The fast-moving flow of information in social media can be intimidating to even the most computer-savvy among us. To a budding small business owner, it can be daunting. Yet if you want your business to succeed, you can’t afford to ignore that world. Fortunately, there is a way to conquer that world and make it […]
How to Avoid Facebook Group Disasters
With Facebook reaching the 900 million mark, there should be no surprise that it is a terrific tool to use in the quest for business exposure. Joining a Facebook group seems to make sense; it’s a great way to expose your brand and/or find a new business opportunities. With countless groups on the social network […]
5 Steps to Get Started Quickly with Video
The best way to integrate video as part of your marketing is to GET STARTED! Don’t expect perfection or else you’ll be waiting for a lifetime. Perfection comes with practice and these tips will help get the ball rolling for you and allow you to feel more confident when creating your videos! 1) Don’t let […]
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Best Practices for Lead Generation in a Small Business
Sponsored Post Are you struggling to figure out how to generate new leads in your business? Well Yahoo! Small Business @ysmallbusiness will be sponsoring a live Tweet Chat with me, @SmallBizLady, on Twitter Thursday June 28th from 3:30-4:30 ET to help you with this challenge. Yahoo! recently launched a free Marketing Dashboard to help SMBs […]
How to Get Started Blogging
This is the first article of a three part series on blogging, which is a terrific way to promote your small business. It is such a low cost and effective way to market your business to your target customer and raise your thought leadership in your industry. The series will focus on How to Get Started […]
9 Ways To Get Your Blog to Stand Out
This is the second in a three part series on blogging. We started out with how to get started blogging and now we are talking about what to do to get your blog noticed. The best way to get to the front page of Google and other search engines is to have the exact phrase a […]
SmallBizLady’s Biggest Fan Contest
Entrepreneur Mentor Melinda F. Emerson, “SmallBizLady” wants to know if you are her biggest fan. If you are, she’s thinks you should come to her 40th Birthday Party where she’s launching the Melinda F. Emerson Foundation for small business success. You have the chance to come to the City of Brotherly love to be part […]
7 Best Google+ Tips to Promote Your Small Business
Google+ is quickly becoming a critical asset to anyone’s social media marketing strategy. Why? Well, because Google, the world’s #1 search engine, owns it and they are prioritizing content shared on the platform in search results. With over 250 million users and the fact that all Gmail users must now have a Google+ profile too, […]
6 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Blog Posts
The Internet has opened up a whole new field of dreams for aspiring writers trying to make a personal connection with interested readers; only the “if you build it, they will come” mantra doesn’t necessarily apply on the blogging circuit. It goes without saying that to be a homerun blog post, your blog article must […]
