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How to Monetize a Blog

July 11, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 14 Comments

In the first two parts of this series on blogging, I discussed how to get started blogging and 9 ways to get your blog to stand out, and now, part three is about how to go pro as a blogger and build a business.  This blog post is all about how to monetize a blog. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Social Media Tagged With: blog, blogging, blogging for business, blogging for money, how to get your blog to stand out, Michael Hyatt

9 Ways To Get Your Blog to Stand Out

July 10, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 18 Comments

This is the second in a three part series on blogging. We started out with how to get started blogging and now we are talking about what to do to get your blog noticed. The best way to get to the front page of Google and other search engines is to have the exact phrase a […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start, Social Media Tagged With: blog, blog strategy, blogging, branding, how to blog for money

How to Get Started Blogging

July 9, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 12 Comments

This is the first article of a three part series on blogging, which is a terrific way to promote your small business. It is such a low cost and effective way to market your business to your target customer and raise your thought leadership in your industry. The series will focus on How to Get Started […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start, Social Media Tagged With: blog, blogging, blogging for money, succeed at blogging

Why Are So Many Women Business Owners Broke?

July 5, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 19 Comments

More than 10 million women own businesses in the U.S. today. In fact, the ratio of women to men starting small businesses is 2-to-1. According to the Center for Women’s Business Research, the fastest-growing segment of women business owners is baby-boomer women 50 and older. Yet too many women business owners are broke. And it’s […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Women in Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, small business success

How to Detect Early Signs of Financial Trouble in Your Small Business

July 3, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Are you always struggling with cash flow? Is it often a surprise to you? These could be indications of a bigger challenge in your small business. So how do you detect the early warning signs of financial trouble in your small business? First, most business owners don’t keep current monthly financial accounting records. Then even […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles Tagged With: Bert Doerhoff CPA, small business accounting, small business finances

SmallBizLady’s Summer Reading List 2012

July 2, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

For those of you who follow this blog, you know that I love reading books about running a business. To be successful in business, you must be a lifelong learner. Reading is a great way to sharpen your personal skills to run your business better. If you’re counting down to your summer vacation, (even if you’re staying […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, How to Start, My Recommendations Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, small business books, start a business

Who’s Going to be on #SmallBizChat July 2012?

June 29, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Join me live every Wednesday, 8PM EST for #SmallBizChat on Twitter. Here’s how: follow @smallbizchat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join the conversation.   July 4 – There will be no show – Happy Independence Day! July 11 – Octavia Conner @SmartChoicellc1 – Simple Bookkeeping Strategies for Busy Small Business Owners July 18 – […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Amit Kumar, entrepreneur, Michael Hyatt, Octavia Connor, small business, SmallBizChat

How a Social CRM System Can Help You Achieve More Sales in Your Small Business

June 28, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Brent Leary @BrentLeary. Brent is Co-founder and Partner of CRM Essentials LLC, a CRM consulting and advisory firm focused on small and […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Brent Leary, CRM, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Service

5 Steps to Get Started Quickly with Video

June 26, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

The best way to integrate video as part of your marketing is to GET STARTED! Don’t expect perfection or else you’ll be waiting for a lifetime. Perfection comes with practice and these tips will help get the ball rolling for you and allow you to feel more confident when creating your videos! 1) Don’t let […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: entrepreneur, Krizia, using video in a small business, video

Best Practices for Lead Generation in a Small Business

June 25, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

Sponsored Post Are you struggling to figure out how to generate new leads in your business? Well Yahoo! Small Business @ysmallbusiness will be sponsoring a live Tweet Chat with me, @SmallBizLady, on Twitter Thursday June 28th from 3:30-4:30 ET to help you with this challenge. Yahoo! recently launched a free Marketing Dashboard  to help SMBs […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Social Media Tagged With: lead generation, tweetchat, twitterchat, yahoo small business, YDashboard

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