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This week’s "Bits" menu includes:
• A lesson we can learn from “clean” comedians
• Free feedback on your Web site
• So this SEO copywriter walks into a bar…
• Don’t do what Yahoo does
• Leverage the marketing strength of others
• The New York Times gives TheSolopreneurLife.com a shout-out Read More

I know from my experience, that many small businesses have very high expectations as to what will happen after they launch their first website. They think that people will FIND their site straight away, and be busting to use their products or services. Read More

Desperation is never pretty. It's the woman sitting alone at a party trying to catch the eye of every single male in attendance, or the salesman with 100 Read More

Sometimes your biggest opportunities can come from the smallest things. Stacy’s Pita Chips had an unlikely beginning as a business. Starting out as a street vendor in a sandwich cart in Boston, Stacy had a predictable problem. If you sell food on the street and winter in Boston comes around, how do Read More

When you're raising capital for your small business, there are a couple of places to start. Your best option is to build a "capital base" from a variety of sources, not just one. This post gives and excellent list of some funding sources you may want to start with. For all those thinking about seek Read More

The primary reason for slow payment from existing customers is not some mystical force. It is failure to define the 'deal' clearly with customers, and failure to accurately document what deal you think was made. This article gives a sample sales call to show how easily a misunderstanding can occur Read More

If raising capital to start a new business or expand an existing business through new services or a new product launch is your aim, this article is a good place to get started. Raising capital can be a critical part of entrepreneurship depending upon your goals but the rules are always changing. Le Read More

I know, I know, the headline is a little harsh, but it’s true! Your small business blog is starting to stink up the Web! And don’t tell me that your blog is the exception; I bet your traffic numbers are just as dismal as your content. Read More

Tony Schwartz: Rather than seeking to grow, see more deeply, break past their own barriers and enlarge their worlds, too many leaders instead use their potent minds to rationalize, justify, minimize and disclaim responsibility for the dysfunctional, self-serving and expedient choices they make. Read More

Email Marketing is not dead, in fact, it is still one of the top marketing tools available today. John offers some great tips on how to perfect your email marketing strategy. Read More