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A recent survey found that 40% of candidates admitted to stretching the truth look impressive during an interview. It can be easy to get carried away when you really want a job but honesty is always the best policy and in the long run it will only do more damage than good. Below are the full resul Read More

If you want to show others that you deserve the promotion, worth the raise, or ready for the new job, you need to boost your marketability. Here are 6 ways you can improve your marketability. Read More

How ANY business online can use local SEO for website traffic... even with no "local" offline presence. See why it's smart, and get how-to and first steps. Read More

Who cares that you had pancakes for breakfast? Who wants to see an Instagram picture of your kids? Who even wants to know that you checked in at the local bar? Well, I’d like to argue that a LOT of people do and, in fact, I’m making a living off of the relationships that I have made by sharing thes Read More

A new survey from Chase reveals that consumers are more confident about their finances, yet remain cautious. Here’s how to make the most it. Read More

Join Cyndie Shaffstall, Founder and CEM of Spider Trainers as she discusses the benefits of email for search engine optimization and SEO best practices. Read More

When many companies want to improve customer service, they analyze what competing companies are doing and try to do just a little bit better. Yet according to Ron Kaufman, author of a terrific new book called Uplifting Service, that approach rarely results in customer service that is exceptional.
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Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). About that time the bubble burst, causing more than 80% of them to disappear. Now they are coming back, and the best even provide networking, technical leadershi Read More

What do users want from your small business’s mobile website? Speed is of the essence, according to a new Google study reported by MediaPost. Google found that taking too long to load was a big factor in whether consumers converted to buyers or not. Mobile sites that load in 5 seconds or less have Read More

As a small business owner, there’s little doubt that you try to save money wherever possible. If you aren’t frugal, it’s quite easy to get in over your head, eating your profits before you can even write yourself a paycheck. If your goal is to keep your costs to a minimum as you get your business o Read More