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How to Develop a Successful Online Business

December 11, 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 8-9pm ET. This week’s guest is Steven Power @StevenRPower. Steven is the President of Bigcommerce. Previously he was the founder and CEO of ReachLocal Australia. Steve brings extensive leadership experience in […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: @bigcommerce, @StevenRPower, ecommerce, Steve R. Power

How to Improve Your Small Business Website

August 16, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 7 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 with Akilah Thompkins-Robinson, @AKZMeDesigns.  Akilah is the owner of AKZMe Designs, LLC (www.akzmedesigns.com), specializing in web and print design, website content management, and […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: @AKZMeDesigns, Akilah Thompkins-Robinson, blogging, small business info, website design

SmallBizLady’s 5 Holiday Gifts For Small Business Owners

December 3, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you have some extra cash burning a hole in your pocket this holiday season, I have some ideas about some cool toys you might want to invest in for your small business. This list could be helpful if your accountant has told you to go on a shopping spree as a tax planning measure. […]

Filed Under: My Recommendations, Technology Tagged With: Canon VIXIA Mini X Video Camera, gifts for small business owners, holiday gifts, HP printer Officejet Pro X, Plantronics Voyager Edge Bluetooth headset, Samsung Galaxy S 5, Surface Pro III by Microsoft

The 5 Best Places to Circulate Your Content Online

December 1, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

You’ve poured all your energy into writing amazing blog content, whitepapers, or ebooks, and now you need an audience. Sure, you’re sharing it with your social media audience, but that’s not netting the visits and downloads you really want. While you can waste plenty of time trying to amplify your content’s reach in the wrong […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Technology Tagged With: press release, share content, social bookmarking

How Google My Business Works for Your Small Business

November 4, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Google recently rolled out an upgrade to the Google+ dashboard called Google My Business.  Active Google+ users may have noticed this upgrade in the top right hand corner of their Google+ page next to the +Name and before the notifications bell.  The icon appears as a small set of nine squares and when […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: @TravisThorpe, Google, Google My Business, Travis Thorpe

Five Reasons You Could be Paying Your Web Team Too Much

October 28, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Expensive websites don’t always mean quality websites. Here are five things that should make you squint a little harder when reading the fine print of your website contract: 1) Your web coder is also your host provider A good number of web developers like to clump their services together. They will offer to […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: @locihouse, small business website, website development, Zachary Mentz

Do you have an idea for the next great tech start-up?

November 14, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Last night, CNN debuted Black in America 4 with Soledad O’Brien, which featured 8 African-American tech entrepreneurs who went out to Silicon Valley this summer to participate in a business incubator with the hopes of landing seed capital to catapult their entrepreneurial dreams.  It was an amazing mix between MTV’s the Real World and Donald […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Social Media, Starting A Small Business, Technology Tagged With: Angela Benton, black in america 4, cnn, ERis Ries, Hank Wiliams, Mario armstrong, melinda emerson, newmeaccelator.com, Silicon Valley, smallbizlady, soledad obrien, start-up, start-up entrepreneur, tech entrepreneurs, tech start-up, wayne sutton

5 Things to Consider When Selecting Accounting Software for Your Small Business

November 18, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Tracking the financial side of any business can be a lot of work.  But understanding the numbers is essential to success. You don’t have to manage the money on your own, there are several software options that will help improve and measure business financial activities. This is one of the early and important decisions that […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Technology Tagged With: accounting software, business planning, small business tips

Essential Software To Help Your Online Business

October 8, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article A well-run business is one where all the tedious, non-creative aspects of work are minimized, freeing up time to work on actually moving the business forward – winning new business, servicing clients and communicating with existing and future clients. When it comes to running an online business, there’s a dangerous assumption that much […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: entrepreneur, Mike Spalding, online business, small business info, software for small business

5 Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring an SEO Consultant

July 16, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article The world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is amazing and complex. And let’s face it, as a small business owner, you don’t have time to figure out what you need to do in order to give your site the best opportunity to draw in traffic from search engines. So the next logical step […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: @ProntoTimmy, SEO, Tim Kelsy

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