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How to Develop a Killer Marketing Plan For Your Small Business – Part 1

July 13, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

  Marketing is one of the most critical components of your business’ success. You may have a fantastic product or service, but if customers are not aware it exists, there’s no point to being in business. In order to make sure your product is exposed to consumers, you need to develop a robust marketing plan […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing Tagged With: Marketing Plan, target market

3 SEO Tactics Could Get You Kicked Out of Google

July 7, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article Ever dabbled in SEO before? You know, Search Engine Optimization? It’s a way to use content to try to get more organic traffic from search engines like Google. If you have, you might have experience with the spectrum that is everything you can do to allegedly help your site rise in the search […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: @lizlockard, black hat, Liz Lockard, search engine optimization, SEO, white hat

Five Free Resources for Making Infographics

July 6, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

By now we have all heard (and maybe even repeated) the axiom that visuals increase audience engagement. However, using sources like Shutterstock or Getty Images for attractive visuals is only part of the equation. Infographics are another source of visual communication and have the advantage of being portable, linkable, and able to break down complex […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Technology Tagged With: infographics software

How to Turn Content into Cash

May 28, 2015 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 interview with @strategicopy. Mike Connolly helps thought leaders make money online with web content that sells. He’s written for dozens of industry […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @strategicopy, content marketing, Mike Connolly

How to Stand Out as a Small Business

May 21, 2015 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @dorieclark. Dorie Clark is an Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the author […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @dorieclark, Dorie Clark, small business branding, small business marketing

How to Write Emails That Will be Read

May 26, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article In today’s digital age, it’s not uncommon to send and receive hundreds of emails on a daily basis. If you have your own business, it’s a fantastic opportunity to introduce your company to prospective clients. Getting people to actually read your emails, however, is another matter. For anyone who wants to send effective […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: @beirnesophia, email marketing, small business marketing, Sophia Beirne

8 Marketing Tips for Small Businesses

March 24, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

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Guest Article As a small business owner, you have the advantage to be nimble with your marketing. You can get creative investing in guerilla marketing activities or learn from big company victories – and big company mistakes. While you might not have the budget that larger companies have, you can still produce effective marketing. Here […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: @codycjensen, Cody Jensen, small business marketing

How to Develop a One-Page Marketing Plan

May 7, 2015 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 @thep3solution. Sherron Washington is an energetic marketing and communication professional, with a record of achievement in creating innovative marketing and […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @thep3solution, Sherron Washington, small business marketing plan

7 Ways to Compete for Your Target Audience with Facebook Ads

May 4, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

As Facebook’s reach continues to expand, more and more small businesses have Facebook Pages. In fact, a whopping 30 million businesses have a presence on Facebook. Facebook maintains its advantage in providing you with a great way to organically interact with a sophisticated and active audience. One of the best ways to leverage the social […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: advertising on facebook, Facebook ads, small business marketing

How to Market Your Crowdfunding Campaign

April 27, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

It’s no surprise that small business owners are using crowdfunding to raise capital for business ventures or startup projects, especially at a time when bank loans are not easily available to small businesses, and lines of credit are also hard to come by. But if you’re considering crowdfunding, make sure you spend plenty of time […]

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