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How To Improve SEO On WordPress?

October 5, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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We started with one assumption while preparing this list of SEO strategies: you’re busy. So, these are approaches that you can use right now (long-term commitment is not required). Of course, there are many more techniques, but this is a beautiful place to start. Remember, you don’t have to utilize all of these (though you […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: internal and external links, Permalinks, rank higher in the search engines, search engine rankings, SEO technique, sitemaps, web hosting provider

How to Build Great Sales Funnels

October 4, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Developing and managing sales funnels is one of the most powerful marketing engagement tools in your small business. Email marketing is your follow-up system in your business. Each type of sales funnel is a tactic of email marketing and can impact buyer behavior. Marketing happens in stages. It is the customer-buyer journey and the execution […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: email marketing, email nurture sequences, five stages of customer buyer journey, free sales funnel webinar, sales funnels are important, Value ladders

Developing A Marketing Strategy – 4 Critical Steps for Success: Part I

October 4, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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It’s time to take marketing seriously. You may have a fantastic product or service, but if customers are not aware it exists, there’s no point in being in business. To make sure your product is exposed to consumers, you need marketing strategies that work for your small business. This article will focus on developing a […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: Create Customer Value, Define Your Target Market, developing a successful marketing plan, developing your marketing plan, marketing strategy, unique selling proposition

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Ultimate Performance and Productivity with Joseph McClendon III

September 30, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Joseph McClendon III is a doctor of neuropsychology and an ultimate performance specialist. He taught at the University of California, Los Angeles for seven years and has lectured at Harvard University and many Fortune 500 companies in the US and around the world. Joseph has been working with best-selling author, Tony Robbins, since 1986 […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: control your inner voice, elevate their performance, maximize productivity, overcome fears, small business productivity

9 Essentials to Create a Winning Business Plan

September 28, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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There is truth in the old adage, “if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.”  This is no different for your business. If you don’t have a formal business plan for your scale-up business, then now is a good time to look at what you need to include to help you create the […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: business funding, business plan, efficient and productive business, roadmap to achieve success, strategic sales and marketing plan

6 Tips on How to Build a Successful Brand on Amazon

September 27, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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If you run an ecommerce business and you’re not selling on Amazon, you need to get on it. Around 197 million shoppers head to the online platform each month for their shopping needs, making it one of the most lucrative places to sell your products.  For those new to the Amazon platform, it can be […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: build your brand on Amazon, competitors on Amazon, profitable type of product to sell on Amazon, sell on Amazon, selling on amazon

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Getting Started in the CBD Industry with Kayla Fioravanti

September 23, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Kayla Fioravanti is an award-winning author, aromatherapist, and leading expert in the natural cosmetics industry with over 20 years of experience as a cosmetic formulator. Inspired by her deep passion for aromatherapy and natural personal care products, she co-founded Essential Wholesale in 1998—starting in her kitchen and growing into a multi-million dollar business. Since 2017, […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: CBD Business, CBD Industry, natural cosmetic industry, starting a CBD business, to build a line of CBD products to sell

Content Marketing Ideas for Small Businesses

September 21, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Understanding Content Marketing  So, you have created the product that everybody wants. Great! But now what?  Gone are those days when boring television ads were the talk of the town. If Charli d’Amelio has not endorsed your product in one of her sassy Tik Toks, or if it is not trending on your customer base’s […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: content marketing, content marketing strategies, organic traffic, small business content marketing, updating content

12 Things You Should Know Before Starting Your Own Small Business

September 20, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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I’ve been in business for more than 20 years and every so often, I think back on what life was like as a young business owner. Of course, it’s important not to dwell on the past and be forward-thinking, but you can learn from the wrong turns you made in the past. Additionally, I can […]

Filed Under: 12 Things, Grow Your Business Tagged With: healthy work-life balance, line of credit, positive cash flow, tax budgeting and planning, young business owner

September 2021 #Smallbizchat: Get Starting with a CBD Business

September 16, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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#Smallbizchat Podcast LIVE is a monthly video interview show where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Please join us live every third Wednesday of the month from 8-9 pm ET Live on my SmallBizLady Facebook […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: business owner, cannabis industry, CBD Industry, holistic marketing, influencer marketing

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