BizSugar.com › User › steeldawn › Voted

This week's Social Media Book List highlights two books: one is ‘Community 101: How to grow an online community′ by Robyn Tippins and BizSugar member Miranda Marquit and the other one on the social media Amazon list ‘the Digital Handshake’ by Paul Chaney. Read More

Walter Oelwein: Public feedback is when managers try to solve performance problems by addressing their entire organization at once. I make the case that doing this a) does not change the behavior of the one needing to change and b) could make worse the behavior of those who are already performing c Read More

I have been on Twitter for about 1.5 – 2 yrs now and in all that time and not once have I tracked a tweet to see how well it did or how many clicks it got or anything like that. Read More

Printed flyers and postcards can help you promote your online business, but are they worth it?

What should a flyer say to get people to visit my website or blog? What's the best way to do this?

Printed flyers and postcards are NOT my favorite marketing technique – but they still have some ap Read More

Hiring and managing employees is one of the most demanding and challenging aspects of business ownership. This guide consolidates many aspects of finding, hiring and managing employees, and offers suggestions for keeping your team motivated and collectively focused on the success of your business. Read More

The curse: One time I stayed at the salon until four o’clock in the morning to decorate and make sure everything was perfect for our ‘Blue Hawaiian Weekend’. If you are striving for excellence, where does it stop? Read More

First impressions are everything – especially online. Your website has only a few short seconds to entice visitors and convince them to stay and look around. Read More

Blogging contests as a traffic generation strategy: time wasters or worth a try? What are the benefits or disadvantages? Read More

Entrepreneurs should be wary about different fraudulent practices aimed at small businesses. Prevention is better than cure and the best way to prevent fraud is to know how it is being done and who usually does it. Read More

When small business owners are ticking off things to do in their marketing plan, there may be a urge to tick off "Website" once it is designed, developed and launched online. But they should understand, only once the website is up and running does the REAL work begin. Read More