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I get daily pitches from PR folks and business owners asking me to write about their news, launch, product, or survey. On one hand, I still think it's awfully cool that people think enough of blogs and this blogger to pitch me. (Can't imaging what some really big blogs endure.) On the other hand, I sure see my share of really bad pitches. Read More

Lots of people complain about Twitter - but that's usually because they don't "get it". Watch this short video from best-selling online marketing author, Scott Fox, for the strategy approach that can make Twitter an important promotional tool for your business to make more money online. Twitter is a great marketing tool, and it's free! Read More

There are so many possibilities if you think about it. However it is an important piece when building strong relationships with your customers to gain these insights from both a business and personal aspect. Read More

Using social media allows small business to grow at an incredible rate never before possible. But how can you use this powerful tool to grow your small business? Some of the most perceptive experts on the subject discuss how small businesses can leverage the power of social media for their advantage in this series of video interviews by Network So Read More

The role of a press release (also referred to as a news release) is to make an announcement of something that's happened to or within your company. Companies that try to develop their own press are often tempted to use press releases as a promotional sales tool. Be careful as this can anger many of the media contacts you've worked hard to cultivat Read More

10 pieces of advice that I wish someone had given to me before I launched my first venture. Read More

There are many things that you can do to improve your chance of success when starting up a small business. Read More

No one admits to being difficult, but we've probably all been difficult to another person at sometime in our life. So, what causes this difficulty; here are six reasons why. Read More

Leo Babauta is the publisher of the very popular Zen Habits blog and author the Power of Less. Leo is not my typical marketing/business expert type guest but Leo's personal story and the subject he writes about are important lessons for small business owners. Read More

A study of start-up businesses, the founders' level of optimism and how it relates investment, and, of course, spilling a margarita on your pants. Read More