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Last week the harassing letters and threats from a blog reader began.

I contacted a well-placed former client who used his immense influence to put a stop to it.

In business, "Loyalty" is a word that's used a lot. This week I learned the true meaning of the word Read More

How Social Is Your Small Business?

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Social Media
From http://www.bizsugar.com 5226 days ago
Made Hot by: ShoshFromJobShuk on August 5, 2010 4:30 pm
Listen to the BizSugar interview with Anita Campbell and yours truly at Small Business Trends Radio and check out this post on the importance of businesses being social, something near and dear to our hearts here at BizSugar.com. We'll be switching the link at the top of the blog post to the archived version of the show after the live Web cast. Looking forward to all of your comments Read More
Used to be, a diligent small business owner with a great idea and plenty of gumption could grow a business through word of mouth alone. In many ways, that’s still true.

Yet today, much of the “word of mouth” conversations and recommendations, which can make or break a business, are happening online, not face to face Read More
Learn how to multiply your words, content, and your SEO visibility by marketing with multiple modalities during a special Published & Profitable teleseminar call, Tuesday afternoon (August 3rd) at 4:00 PM EST.

During this free call, Roger and Traci will discuss the problems associated with single-media marketing modalities, the psychology behind how people learn and process information, and how content producers can make the logical transition to multiple marketing modalities Read More
Most small businesses in our network value retraining, but see it as an employee education investment of last resort Read More
One Woman® is a business development program of Texas Business Alliance (TBA). TBA has a mission to equip minority- and women-owned businesses to be qualified suppliers, ready to compete for public, private and international opportunities through progressive development, and specialized training. One Woman® is one of TBA’s six core specialized training programs Read More
Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of “formal business processes.” The right question is “What is the minimum that I need? Read More

"Social Media 101": A Small Business Book Review

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Resources
From http://smallbiztrends.com 5229 days ago
Made Hot by: lovedthisarticle! on August 2, 2010 6:27 am
In this review of the book "Social Media 101" by Chris Brogan, Pierre DeBois gives an overview of the tactics and tools you should have at your command after reading. From blogs, to video and audio to LinkedIn, this review gives you a peek into subjects Brogan's book covers. Social media has become a major field for businesses and marketers of all kind. This review suggests another possible resource teaching small business owners to harness the power of social media for their needs Read More
Stop posting and running! Stop being part of an elite little clique! Get involved and be part of the community.

The Return on Investment will be speedy, incredible and well-worth your while Read More

8 Tips for Responding to Media Inquiries

Avatar Posted by promodiva under Public Relations
From http://esbjournal.com 5231 days ago
Made Hot by: steeldawn on July 30, 2010 7:18 pm
Effectively preparing for any media inquiries will ensure that the potential coverage will be well received and increase the exposure of your business Read More
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