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10 Best SmallBizChat Podcast Episodes of 2022

December 19, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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The SmallBizChat Podcast has been going strong for over three years! And as it is my annual tradition, today I will share the 10 best SmallBizChat Podcast episodes of 2022. But first, a little about how I got started… It was October 2019 when I first announced that I would be starting a podcast. Over […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Amazon, building your business, LinkedIn marketing, solo business, TikTok for business

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Ecommerce Strategies for Small Biz Success with John Lawson

June 9, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Ecommerce expert, John Lawson, is the go-to authority for online selling success. He is the author of the best-selling social marketing book, Kickass Social Commerce for Entrepreneurs. He is a multi-award-winning social commerce strategist and sought-after keynote speaker who has traveled to five continents to address thousands of business leaders and entrepreneurs. John has achieved […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: Amazon, ecommerce business, online selling success, sell your product, social marketing

22 Essential Business Books Every Small Business Owners Should Read

December 28, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Amazon has countless book listings, but have you ever wondered what are the essential business books you should be reading in 2021? If you’re like most small business owners, your free time is limited, so you can’t waste it on dated information and things you already know. Let me make it simple for you, with […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: 12 Ps of Running a successful Business, Amazon, business books for small business owners, fix your business, small business owners

How to Build a Brand on Amazon

October 3, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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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 Andrew Morgans, @MarknologyE. Andrew is a thought leader in the Amazon Branding space. He is the founder of Marknology™, a Kanas […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Amazon, amazon business, amazon sales, amazon seller, branding, build a brand on Amazon, ecommerce, marketing, selling on amazon, small business branding

5 Tips for Amazon Sellers to Increase Sales

March 5, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Amazon sellers

Sales on Amazon come down to two main factors: bringing more traffic to your site and converting that traffic into sales. There are several tactics Amazon sellers can implement to improve both of these factors and increase sales volume. Apply them effectively, and you will see your sales go through the roof. Here are our […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: Amazon, amazon seller, business tips, e-commerce, small business, small business tips

Five Reasons Your Company Should Have a Platform

March 13, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

These days, you can’t go five minutes without hearing someone talk about platforms. The term is almost a buzzword. As I explain in  The Age of the Platform, a platform is merely a structure made up of “planks,” or integrated features. For instance, Google in 1998 wasn’t a platform; it was a really neat search engine. By adding planks […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: Age of the Platform, Amazon, Apple, Brand Awareness, facebook, Google, innovation, Phil Simon, small business tips

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