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juggleI know today’s short post might come as a surprise to regular readers of this blog, but even though I promote the heck out of social media use for small business, I see a dangerous side as well.

Some small business folks equate busy with business. The problem with social media usage is it can keep you really, really busy, without producing a dime of business. Read More

Besides networking, selling, and killing time, there are many other things that people use Twitter for. It can stretch from getting real time news to catching bicycle thieves. In my heart, I always thought it was the users who have made Twitter what it is today. Read More

Real-time search is a hot topic right now and many claim that this is proof that social media is for real and here to stay. I agree with it adding additional validation that social media is going mainstream, but I have my doubts that real-time search will last, or at least become modified. Read More

Every interaction your business has with a customer is marketing. Well, Customer Service is a huge marketing component. Do it right or die. Read More

Top 5 customer objections to SEO, search engine optimization, internet marketing, channelship web agency, seoptimise, stuart tofts Read More

Blogger Hutch Carpenter at Blogging Innovation points to at least two tech companies, the social network Foursquare and the mobile phone payment system Square, that are in the process of making loyalty programs much easier for small business. This is because both enable the collecting and tracking of data on customer identity and visit frequency that allow small businesses to identify and reward Read More

The numbers show that companies will invest more resources into social media in 2010 as a way to market themselves and find new customers. And that trend Read More

According to Ad-ology’s “Small Business Marketing Forecast 2010”, it is reflected that Facebook is the most useful social media tool for businesses in the U.S. Read More

As we enter 2010 many solopreneurs are facing an incredible amount of opportunity to grow personal businesses they’ve started or are about to start. Like entrepreneurs and even small business owners, solopreneurs are businesses that were started by people looking to be their own boss. Read More

The decade is coming to a close and the 2000's have changed the business landscape forever. Take a look at the 5 things that impacted business the most in the last decade. Read More