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Top E-Commerce Trends for 2018

December 19, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Did you know that e-commerce has been around for more than 40 years? The first spam message was sent in 1978! Amazon began in 1995, during the days of dial-up and hearing “Welcome! You’ve got mail!”. Now, 65 million customers visit the Amazon website each month. Many companies now have apps that allow […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: ecommerce trends, online business

7 Mobile Marketing Trends for 2018

November 6, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you pay attention, you’ll notice a quiet revolution happening in the world of marketing. Mobile is quickly becoming the go-to channel for a variety of strategies designed to reach your customer. If you’re not using mobile yet, you will soon be. Here are 7 trends to take notice of to start developing a strategy […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: mobile marketing, mobile technology

Top 10 podcasts for small business owners

October 2, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Listening to podcasts has become a great way to learn something while you are doing something else. I’m a big fan of hitting the treadmill with my phone and earbuds and checking out a new episode of some of these business experts. If you are trying to pick up some new skills in your business […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Technology Tagged With: podcasting for small business, podcasts

Three tips for using web analytics tools

September 12, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Sponsored Post Business owners need data to scale. We need it for inspiring stats about the growth of certain industries. We need it to deepen our relationships with our customers, to figure out what works for them and what doesn’t. Perhaps the need for data is what drives so many of my Google Digital Coach […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: Google Adwords Express, google analytics, SEO, Web analytics

Small Businesses Are Not Exempt from Cyber Attacks

September 11, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Cyber safety is within your grasp. More than 60 percent of business-related cyber attacks happen to small business owners! This doesn’t mean that you need to hire ex-Navy SEALs to protect your organization. However, it does demand more vigilance on your part when it comes to protecting your own — and especially your customers’ — […]

Filed Under: Technology, Your Small Business Tagged With: cyber attack, cyber security

5 Tech Trends Every Small Business Needs To Follow

August 8, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

­­Guest Article Technology is the future of business. There is absolutely no doubt that the next five years or so will bring big changes in technological trends that will shape the way people buy and sell, and subsequently, how and where entrepreneurs do business. Whether you are thinking about business applications or marketing methods, it […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: technology trends

Is Your Small Business Ready for ERP?

June 26, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Imagine that you have 10 email addresses. Each one is dedicated to a specific function at work, and you must check them all regularly to make sure there’s not a fire you need to extinguish right away. Now imagine that you have one email address. You create categories in the software for each function at […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Technology Tagged With: enterprise resource planning, ERP

Getting the Most Out of Webinars Without Sitting Through Them

April 11, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Post Have you ever registered for a webinar but then never followed through on participating? You are not alone. Most publicly available stats suggest that only about half of webinar registrants end up following through and logging-in. I doubt this is for lack of interest, it’s all about time. As busy professionals, we all […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: technology, webinars in business

How to Select a CRM System for Your Small Business

January 19, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Sponsored Post Conceptualizing, launching, and operating a small business is a time and labor-intensive endeavor. Getting caught up in the day-to-day activities takes your attention in many directions. Still the risks are worth the potential rewards, not just for the financial gains, but also for the fact that you have a direct impact on your […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: @insightlyapp, big data, CRM, reporting solutions

7 Ways to Drive Organic Search Traffic to Your Small Business Website

February 6, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

With Google changing the algorithm frequently and keyword changing every 4-6 weeks depending on what you sell, it’s a cutthroat world when it comes to climbing to page one of search results these days. Your small business is competing with bigger brands with deeper pockets who can afford major SEO budgets. The big boys spend […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Technology Tagged With: organic search, SEO, website traffic

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