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How to Build a Brand on Amazon

October 3, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

How to Build a Brand on Amazon- OG

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 Andrew Morgans, @MarknologyE. Andrew is a thought leader in the Amazon Branding space. He is the founder of Marknology™, a Kanas […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Amazon, amazon business, amazon sales, amazon seller, branding, build a brand on Amazon, ecommerce, marketing, selling on amazon, small business branding

Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Sales, Networking, and Social Media with Brynne Tillman

October 2, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Brynne Tillman is a top sales expert, keynote speaker, and the author of the Amazon bestseller, The LinkedIn Sales Playbook: A Tactical Guide to Social Selling. She is a career sales professional and the CEO of Social Sales Link, an online resource for business professionals to learn the art and craft of social selling through […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast

How to Present Your Business Proposal to Win Clients

October 1, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

How to Present Your Business Proposal to Win Client- OG

Proposing your business plan in front of the clients is the culmination of a very long sales process. The chances are that you spent a great deal of time preparing your pitch…but the thought of presenting it might horrify you because you are afraid you won’t keep your audience hooked. This article will surely help […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: business pitch, business plan, business presentation, business proposal, customer service in small business, pitch

20 Best Places to Pitch a Guest Blog Post

September 30, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

20 Best Places to Pitch a Guest Blog Post - OG

If you are using content marketing, blogging, and SEO, to grow your small business brand, guest blogging is an effective way to go about it. Guest blogging is when you write a blog post for someone else’s website. To properly pitch a guest blog post, the key is to understand the purpose of the blog/website […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Your Small Business Tagged With: benefits of blogging, blog, blogging rules, business blog, guest blog, guest blog post, guest blogging, small business blog, small business blogging

September 2019 #SmallBizChat: How to Build Wealth, Turn Traffic into Conversions, and Tell Your Story

September 26, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

How to Build Wealth, Turn Traffic into Conversions, and Tell Your Story- OG

Once a month as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on #SmallBizChat LIVE. The show takes place on the 4th Wednesday of every month from 8-9 pm ET and is streamed live on my Facebook fan page, my YouTube channel, and Twitter page.  This is excerpted from my recent September 2019 #SmallBizChat LIVE interview with […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: branding, conversions, copywriting, debt, grow your small business, sales, small business marketing, small business story, storytelling, value of money, wealth

8 Tips for a Better Small Business Loan Application

September 24, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Small Business Loan Application - OG

You can apply for a small business loan today from many different lenders, both traditional and alternative. These can help you expand your business, hire new employees, increase your sales or product research budget, and more. Here, we’ll explore 8 quick tips to help you create a better small business loan application. 8 Tips for […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Your Small Business Tagged With: business loan, credit score, financing, loan, loan application, small business, small business loan application, small business loans, small business planning

21 Tips for Managing Your Small Business Finances

September 23, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

21 Tips for Managing Your Small Business Finances - OG

Every small business owner must stay on top of one thing: managing the money. Cash flow is all about how money moves in and out of your business. And your goal should always be to keep cash in your business operating account as long as possible. Managing your small business finances requires a specific skill […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Your Small Business Tagged With: accounting, business budget, cash flow, emergency fund, finance, financial statements, profit, small business finances, small business financial statements, taxes

Getting Better Results from Your Business Blog in 2019

September 19, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Getting Better Results from Your Business Blog in 2019 - OG

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 Carolyn Crummey, @VirTasktic. Carolyn Crummey is the owner of VirTasktic – a content marketing agency that specializes in working with small […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: blog, blogging, blogging rules, blogging strategy, business blog, Content, content marketing, marketing, small business blog

How to Look For Angel Investors If You Are a Female Founder

September 17, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

How to Look For Angel Investors If You Are a Female Founder - OG

 When I meet first-time entrepreneurs, almost every initial conversation eventually turns to “How and where do I look for angel investors”? This process is especially arduous for female founders. In 2018, Fortune magazine reported that only 2.2 percent of all venture capital funding in the U.S. went to companies founded solely by women, and another […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Starting A Small Business, Women in Business Tagged With: angel investor, crowfunding, funding, investment, small business owners, woman owned business, women entrepreneurs

12 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting a Small Business

September 16, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

12 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting a Small Business - OG

 I’ve been in business more than 20 years, and every so often I think back on when I was a young business owner, reflecting on what I wish I knew back before starting a small business. I decided to write this blog post as a message to my younger self. Although it is a little […]

Filed Under: 12 Things, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: new business owners, run your business, running a business, small business, starting a small business

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