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If you have been overwhelmed by all the social media marketing hoo-ha that is happening all over the business world, this is a must read article for you. In this article, small business marketing expert, John Jantsch shares 7 simple truths of social media marketing. Read More

Relationship-Based Marketing for Small Businesses. Small businesses often have the challenge of growing customers without advertising dollars. Relationship-Based Marketing can be a cost-effective way to grow business. The old saying, “’Word of mouth is the best form of advertising,” is true now more than ever. Below is a four-step process: Read More

An incredible list of 52 small business tips from Canada Small Business at About.com including an index of links to small business articles covering everything from "basic e-mail management" to "phone answering tips to win business" and everything else in between. The index represents a great cross section of tips large and small in an effort to make your small business better. Each link within t Read More

If you have no precise marketing strategy, or even a simple set of marketing goals, social media participation will only serve as a glorious way to highlight that your business is precisely like every other business that says they do what you do. (That's a nice way of saying you are doomed to compete on price.) Read More

You need to ensure your marketing is covering the entire coverage area. You can do this by blogging your way through the neighborhoods talking about the area and your expert opinion, while putting in solid keywords and links. Read More

Seth Godin asks business owners to consider not what each customer represents in a single purchase or contract for services, but rather what the lifetime value of a happy customer who keeps coming back might be. If we did, Seth suggests, we might spend more time, energy and money to bring good customers in, give them great service, try to keep the Read More

NFIB released information on how small businesses are coping during the beginning of a possible recession. Many are postponing or canceling planned investment or reinvestment, advertising more, spending more time at their businesses and some are more likely to keep close tabs on cash flow and inventory status. Read More

If you own your own internet business and you need new marketing strategies, you may want to begin with strategies that have been proven successful with others. Read More

Our value propositions need to be communicated with a clearer, simpler, message than that used with seat belts. Read More

logs and blog comments are great for a small business owner because they allow you to socialize with others within your niche, which can indirectly promote your business. This is true for both your own blog and comments on others, but one thing you have to be careful of is a commenter who is out to make you look bad. Read More