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How To Get Started Using Social Media To Promote Your Small Business

July 8, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 12 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview withLiana “Li” Evans @StorySpinner who is known as theonline marketing geek girl who loves all things social media! ­She has been an accomplished […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, Getting started, Liana Evans, marketing, small business info, smallbizlady, social media, social media 101, social media marketing

How Small Businesses Can Make Money

July 15, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 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 Ramit Sethi @Ramit. New York Times bestselling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He co-founded PBwiki and graduated from […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, I will teach you to be rich, melinda emerson, Qualify the business, Ramit Sethi, smallbizlady, start a business, twitter

How to Use LinkedIn to Grow Your Small Business

July 29, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Each week as @Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with @PatriceRutledge.  Patrice is a bestselling author of 30 books on business technology who has been interviewed by CNN, Inc., Fox News, MSN, AOL, and other media outlets around the world. Her […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: linkedin, melinda emerson, small business, SmallBizChat, social media

How to Choose a Small Business Lawyer

August 19, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Each week as @Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with @Corpnet Philip Akalp who is Founder and CEO of www.CorpNet.com. Philip is a trained lawyer who created his first business MyCorporation.com in 1997, which was acquired by Intuit after forming over […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Corp Net, melinda emerson, small business experts, small business layer, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

How to Network Online and Offline for Your Small Business

September 2, 2010 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 Kevin Knebl ( @KevinKnebl ), the owner of Knebl Communications, www.kevinknebl.com, a Colorado-based company specializing in Online and Offline Networking Skills and […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: building a network, Kevin Knebl, melinda emerson, networking, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

Finding and Keeping Clients Using Social Customer Relationship Management

January 14, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Howard Yermish @hyermish. Howard has worked professionally in Internet development since 1993. Howard has consulted on projects for clients such as AOL, Commerce Bank, Disney, Kaiser Permanente, Mattel and Microsoft, as well […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: CRM, customer profiles, customers, Howard Yermish, relationship management, small business, SmallBizChat, social crm, social monitoring

How to Create a Profitable Sales Funnel

January 20, 2011 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Hugh MacFarlane @funnelguy Hugh has 20 years+ experience in working with Business owners, Boards, CEOs, Directors of Sales and Marketing with products […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Hugh MacFarlane, marketing, sales, sales funnel, SmallBizChat, tweetchat

How to Use Google Analytics to Grow Your Business

January 27, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 8 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Pierre DeBois @ZimanaAnalytics.  Pierre is the founder of Zimana (www.zimana.com), a consultancy providing strategic analysis to small and midsize businesses that rely on Web analytics data. SmallBizlady: Why is web analytics […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: analytics, Google, marketing, SmallBizChat, social media metrics, website analytics

Email Productivity Tips: How to Manage Your Inbox

February 3, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Marsha Egan (CPCU, PCC)  @marshaegan.  Marsha is CEO of The Egan Group, Inc., a Reading, Pennsylvania based workplace productivity coaching firm. She is author of Inbox Detox and the Habit of E-mail Excellence. She […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: email, how to, marsha egan, Productivity, SmallBizChat, Time management

How to Legally Protect Your Small Business Brand

February 10, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Aurelia Mitchell Durant @brandprotectors  Aurelia  is an Intellectual Property Attorney specializing in Copyright and Trademark Protection. She is committed to guiding business owners on how to own their brand. She has […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: brand, branding, copyright, legal, online brand, service mark, SmallBizChat, trademark

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