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How social media news sites can transform your business. Includes a review of Guy Kawasaki's new site, Alltop. Read More

As the knock-on effects of the credit crunch begin to bite in the small business world, this article examines complementary diversification as a method for spreading your risk across other product/service lines. Read More

One way to build trust is through something right under your nose, and I mean that literally—your corporate logo. Used on a Web site, a company's logo can increase (or decrease) conversion rates at first glance. Read More

Here's a quick practical guide to exploring your competitor's link building techniques. This research should be both helpful for your overall competitive research and for defining your own first-stage SEO techniques. Read More

An interview with Seth Godin in which he explains the importance of knowing when to quit. Of course, it's not really about quitting. More like "don't get started unless you're willing to sacrifice and go all the way not matter what." It also seems to be able weighing possibilities better and ignoring all but the low hanging fruit (my take on Read More

After making several mistakes along these lines, this is an excellent check-list for the current or budding small business owner.

You have to plan your exit form a business at the beginning and shape that business so it can continue without you.

This post gets you headed in the right direction. Read More

Even as small and midsize companies struggle with Web 2.0, it's time to look ahead at the even newer opportunities and challenges posed by Web 3.0 and the next generation of Web tools and techniques. In this first of a three-part series, a look at where the Web was and where it is now. Read More

Cybercriminials' latest effort involves a combination of VoIP and phishing and is aimed squarely at small and midsize businesses. Cybercriminals have become quite adept at taking advantage of the latest technology. Their latest foray centers on leveraging the significant acceptance of Voice over IP (VoIP) to steal personal information. Th Read More

SmugMug in Mountain View, Calif., is an example of how a startup can grow from an at-home operation to a $12 million-a-year subscriber-driven online business. Don MacAskill tapped his family to staff an ad-free photo-sharing site. Read More

Companies are viewing corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a growth opportunity rather than a regulatory-compliance or philanthropic issue, with 68% of firms surveyed focused on generating revenue through CSR activities, according to a study (pdf) by IBM.

Moreover, 54% of those surveyed said CSR initiatives are already giving the Read More