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Top 30 Online Sales Tools for 2022

December 13, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Sales are hard. While the human element will never be removed from sales, there are so many online sales tools that make selling a lot easier. Learning your best keywords, lead generation, leveraging a CRM system, competitive analysis, or gathering data from other successful Facebook ads… there are many tech tools and services that can […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: Customer Relationship Management, live video and live chat, mixmax, Online Sales Tools, sales and marketing, sales team

How to Resolve Customer Complaints in Your Small Business

April 25, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Research shows that when you answer a customer’s complaint, that customer’s advocacy for the business increases by up to 30%. And if you can actually solve their problem, they remain a customer 70% of the time. Conversely, if you do not answer a customer complaint, the decrease in advocacy is as much as 50%. Not […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Fix Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: customer complaints, happy customers, resolve complaints, small business, unhappy customers

How to Create a Repurpose Strategy for Your Best Content

April 18, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Repurposing content is one of those content marketing strategies that everyone should be doing, but most people forget. The idea of recycling a quality post to use in other types of content is a great opportunity. This blog post will share advice for creating a repurpose strategy, including why you should do it and what […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: Content, content creators, content marketing strategies, Creating a Repurpose Strategy, repurpose strategy

Handling Cash Flow and Your Bank Relationship

April 11, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Poor cash flow management can put you out of business. This article will discuss various strategies for handling cash flow, including securing bank loans and lines of credit, to start and grow your small business. Keeping Track of Finances Want to know the key to handling cash flow? Staying on top of your monthly statements.  […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Fix Your Business Tagged With: cash flow management, cash flow statement, handling cash flow, secure a line of credit, small business cash flow

7 Ways to Attract Corporate Sponsorships

April 4, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Corporate sponsorships are when large companies partner with smaller businesses or influencers to reach their target audience. If you’re a small business owner looking for additional streams of revenue, this is a viable avenue to consider. When you understand how corporate sponsorships work, you can position your business in a way to attract corporate sponsorships. […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: attract corporate sponsorships, corporate sponsor campaign, corporate sponsorships, how corporate sponsorships work, sponsorship

Best Grant and Funding Resources for Women Business Owners

March 21, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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This month is Women’s History Month, an important time to reflect on the progress that women business owners have made, and the challenges that persist.  The past two years have posed incredible challenges for small businesses, especially women-owned small businesses. As female entrepreneurs continue to work to recover and maintain their businesses’ critical roles as […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: grant application, small business grants, women business owners, women entrepreneurship, Women’s History Month

The Complete Guide to Selling Online in 2022 – Part 1

January 24, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Selling online is a great way to make money in a small business. Thousands of people make a living selling their products online, and many others make some extra spending cash selling products on sites like Amazon, Etsy, or eBay. But selling online isn’t as simple as uploading your items and waiting for the cash […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: Amazon Choice Seller, Build an online store on Shopify, Sell on eBay, Set Up an Etsy Store, start selling on Amazon

7 Ways in Which an Influencer can Increase Your Brand Awareness

December 28, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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What is Brand Awareness? Brand awareness is the degree of familiarity that your brand enjoys among your target audience. Let’s say your brand is associated with e-commerce. When your target audience wants to buy something online, would your brand be at the top of their mind? If yes, then your efforts to grow your brand […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business, Uncategorized Tagged With: boost your brand awareness, Brand Awareness, build brand awareness, influencer marketing, partnering with an influencer, strong influencer marketing campaign

How to Reduce Page Load time in 2022?

December 7, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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The ever-growing digital era has taken a sharp edge over the years. It is growing at a rapid pace. Every company, be it a start-up or a vast enterprise, owns a website. A website plays a vital role in converging the viewers towards generating leads that ultimately help in revenue generation.   In addition, there are […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: improve site performance, interactive web pages, optimize image, page load time, responsive browser, SEO

5 Areas to Tune Up Your Business in 2022

December 6, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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2021 has been quite a year. After a complete shutdown in 2020, we were fortunate to open our businesses for the entire year, but it was not at all ‘business like usual.’ With the ongoing pandemic causing financial stress and emotional strain, changes in the market, and problems with employment, it was a tough year, […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: boost your small business, small business finances, small business marketing, small business online presence, Tune Up Your Business, tune up your business in 2022

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