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How to Stop Wasting Time With Your Social Media

September 24, 2009 By Melinda Emerson Leave a 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 @Lenawest, Lena is a social media locksmith who helps dynamic women business owners untangle “social media spaghetti.” She makes social media easy-to-use, manageable and worthwhile. She also a columnist and blogger for Entrepreneur […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Women in Business Tagged With: lena west, managing time with social media, melinda emerson, small businesses, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, social media consultants, stop waisting time, women business owners, Women CEOs

Melinda F. Emerson Foundation Launches Reinvention Weekend Event in Philadelphia

September 3, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Nearly, one year ago I launched the Melinda F. Emerson Foundation for Small Business Success. Many of you have been wondering how you can get involved and tap into the resources of the foundation, and now you finally have the chance. Join me in Philadelphia October 12th for Reinvention Weekend. www.Reinventionweekend.com I’m giving 100 worthy […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: Barry Moltz, business planning, Ellen Rohr, entrepreneur, lena west, Ramon Ray, Reinvention Weekend, Richard Weiler, small business

How Do You Get More Likes on Your Facebook Fan Page?

April 1, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 14 Comments

I recently had a small business owner ask me about how to increase the number of Facebook “Likes”.  While Facebook marketing is certainly a legitimate social media marketing tactic, we must first discuss the value of a Facebook like to a small business. Social marketing gurus have pondered the tangible value of Facebook fans for […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: @Thedailycorgi, facebook fan page, facebook marketing, Laurie Eno, lena west, The Daily Corgi

14 Technology Experts Worth Following On Twitter

December 13, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

Technology is an even bigger factor in achieving small business goals than ever before.  But the explosion of information about so many aspects of technology makes it hard to form conclusions and make decisions about the right tech tools for your business, (especially, if you’re not a techie.) From social media to cloud systems or […]

Filed Under: My Recommendations, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: adria richards, alltop.com, but you're a girl, Cali Lewis, christopher penn, Geekbeat.TV, Guy Kawasaki, jenna Wortham, lena west, Lisa Barone, maisha walker, Mario Arnstrong, mashable, melinda emerson, Pete Cashmore, Ramon Ray, smallbizlady, Smallbiztechnology.con, smallbiztrends, Stanford smith, tekzilla, tj mccue, Veronica Belmont

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