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Using Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter is important for many small companies. It doesn't work for everyone. American Express OPEN Forum's VP of Branding posted about Online Marketing and links to a good PDF download. Read More

These are the 12 social media tactics that work well for my business today. I usually spend a couple of hours a day on social media. But these tactics work well for me, because I can adapt the time spent to the time I have available. Although they work well for me these tactics may not work for your business in the same way they work for mine. Read More

These days a lot of our communication is via other means than face to face or even the telephone. When communicating by email to a customer's question or request, you may think you are communicating clearly but are you really? Have you ever faced the situation where a customer keeps emailing back asking the same question in different ways? There a Read More

Is the Recession really crashing the world around us? There is no doubt that there is truths to companies folding, people losing jobs and the rise of costs. However, when these things happen without the strength of the media behind them, we rarely take notice unless we are the one who's company folded or job is lost. So how much is reality and ho Read More

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Social communities, whether they're online or offline, have interesting dynamics. To make any kind of headway, you must understand and respect how each individual community functions before charging in and saying, "Hey, can I join the party, too?" Several factors can affect whether you're accepted into the community, or left on the outside loo Read More

Consider these ten tips for a new small business from Yahoo! Small Business. Notice that among the important considerations is that you start your business on a shoestring and try to save as much money as possible before getting started. The idea here is that you will avoid large amounts of outside investment and credit that will make it take long Read More

Certified public accountant Amber Hill suggests some thoughts about how to find government small business grants. In this video, Hill suggests some of the Websites and resources for the small business person seeking grant funding as well as the information and paperwork that needs to be assembled before applying. From personal experience, hunting Read More

This column from small business expert Steve Strauss examines tips for small business automation using computer technology to do things like generating response e-mails, sending out invoices and even automating your basic sales through eCommerce. Strauss's argument? Automating some functions you and your staff are spending time on now will allow Read More

Comparing requests for the reciprocal exchange of links with proactive link sharing to build strong social networks for businesses. Read More