Many small business owners are finding themselves in painful conversations with employees these days, chats that start with "Boss, I'm really strapped for cash — I need a raise." But many companies are also hurting and an owner may need find a way to help a staffer without involving money.
Human resources professionals say that by being crea
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When workers need a raise but you can't afford it
Posted by ginalee under Employee BenefitsFrom http://www.usatoday.com 5972 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 19, 2008 11:36 pm
Businesswomen, bookmark these websites
Posted by ginalee under ResourcesFrom http://www.usatoday.com 5972 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 21, 2008 3:34 am
Whether you are looking for business financing, technical support or want to increase your client base, help is only a click away.
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Are you really getting what you paid for from paid blog reviews?
Posted by ILuvMktg under Public RelationsFrom http://www.highrankings.com 5972 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 19, 2008 11:17 pm
You just paid big bucks to get your product or website reviewed on a PR5 or higher rated blog. Does that high PageRank really translate to a high quality link to your website. That's the top of discussion in Jill Whalen's post, "Are Websites Ranked as a Whole?"
Jill also mentions that Google may strip off any link juice if it can figure out
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SEO Strategies 7 Effective keyword research techniques
Posted by netgeek06 under Online MarketingFrom http://www.directoryone.com 5972 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 22, 2008 7:13 pm
Keyword research is more of an art than a science. Finding keyword phrases is one of the fundamental components of search engine optimization, but yet it is one of the the least talked about optimization techniques. If you are not doing effective keywords research, your SEO efforts will go astray.
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10 Incredibly Awesome Documents to Help You Start a Company
Posted by ZaneSafrit under StartupsFrom http://www.jasonnazar.com 5972 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 22, 2008 12:50 am
As the title says, here's a list of 10 documents you need to start a business. Link is from @nfib on Twitter.
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10 White Paper Marketing Tips
Posted by suzyQ under MarketingFrom http://www.wdfm.com 5973 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 18, 2008 9:50 pm
When done right, nothing pulls in qualified sales leads like a well-targeted offer for a juicy white paper. Offers for white papers and Webinars make up the bulk of ads in Web Digest For Marketers and the solo emails sent once a week to subscribers. I see what pops, and what lays an egg.
Here are best practices gleaned after watching this marke
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"OMG! The Coupons Are Here!" or why teens love direct mail.
Posted by suzyQ under Direct MarketingFrom http://www.marketingprofs.com 5973 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 18, 2008 9:49 pm
In his book, The Age Curve: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Storm, Kenneth W. Gronbach tells a story about stopping at the top of his driveway to retrieve the mail, getting back in the car and hearing his two daughters—aged 13 and 16—excitedly ask what came for them. Both, it turned out, received direct-mail offers from their favorite cl
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Go Big Always - Social Media monitoring for free
Posted by ZaneSafrit under Online MarketingFrom http://gobigalways.com 5974 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 18, 2008 9:49 pm
The title says it all. The post shows you what resources to use to measure what metrics with your startup social media campaign. And then all the resources are...free.
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Fifty Ways to Keep Your Customers
Posted by gimmesome under Customer ServiceFrom http://www.insidecrm.com 5974 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 18, 2008 9:49 pm
Your company could offer the best prices and services around, but if your company fails to make customers feel wanted, you can consider the chances of repeat business out the door. When it comes to retaining customers, simple gestures go a long way. And yet, if studies are anything to go by, we have yet to learn the fine art of keeping customers f
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Real Life Examples of Business Owners Using Social Media
Posted by emd5005 under MarketingFrom http://www.smallbiztrends.com 5981 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 11, 2008 12:14 pm
How small business owners are currently using social media, their concerns, and some valuable social media resources!
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