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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

The New Rules About Blogging for Money

October 12, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

As of December 1, 2009 the Federal Trade Commission is going to require Bloggers, Podcasters and video producers – any producer of consumer-generated content online to disclose any paid endorsements to their followers and audience they communicate with online. These new rules have the potential to change everyone’s online habits. Here’s what you need to […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Mompreneurs, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: blog strategy, blogging, law, small business, small business info

How to Monetize a Blog

July 11, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 14 Comments

In the first two parts of this series on blogging, I discussed how to get started blogging and 9 ways to get your blog to stand out, and now, part three is about how to go pro as a blogger and build a business.  This blog post is all about how to monetize a blog. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Social Media Tagged With: blog, blogging, blogging for business, blogging for money, how to get your blog to stand out, Michael Hyatt

Small Business SEO Basics

April 29, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 10 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 @WayneHurlbert. Wayne is a well known SEO and internet marketing consultant. He is also a highly regarded speaker and business book reviewer. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Your Small Business Tagged With: blogging, melinda emerson, search engine optimization, SEO, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, Wayne Hurlbert

#SmallBizChat Q and A How To Build Buzz for your Content

May 13, 2010 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 @TheRiseToTheTop, David Siteman Garland on How to Build Buzz for your online Content. After running three companies, and not finding a good […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat Tagged With: blogging, David Siteman Garland, entrepreneur, marketing, small business, small business info, small business marketing, small business marketng, Small business TV, SmallBizChat, social media, The Rise To the Top, tweetchat

Blogging for Business

July 9, 2009 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

From time to time as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience.  This is an excerpt from my #smallbizchat interview with Meryl K. Evans @merylkevans about Blogging for Business. Blogging is old news by today’s standards as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn dominate the social networking scene. But blogging continues to pick up speed […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: blogging, online brand, small business, social media

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

SmallBizLady’s Reading List Part I

November 23, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

In business, reading is fundamental. It is crucial to help you grow your expertise as a business leader.  One of my favorite things to do is read books about small business best practices, social media and leadership.  Here’s a list of best books that I think will have a major impact on your business strategy […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business, Mompreneurs, My Recommendations, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: blogging, business planning, Customer Service, customers, employee engagement, melinda emerson, online brand, small business, small business cash flow help, small business info, smallbizlady, social media, success tips

How to Blog for Money

January 21, 2010 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 Katherine Reynolds Lewis @CurrentMom. She is a former newspaper national correspondent who now runs her own freelance writing business focusing on work, personal finance and parenting for magazines, Web sites […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Starting A Small Business, Women in Business Tagged With: biggest mistakes in blogging, blogging, blogging for money, CurrentMom, how to blog, Katherine Lewis, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, succeed at blogging, write for a blog

How to Reinvent Your Business Blog

November 18, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Cathy Larkin @CathyWebsavvyPR & @WhyDoWeBlog. Cathy Larkin is a social media strategist and 20-year public relations pro. Founder of Web Savvy PR, her boutique firm provides traditional PR and marketing support […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: blog strategy, blogging, business blogging, business planning, cathy larkin, melinda emerson, small business info, SmallBizChat

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