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7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business

July 9, 2018 By Melinda Emerson

I’ve been in business nearly 20 years and in that time many people have called me asking for advice about what they need to know to start a business. After being about asked how to transition from employee to entrepreneur over a hundred times, I was inspired to write my bestselling book, Become Your Own […]

Why Nobody Reads Your Small Business Blog?

July 5, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Business owners and bloggers often ask me for advice about how to grow the readership of their blog. When I mention I’m a writer and content marketing strategist, the interrogation begins. Why doesn’t anyone come to my blog? Why doesn’t anyone share my content? I’m a good writer, right? I’ve written countless blog […]

Who’s on #Smallbizchat July 2018

July 3, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation 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 on Twitter every Wednesday 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag #Smallbizchat and click here for directions […]

How the Boost Your 3rd Quarter Sales

July 2, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

This week kicks of the beginning of third quarter which means you have basically a little more than five months to reach you annual revenue goal. But if you are too busy making the donuts to focus on closing your next large donut order you will soon have yet another cash crunch. If you are […]

How to Retain Customers

June 28, 2018 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Shari Levitin is an internationally known sales strategist, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and author of Heart and Sell: 10 Universal Truths Every […]

7 Smartphone Apps for Busy Small Business Owners

June 26, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Having your own business and being your own boss is a huge accomplishment. The mere fact that you have opted for a more challenging path to build a business is something to already be proud of. As many of us are running businesses on the go, it’s has become really important to stay […]

How to Create a Conversion Funnel

June 25, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you use social media marketing to promote your business the goal is to drive traffic to your business website. But what happens when they prospect lands on your site? If you sell products on your website, how you treat a lead that arrives on your site is of the utmost importance. Without proper nurturing, […]

How to Handle HR Issues In Your Small Business

June 21, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

This week on #Smallbizchat LIVE our show featured three guests, HR Expert Oginga Carr @OgingaCarr Sales Expert Shawn Karol Sandy @ShawnSandy1 and Veteran Entrepreneur @Twyla Garrett I pulled three of the best questions from each of them to share with you. Every third Wed of the month, Smallbizchat Live is broadcast on my SmallBizLady Facebook […]

How to Get Started with a Podcast

June 18, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you are going to start doing a podcast to create content to promote your business, there are a few things that you need to know. Doing a podcast is hard work, so in order to leverage it to drive brand awareness and sales in your business you need a refined topic, a regular schedule, […]