, according to Morgan Stewart, director of research and strategy for the Minneapolis-based e-mail marketing firm ExactTarget. Stewart offers a number of pointers on how to make e-mail work in real time as a marketing tool. Read More

Potential clients will ask a lot of questions before they hire you. They will want to know about your experience and qualifications, when they can expect the project to be completed and, of course, the price. But there are two pieces of information you should never reveal, no matter how many times they ask, or how many ways they ask. Read More

Small business owners with fewer than 50 employees are now eligible for a tax break if they continue to pay employees called to active duty in the U.S. military. The tax credit was included in the recently passed H.R. 6081, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008. The legislation, which was passed by the House and Senate in M Read More