We all spend a lot of time developing content but if you can’t get anyone to share it in order to drive traffic back to your website, it could all be a waste of time. If you want to get people to share you latest blog posts you must understand why people hit “like” or […]
How To Find Out Where Your Customers Are Online
Customers are the lifeblood of your small business. Finding out where your customers are online is also a crucial part of your efforts to build your business. There are many ways to raise your profile with potential customers, but too many business owners waste a lot of time using five or more social media sites […]
Content Marketing & Social Media for Small Businesses
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @TedRubin. Ted Rubin is a leading Social Marketing Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Brand Evangelist, and Acting CMO of Brand Innovators. Many people in the social media world know Ted […]
How and When to Protect Your Intellectual Property in Your Small Business
Every business starts out from an idea. No matter where you are in the stage of solidifying your business idea or executing your business plan, intellectual property is a substantial part of the plan and you want to timely and correctly protect this valuable asset, especially as you try to get your endeavor off the […]
How to Develop Content if You Hate Writing
We tend to think of content, or content marketing, in terms of words. We know we need to create how-to articles, listicles (a numbered or bullet-pointed list) and informative blog posts in the hopes that readers will latch onto them, become fans of our brands and eventually buy from us. But what happens if you […]
Facebook for Small Businesses
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @MariSmith. Often referred to as “the Queen of Facebook,” Mari Smith is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on […]
How to Beat the Mid-Campaign Curse in your Crowdfunding Campaign
If you’ve ever started a crowdfunding or fundraising campaign before, you likely know about the mid-campaign curse. Most crowdfunding and fundraising campaigns start strong only to struggle until the last few days, but that doesn’t have to happen to your campaign. Months of buildup and pre-launch buzz ensure good fundraising over the first couple of […]
How to Develop a Killer Marketing Plan – Part II
It’s great that you have a marketing plan, now you must determine how you will pay for your outreach efforts. In Part I of this series, we focused on how to develop a killer marketing plan. Now you need to budget what you will spend on marketing. Creating a budget is not always the fun […]
How to Position Your Business For Profitability
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @darnyellejervey. Darnyelle A. Jervey, MBA is an award winning author, sought after speaker, award-winning certified business coach and marketing consultant. […]
How To Investigate A Business Customer’s Credit
Guest Article You have a new customer and they want to pay after you deliver your product or service. Essentially they are asking you to extend them credit. Like every bank that lends money, you should check your customer’s credit to make sure they have the financial capability to pay you when the time comes. […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 140
- 141
- 142
- 143
- 144
- …
- 242
- Next Page »