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This article from Inc Technology looks at how to monitor small business competitors online. The article covers six tools available for monitoring other small businesses online and keeping an eye on what others are doing in your market. Not that anyone these days is particularly hiding what they are up to on the World Wide Web. Still, it can be a great idea to keep up on what other businesses like Read More

The key questions to ask when hiring a social media consultant for your business, brand or self. Read More

Online video will focus on function rather than viral. I like this because we should be developing videos that offer great content. Too often entrepreneurs try to hit a home run every time they launch a video. When they do this they forget the essence of why a video is great in the first place. Don’t put the cart before the horse, build great content with your video and the rest will take care of Read More

If you want to make more money on your small business Website, the Google Website Optimizer might be the right tool for you. Check out the article "55 Google Website Optimizer Tips and Tricks" at the Convert blog for an exhaustive list of tips and tricks for best uses of this Web tool from Google. Learn the meaning of a Website conversion rate and how to improve yours. The article compares the su Read More

Intuit, makers of Quickbooks, wants to know about a local business you love. And that business can even be your business. Cash grants every month too.

love a local businessI think their Love a Local Business promotion is very fun. All you do is go to the program site and nominate a local business and tell them why you love it. Once a month they pick five local businesses to win a $1,000 grant Read More

You know I’m a huge fan of blogs for small business and an equally big supporter of the WordPress blogging platform.

The wide adoption of WordPress is aided greatly by the fact that its open source architecture means that outside developers can create add-ons to extend the basic functionality. Read More

Michael Jackson’s ability to wow his audience is definitely something that you would want your business to have. In this article, I am going to give you 5 Business Tips Learned from Michael Jackson. Read More

91% of Inc. 500 firms are using at least one social media tool in 2009, and about 75% declared that they are “very familiar” with social networking. Read More

recent study has found that Facebook might not be the right approach for most businesses after all. Read More

Review of 30 small business email marketing software apps, including autoresponders and some that integrate with customer relationship management or CRM applications. Read More