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I just read a rather depressing piece of information: for the first half of 2010 the rate of new business start-ups was the lowest it's been in 24 years. According to a blog post for the Wall Street Journal "the 3.4% first-quarter start-up rate and the 3.9% in the second quarter mark the lowest first-half since (executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas) started recording data in 1986." The reason for such a dramatic decrease from last year is less than obvious Read More

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Is your mobile website functioning properly? Does SEO even matter in the mobile marketing age? There are ways you can optimize your website to help with mobile search. Read More

This is a bit of a rant and it is funny but there is a serious point. Every web designer out there seems to claim to do SEO these days. We all come across companies daily who thought their designer was going to "SEO" their site. Can you spot an SEO in that crowd? Do you know why you might need to Read More

“Errr… what does it say to you?”, “well you know, I just think about how great of a sister I would be to my friend Ellen, how funny I am and how much you and dad love me… and then… well my mind gets tired and I go asleep! Read More

All customers might have been created equal, but some of them were dropped on their heads when they very young. Just ask any retailer! This article looks at a few customer types with more recognisable and common traits that you will have to deal with. Being able to recognise these traits is really the first step to successfully dealing with these challenging customers Read More

Tips from bestselling author and social media coach Patrice-Anne Rutledge on how to get the most from your social media efforts without overwhelm. Read More

If you’re working with a limited budget, it’s important to stretch your marketing dollars as far as you can. But many small businesses, in an effort to cut corners, end up asking the wrong questions, ignoring the responses, building in a bias, or using the wrong sample size — often without knowing it Read More

Yahoo Answers is commonly referenced as a top social media site for small business owners. Its strength comes from its ability to help SMBs establish authorit Read More

Your credit score is about more than getting a good interest rate. It also affects your insurance premiums, and can even affect job offers. Make sure that your credit score is what it should be Read More