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Small Businesses: Systematize or Die!

January 23, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @SweetProcess. Owen McGab Enaohwo is co-founder of SweetProcess, an application developed to document repetitive tasks that eat up precious time for […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @SweetProcess. Owen McGab Enaohwo, small business systems, systematization, systematized

How to Use Twitter to Boost Your Business Presence

January 30, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

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 @NikaStewart. Nika Stewart, Co-founder & CEO of GhostTweeting.com, is an early adopter of social media. From her roots as an event […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: @nikastewart, how to use twitter, Nika Stewart, twitter for small business

How to Start a Business In This Economy

August 6, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

From time to time as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpts from my #SmallBizChat interview on Twitter with Mike Michalowicz aka Toilet Paper Entrepreneur @TPEntrepreneur. Mike Michalowicz has a driving passion for entrepreneurialism. Michalowicz wrote The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur with the sole purpose of giving first time entrepreneurs the […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: how to start, how to start a business, how to start in this economy, melinda emerson, Mike Michalowicz, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, twitter

Managing a Crisis In Your Small Business

August 13, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 2 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 Jane Jordan-Meier @aussiechic on Twitter.  Jane is a famous import from Australia.  She has worked for many years in and around the […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: crisis comunications, crisis media plan, Jane Jordan Meier, manage the media, managing a crisis, melinda emerson, protect your reputation online, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, twitter

Healthcare Reform and Your Small Business

August 20, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Other than payroll, healthcare benefits represent the second or third largest cost center in any small business.  Subsequently, too many small business owners often cannot afford to provide health insurance coverage for their employees.  The current heath care debate presents an excellent opportunity to examine the pros and cons of the health care reform bill […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, My Recommendations, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: health care, health care reform, small business, small business info, SmallBizChat

How to Become a Family First Entrepreneur

August 27, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Each week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpted from my #smallbizchat interview on Twitter with @MarcWarnke. He’s the author of  ONO, Options Not Obligations  Family First Enterpreneur.  Marc has had some incredible life experiences as a result of his entrepreneurial successes.  He was able to semi-retire for three years as […]

Filed Under: My Recommendations, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: author, Family First Entrepreneur, how to participate in smallbizchat, Marc Warnke, melinda emerson, ONO, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

How to Write Web Copy That Sells

July 2, 2009 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

From time to time as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpted from my #smallbizchat interview with Monica Day @monicaaday about writing web copy that sells. Monica Day is a full-time direct mail copywriter. She primarily writes for clients who have information products in the financial, travel, and self-improvement industries. Monica […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: call to action, DRC, SEO copywriting, SmallBizChat, taglines, web content, web conversion, webcopy

Blogging for Business

July 9, 2009 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

From time to time as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience.  This is an excerpt from my #smallbizchat interview with Meryl K. Evans @merylkevans about Blogging for Business. Blogging is old news by today’s standards as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn dominate the social networking scene. But blogging continues to pick up speed […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: blogging, online brand, small business, social media

How to Be a Guest on #SmallBizChat

July 13, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Thank you for your interest in being a guest on #SmallBizChat! In preparation for the TwitterChat, here is what you should know in order to ensure a great chat experience. #SmallBizChat is a weekly interactive talk show on Twitter for small business owners. It takes place every Wednesday from 8-9 pm eastern time.  Participants and […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: be a guest, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, tweetchat, twitter

Creating Signature Customer Service in Your Small Business

July 16, 2009 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

From time to time as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpts from my #smallbizchat interview on Twitter with Glory Borgeson @GloryBorgeson about creating signature customer service in your small business. GloryBorgeson is a business coach, speaker and author of the book “Catapult Your Business to New Heights.” http://tinyurl.com/m2rzho SmallBizLady: Why […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: bad customer service, building loyalty, customer service excellence, customer service ideas, Ow! customer service, Wow! customer service

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