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Best of Blogs of 2023

December 18, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Welcome to the “Best of Blogs 2023” on SucceedAsYourOwnBoss.com! Discover the insights and strategies that stood out this year, covering essential topics for entrepreneurial success. From crafting a powerful brand position to mastering email marketing, diving into profitable podcasting, leveraging the impact of video marketing, unlocking the art of writing a book, and building a […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Become Your Own Boss Tips, Branding & Marketing, Customer Service, Grow Your Business, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: attract corporate sponsorships, brand positioning, Create Customer Value, customer value, email marketing, launch your business, monetize your podcast, professional speaking, video marketing

10 Holiday Sales Tips to Help You Prep Ahead for the Best Season Yet

September 4, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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September is here, and the unofficial countdown to the holiday season has begun. I always advise small business owners to plan for the holiday season early, but it’s even more critical this year. Given the unique challenges we’re facing (from the economy to hiring to a resurgence of health concerns), you need to jump-start your […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Grow Your Business Tagged With: holiday sales, holiday sales tips, holiday season, limited time offers, successful marketing channels

10 Bible Verses Every Small Business Owner Needs for 2023

January 16, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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2023 is another opportunity to grow your business and glorify the Lord. If you have been following this blog for a long time, you know that every year on Martin Luther King Day, I publish the bible verses I believe every small business owner needs for the new year. God’s words will lend strength on […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Grow Your Business Tagged With: glorify the Lord, grow your business, listen for God's voice, long suffering, personal bible verse

How to Become a National Brand

July 10, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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When you build a powerful personal brand, speaking opportunities, media requests, and corporate opportunities will come banging down your door. Creating a national brand means you no longer need to explain your expertise or solutions or pitch yourself. Your clients will already know what you do, and your conversation becomes about interest and availability. It’s the […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Grow Your Business Tagged With: brand identity, build a powerful personal brand, building your brand, national brand, target audience

10 Ways to Monetize a Podcast

May 29, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Throughout our enlightening series on podcasting, we’ve covered several key facets that every small business owner should know.  We started the journey with the article How to Start a Podcast in 10 Easy Steps, providing a simple yet comprehensive guide to launching your podcast.  We then delved into the essential topic of promotion with 14 […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Branding & Marketing Tagged With: advertising, getting started with podcast, monetize ayour podcast, pitch yourself to a podcast, promote a podcast

10 Video Marketing Ideas to Build Customer Relationships

April 10, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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As a small business owner, building strong relationships with your customers is essential to your success. You need to connect with your customers, establish trust and credibility, and showcase your products or services. One powerful tool you can use to achieve these goals is video. Below I share 10 video marketing ideas to help you […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Branding & Marketing Tagged With: build customer relationships, customer, how-to video, small business video marketing, video marketing

The Right Way To Make Sales Calls For Your Small Business

March 8, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 12 Comments

I have recently been exposed to too many instances of sales calls that are inappropriate and ineffective to actually make a sale.  Social media networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook are great for making the initial connection, but if you do not take the time to interact and actually build a relationship with your […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Become Your Own Boss Tips, Customer Service, My Recommendations, Your Small Business Tagged With: cold calls, customers, melinda emerson, planning, relationship management, sales, selling, small business, smallbizlady, social media networks

How to Develop a Marketing Budget for Your Small Business

February 20, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Developing a marketing budget might be the last thing you want to deal with in your business, but it is necessary. Your current stage of business will impact how much you’ll need to spend on brand awareness and outreach. In general, expect to spend more when you’re in the start-up phase than once you’re up […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Branding & Marketing Tagged With: building a marketing budget, common marketing mistakes, effective marketing budget, revenue on marketing, set up a marketing budget

10 E-commerce Strategies to Weather an Economic Downturn

February 6, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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According to Bloomberg’s December 2022 survey, economists say there is a 70 percent chance that the US will experience a recession in 2023. As a small business coach, the first thing I need to tell you is DON’T PANIC! The economy regularly cycles through highs and lows, and if you are prepared, you’ll weather the […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Grow Your Business Tagged With: e-commerce business owners, economic downturn, email marketing, optimize your website, recession, sales and marketing strategy

10 Tips to Creating an Effective Content Calendar

August 1, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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A content calendar is an easy way to preserve your most scarce resource as a business owner: your time. It is an effective tool for coordinating content creation and helps you manage your weekly workload into clear, manageable assignments. The key is to create content ahead of time to give yourself time to do it […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Grow Your Business Tagged With: best content topics, content calendar, content creation, planning your content, social channels

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