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5 Tips for Amazon Sellers to Increase Sales

March 5, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Amazon sellers

Sales on Amazon come down to two main factors: bringing more traffic to your site and converting that traffic into sales. There are several tactics Amazon sellers can implement to improve both of these factors and increase sales volume. Apply them effectively, and you will see your sales go through the roof. Here are our […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: Amazon, amazon seller, business tips, e-commerce, small business, small business tips

Where to Find Support as a Veteran-Owned Business

November 13, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you’re one of the 2.5 million veterans who own a business, or is a vet thinking about starting a business, you should know that there are resources that will help make your journey easier. There are programs specifically designed for veteran-owned businesses. Whether you need financing, a mentor, or just small business training, here […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: support in business, veteran-owned business, veterans

How to Build an Ecommerce Sales Funnel

January 10, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

ecommerce sales funnel

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 John Lawson @colderice. John is the CEO at Colder Ice Media. He is an international keynote speaker and “Commerce evangelist” and […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, How to Start, SmallBizChat Tagged With: ecommerce, ecommerce strategy, john lawson, marketing, online sales, sales, sales funnel, selling online, SmallBizChat

Who’s on #Smallbizchat January 2019

January 2, 2019 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 from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Leadership, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Teams Tagged With: @blakesnow, @fitzspeak, @Hyken, @sanespaces, @startup_station, @WDSPRMaven, business funding, disrupt competition, Facebook ads, industry disruptor, leadership, Productivity, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social connection, social media plan, Time management

4 Ways Your Inbox is Inhibiting Business Growth (& How to Fix It)

January 8, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

gain control of your email inbox

Sponsored Post The email inbox. It’s still one of the most important tools in your sales process, especially for your sales team’s toolbox. That being said, inefficient use of email and the inbox can cause costly bottlenecks and inhibit long-term business growth. What’s worse, many business owners don’t even realize that they have a problem. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Technology Tagged With: CRM, email, inbox management, mixmax, Productivity

7 Signs It’s Time to Relocate Your Business

January 22, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

relocate your business

Whether an old or new business, it can be easy for companies to think that relocating to a new base can solve the majority of their business problems. However, the probable causes of the problems first need to be assessed to determine if relocating is the solution. It’s important to know what problems can be […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: business decisions, business relocation, jamie costello, relocate your business, relocation

What is a Business Microloan and How Can it Boost Your Start-up

January 8, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Business Microloan

With more and more small businesses launching every day, many entrepreneurs and business owners are finding it increasingly hard to secure financing. This is where microloans come in handy; they are typically provided by non-profits and CDFIs (Community Development Financial Institutions) to provide an efficient, flexible, and fast source of capital to help you get […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: business loan, Business Microloan, loans, microloan, small business loans, startup loan

The Top 5 Things You HAVE to Do Before You Hire a Salesperson

January 1, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

hire a salesperson

As a business owner, my guess is that you spend too much time working in the business and not doing the strategic, thoughtful, meaningful things you thought you would do when you started your business. Maybe you’ve outsourced small things: hired an assistant to help with the day-to-day, hired someone to help with social media, […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Starting A Small Business, Teams Tagged With: hire a salesperson, Hiring, hiring a salesperson, hiring practices, hiring staff, hiring tips for small business

New Year, New Resolve

January 4, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

small business resolutions

The New Year is a great opportunity to have a new start in your business. If you were thrilled to see 2018 come to a close, now is the time to build a plan to execute your best year ever in 2019. Instead of focusing on personal resolutions like losing weight or learning a foreign […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Your Small Business Tagged With: biz tips, building your business, business tips, fix your business, New Year, new year resolution, small business growth, small business tips

Top 12 Podcasts for Small Business Owners

December 20, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

12 Podcasts for Small Business Owners

Listening to podcasts is a great way to learn something when you are on the go. I’m a big fan of going for a long walk or drive and checking out a new episode from some of my favorite business experts. If you are trying to pick up some new skills, or develop a new […]

Filed Under: 12 Things, Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, How to Start, My Recommendations, Your Small Business

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