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After a lot of blood, sweat and tears, your company website has finally launched! It looks great, works great, and all is right in the world. At first. After a week or two, the cries of of triumph turns into cries of despair. Your new website is up, but it doesn’t show up in search engines. Read More

Using social search to power your outreach is one of the best ways to find qualified prospects for link building and guest blogging opportunities. Read More

I hear about big data so much, at times it annoys me – just like other buzz words that come across my way from time to time.

However, I was on a call with Intuit President and CEO Brad Smith and it made me think in a different way about “big data’ and how powerful it is – very powerful. How it c Read More

Many small business owners survived the recession by making their companies "lean and mean." Was that enough to survive the next 5 years? I've been surprised by the tone of my clients' conversations since the beginning of the year. They want to get tougher. The want to plan more. They want to find Read More

Two words, one written and one implied can mean a huge difference when you want new customers to grow your business. To have a fresh start to the year doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact it can be simple for you, your business and customers. And it comes down to eliminating the two words.

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The stage performance of Billy Elliot (the musical) we took in recently was more than just a dazzling display of first-rate entertainment and a hyper-politicized ode to coal and labour unions. It was also a poignant reminder of one of the reasons I am raising my girls to be generalists. Read More

Encouraging, not berating, helps your staff blossom and your company grow. These tips will help you be a better encourager in your small business. Read More

Wordpress plugins extend and enhance the functionality of the Wordpress blogging platform. Sounds great… right? The Jetpack plugin could be part of the solution… Read More

There is a misconception floating around that leadership is a natural talent that some people have, and others just don't. But the truth is leadership is something that can be learned. Some of the best leaders around use their drive and determination to literally create themselves as leaders. Read More

Either you send out a B2B or B2C email newsletter, your aim is to keep your subscribers interested and stimulated. They should expect receiving your email newsletters, and like what they are reading. Anyone circulating a normal B2B email newsletter understands that a normal challenge is assuring su Read More