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6 Advanced Facebook Marketing Techniques

September 24, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Facebook is the world’s most popular social network. With more than 950+ million users, chances are your target customer is using Facebook. More than 7 million apps and websites integrate with Facebook. The question is, are you leveraging it the right way for your small business? In order to get the most from Facebook, it’s […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Social Media Tagged With: facebook, facebook fan page, facebook marketing, marketing, small business

The New Rules About Blogging for Money

October 12, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

As of December 1, 2009 the Federal Trade Commission is going to require Bloggers, Podcasters and video producers – any producer of consumer-generated content online to disclose any paid endorsements to their followers and audience they communicate with online. These new rules have the potential to change everyone’s online habits. Here’s what you need to […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Mompreneurs, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: blog strategy, blogging, law, small business, small business info

How to Monetize a Blog

July 11, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 14 Comments

In the first two parts of this series on blogging, I discussed how to get started blogging and 9 ways to get your blog to stand out, and now, part three is about how to go pro as a blogger and build a business.  This blog post is all about how to monetize a blog. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Social Media Tagged With: blog, blogging, blogging for business, blogging for money, how to get your blog to stand out, Michael Hyatt

3 New Ways to Network Your Small Business

November 8, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

Recently, I’ve noticed a couple of interesting details about the e-mails I receive inviting me to connect online. First off, I’ve been receiving more invitations than usual. Don’t get be wrong; this is just fine by me, but I started to get curious about why the number was growing at such a fast rate. It […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Social Media Tagged With: business networking sites, business networking websites, business social networking websites, how to network your business, Matt Mansfield, top business networking sites

Small Business SEO Basics

April 29, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 10 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @WayneHurlbert. Wayne is a well known SEO and internet marketing consultant. He is also a highly regarded speaker and business book reviewer. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Your Small Business Tagged With: blogging, melinda emerson, search engine optimization, SEO, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, Wayne Hurlbert

5 Ways to Make More Money in Your Small Business in 2014

January 27, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

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Who doesn’t want to make more money, right? Does making more money and working less interest you? If you want 2014 to be a banner year in your small business, you need to start off strong: evaluate your team, your customers, and your pricing to make sure you are positioned for business growth. Then, make […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: small business strategic plan, small business training

How Women Should be Taking More Risks in Business

September 18, 2014 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @CWEChatham. Rebecca Harris, MBA is the Director of the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Chatham University and has over 20 years of experience […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Women in Business Tagged With: @CWEChatham, MBA, Rebecca Harris, small business risk, women entrepreneurs

Never Be Closing in Small Business

August 7, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @Tim_Hurson. Tim Hurson is founding partner of ThinkX, an international speaker and author of the new book, Never Be Closing. He creates […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @tim_hurson, Never Be Closing, SmallBizChat, Tim Hurson

How to Be The Best Bad Presenter

July 10, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @KarenHough. Karen Hough is CEO of ImprovEdge, Amazon bestselling author, contributor to the Huffington Post, featured in Inc.com, winner of the […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: @karenhough, Karen Hough, small business presentations, small business sales

How to Make Lasting First Impressions

June 26, 2014 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @JanGoss1. Jan Goss helps high performing individuals be their best.  An accomplished singer, songwriter, motivational speaker, and author is on a […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @JanGoss1, Jan Goss

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