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How to Build a Social Media Brand

May 4, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 28 Comments

Sponsored Post Social media has leveled the playing field for small business owners in today’s marketing environment. It’s all about two-way communication with customers. Building a social media brand is a major factor in small business success, but the key is being niche focused. Beyond having a website, you need to make sure that you […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Social Media Tagged With: #fedexoffice, facebook, Google, linkedin, pinterest, social media, tumblr, tweetchat, twitter

Liz Lynch QA How to Be a Power Networker

May 3, 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 Liz Lynch @liz_lynch.  Liz is an international speaker, business development expert, and the author of Smart Networking: Attract a Following In Person […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Women in Business Tagged With: build your network, Liz Lynch, networking

Who’s On #SmallBizChat May 2012

May 2, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. Here are the upcoming guests for May 2012… 5/2 Liz Lynch @Liz_lynch Author Smart Networking on How to be a Power Networker 5/9 Amy Palmer @FearBustinSales on How to Get Over Your Fear of Selling 5/16 Alfred Edmond Jr. @AlfrededmondJr – Editor […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: SmallBizChat

5 Things You Could Do Today to Generate a Sale

May 1, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

It’s May.  That means it’s National Small Business Month and it’s time for you to get serious about your business. Answer these questions about your business: Have you updated your business plan?  Are you using your business plan to run your small business?  Do you have monthly/weekly sales goals?  Do you know by the 15th […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business info

7 Businesses to Start For Under $500

April 30, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 14 Comments

When you see a friend’s kitchen clutter, do you dive right in to bring order it?  Are you the go-to girl for hair and makeup advice? Are you “that guy” who can fix anything technical or mechanical? If you’ve ever considered becoming your own boss, this could be the right time to turn your talent […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, How to Start Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneurs, hobby to business

How to Grow a Billion Dollar Membership Site QA

April 26, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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 Alexis Maybank @giltfounder Alexis cofounded Gilt Groupe with her best friend Alexandra Wilkis Wilson. Gilt Groupe took only four years to take […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Mompreneurs, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: membership sites, online business, retail, SmallBizChat

Smallbizchat Celebrates 3 Years of Helping Thousands of Entrepreneurs

April 25, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Today marks the third anniversary of my Twitter talk show #Smallbizchat. We launched the weekly #Smallbizchat, in April of 2009, as a peer-to-peer mentoring program to help early stage entrepreneurs get answers to their small business questions. The goal was to provide information to help end small business failure.  With 82% of small businesses going […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, small business, SmallBizChat, twitter

How To Game Google to Improve Your Search Engine Rankings

April 24, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Online, it’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. Google seems to be a great partner one moment, and the next it makes a change that turns it into your worst enemy. That’s the challenge facing today’s online marketers. bloggers, webmasters…whatever you call us. While we all want to be at the top […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Technology Tagged With: Google, Russ Fordyce, search engine optimizaton, SEO

Are You Doing Your #1 Job as an Entrepreneur

April 23, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Your skills as an entrepreneur can make the difference between a booming enterprise and closing your doors far too soon. Your #1 job as a small business owner is to sell. Your job is to motivate, inspire and convince customers, potential investors, and often family that your business idea is worthwhile. It typically requires passion […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: entrepreneur, sales, small business, small business tips

How to Use Facebook to Grow Your Small Business

April 19, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 12 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 AK Stout @akstout18. AK has been working with social media for the past 6 years,  as one of the first group introduced […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: facebook, SmallBizChat, social media

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