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5 Ways to SEO Power Your Blog

July 22, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article You are taking all levels of effort to make sure your blog is branded, engaging and consistent, but are you powering it with SEO tactics to fuel an engagement from the most important of Internet entities – Google? Google loves to scour blogs and is happy (yes, happy) to reward genuine ‘white hat’ […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: @milestech, blogging for business, Chris Miles, SEO, small business tips

9 Steps to Building Your Social Media Following

June 16, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Five years ago, when I was waiting for my publisher to release my bestselling book Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, I knew that I needed to build an audience for my book and I needed an author platform to market the book. After a conversation with PR maven Cathy Larkin @CathyWebsavvyPR, we decided that […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: small business, social media

Blogging Series Part 2: How to Launch a Blog

July 14, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Blogging is the best thing I ever could have done for my business. Why? Because when new clients contact me for my marketing consulting services, we do not ever discuss if I can solve their problem, we only discuss my availability and the fee. My expertise is so well demonstrated online through blogging, that I […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: blogging for business, how to start a blog

Blogging Series Part 1: Why Everyone Should Blog

July 7, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Content is currency online. If you have a small business, I am quite sure that your business could benefit from demonstrating your expertise online through blogging. There are all types of ways to communicate with your target customers on a blog; you can write, post pictures, develop videos or post audio interviews. Blogs used to […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Social Media Tagged With: blogging for business, drive traffic, small business blogs

3 Questions to Ask During Your Social Media Audit

July 1, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article Now that everyone’s well on the “Social media bandwagon,” it’s time for the savvy entrepreneur to access their position with their online marketing to see where they stand. Traditionally, you would perform a “Social Media Audit” as you are launching a social media campaign to understand what your competition is doing and get […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media Tagged With: @kindracotton, Kindra Cotton, social media marketing

10 Do’s & Don’ts for Small Business Owners on Google+

May 13, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article Over its nearly 3 years of existence, Google’s social platform has exceeded earlier expectations and has now become a respected partner in the digital arena.  So the question becomes how do you buddy up to this social giant and improve your social visibility in the online space?  Here are 10 strategies any brand […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media Tagged With: @leahrise, Google Plus, Leah Rise

4 Ways to Kickstart Your Small Business Marketing Efforts Now

May 5, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

All too often small businesses slash marketing budgets when funds get tight. However, finding and attracting the right customers is fundamental to business growth. Marketing your small business doesn’t have to be difficult but it certainly takes some planning. As we approach the third quarter of the year, I’m going to share 4 ways to […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Social Media Tagged With: find new customers, small business marketing

How to Take Your Blog to the Next Level

October 8, 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 Anita Campbell @smallbiztrends. The editor and chief contributor of http://www.smallbiztrends.com, one of the most widely read small business blogs on the internet. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: Anita Campbell, blog strategy, Blog to the next Level, blogging, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, smallbiztrends

Is Cold Calling DEAD?

October 29, 2009 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 Wed. on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @BradfordShimp. Bradford is a small business expert and the blogger behind All Business Answers. The goal of allbizanswers.com is to answer common […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: allbizanswers.com, bradford shimp, cold calling, melinda emerson, small business ideas, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, twitter

Do You Need A Business Plan?

November 5, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 6 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 @TimBerry. Tim Berry is president and founder of Palo Alto Software, founder of bplans.com, and a co-founder of Borland International. He built […]

Filed Under: How to Start, My Recommendations, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: bplans.com, business plan, business planning, BusinessPlanPro, melinda emerson, Plan as you go, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, Tim Berry

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