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Six Reasons Your Business Needs to Be on Social Media

September 1, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

As time rushes past, we are witnessing the world of digital marketing skyrocket into one of the most beneficial assets to a business’s success. The realm of social media has grown exponentially in the last 10 years and is now one of the most fruitful options a business can employ in the marketing world. The […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media Tagged With: social media

3 Easy Hacks to Improve Your Small Business’s Cybersecurity

March 2, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

3 Easy Hacks to Improve Your Small Business’s Cybersecurity OG

The freedom that the internet has given consumers and businesses is among one of the most important developments in our modern society.  Among the changes, our free market has evolved to a mostly eCommerce market, and as a result, the barriers for entry for many niches are as low as ever. If you want to […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: cyber threats, cybersecurity, ecommerce platforms, small business cybersecurity, small business passwords, well-coded web domain

How to Help Employees Still Struggling with Remote Work?

January 19, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

How to Help Employees Still Struggling with Remote Work Open Graph

Sure, work from home is easy for many of us. Remote working has lots of benefits of its own—no frustrating commute to the office, no office-floor distractions, and no colleagues intruding your workflow.  Many of us are much more productive and engaged now after the world went to lockdowns. However, many employees are still struggling […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: managing remote team, remote employees, remote work, struggling remote worker, struggling with remote work, working remotely from home

10 Ways to Increase Customer Retention to Scale Your Business

March 26, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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A study of Gartner Group suggests that around 80 percent of the average company’s future gains will come from the existing 20 percent of customers. It may sound like a broken record, but it is essential to keep in mind that existing customers are the lifelines of each and every company. That’s why many emphasize […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Guest Articles Tagged With: customer retention, Customer Retention Strategies, Customer satisfaction, keep customers, proactive customer retention, Retention Strategies

3 Signs Your Cash Flow is in Trouble

September 22, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

As a small business owner, you’ll hear a thousand times over that “cash flow is the lifeblood of your business.” Even if you’re sick of hearing it, it’s important for you recognize why the saying is so popular. Cash flow management will literally make or break your small business. According to Dun and Bradstreet, 90% of […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles Tagged With: cash flow, finance

How to Get Your Small Business Ready for Mobile First Indexing

May 15, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article More than half of all internet searches take place on mobile devices. Now, Google has decided that they are going to adapt their search engine to this trend by prioritizing mobile first indexing. Google has already started testing mobile-first indexing with a small number of websites and expects to fully roll out the […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: mobile devices, mobile first indexing

How to Enjoy a Vacation When You’re a Freelancer

June 16, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

How to Enjoy a Vacation When You’re a Freelancer Open Graph

When you freelance, there’s no one you can immediately delegate to. And it’s not like you can inform your boss of your intention to take a couple of weeks off, and get paid for the privilege either. This is not a gripe at the unfairness of it all when you are a freelancer; obviously there […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: digital detox, enjoy vacation time, Freelance, planned vacation time, using a virtual assistant

How to create lead magnets for your small business

August 14, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Leads magnets are undeniably one of the most efficient and gainful ways to collect contact information from your website. By offering something valuable to potential customers in exchange for their email address or cell phone number, you create a mutually beneficial scenario – making internet users more likely to trust you with their […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: create a lead magnet, generate leads, lead magnet

5 Things Online Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Stay Ahead of Competition

February 4, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

COMPETITION - DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY

Often, we get asked by entrepreneur online business owners, “how do I beat the competition and steer ahead.” It’s a question that has remained the center of debate for many years. Businesses invest intensely to achieve their competitive edge but sometimes no matter how good their product is or how big of a name they […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: business competition, digital marketing strategy

Top Franchise Opportunities for 2017

February 7, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article If you’ve ever asked yourself: “What kind of business should I start?” that means you have a spark of entrepreneurism in you. If you don’t have an idea that you want to operationalize, a franchise business could be a good option for you. Franchise opportunity? If you’re looking for stability through business ownership […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: franchise opportunity, how to start a small business

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