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How to Hire Great Employees for Your Small Business

February 11, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Many small business owners are so busy running their businesses that hiring employees can slip to the bottom of the list – until a major ball gets dropped. When that happens, often entrepreneurs will compromise and grab the first person who comes along.  They don’t interview multiple candidates, check references, or even develop a detailed […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, My Recommendations Tagged With: firing employees, Hiring, hiring employees

When is the Last Time You Took a Hard Look at Your Small Business?

February 25, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Once you have been running your business for a while, your original business model may no longer work. You may have a good brand, long time customers and word of mouth referrals, but your business is no longer growing. Your revenues are flat. You might be able to pay all the bills from the business […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: business planning, small business

10 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Small Business

January 14, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Sponsored Post A New Year is a great opportunity to make a new start in your business. If you had a great year in 2012, congratulations and keep the momentum going! If you were thrilled to see 2012 go, now is the time to build a plan so that you can make 2013 the best […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: #fedexoffice, #SMBresolutions, blogtalkradio, Google, pinterest, youtube

5 Things Every Entrepreneur Must Do Each Day

October 17, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 42 Comments

Meditate– The worst thing you can do for your business is start each day in a race. I am strong believer in thinking about your day before you jump into it. I start each day in prayer before I leave my bed. I find that I am able to keep a positive disposition throughout my […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, My Recommendations Tagged With: 1 hour A day, 3 three existing connections, 5 things, Allyson Lewis, business development, cash flow, Featured Post, follow-up, get your plan together, Meditate, melinda emerson, Oprah Winfrey, small business, smallbizlady

National Small Business Week is Here!

May 21, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

America’s #1 Small Business Expert Joins the New York Times. I am excited to announce that I am joining the writing team at the You’re the Boss section of The New York Times. Premiering this May, my column on social media and small businesses will run weekly on the blog centered on small business ownership […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: FedEx, Jennifer Abernethy, national small business week, New York Times, SmallBizChat, social media marketing, Verizon Small Business

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

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