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Top 20 Sales Tools for Small Business Owners in 2024

July 1, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

As a business owner, you must keep your sales pipeline filled. The best way to do that is to leverage the right tools to keep your sales activities going and automated.  The right software and app will allow you to streamline your sales processes, enhance customer relationships, and drive growth. From CRM systems to sales […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, My Recommendations, Your Small Business Tagged With: business growth, Content Development, CRM, customer feedback, email marketing, entrepreneurship, landing pages, project management, sales automation, sales funnels, sales tools, SEO, small business, social media management, video marketing

How to Make Yourself and Your Business Googleable: A Guide for Start-Ups and Corporate Refugees

June 10, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Being “Googleable” is crucial for business success. Whether you’re a start-up entrepreneur or a corporate executive transitioning to small business ownership, establishing a strong online presence is essential. This guide will provide actionable steps to make yourself and your business easily discoverable on Google.   The Importance of Being Googleable   Visibility and Credibility: When […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: backlinking, branding, business success, content marketing, digital marketing, Googleability, online presence, online reputation management, online reviews, paid advertising, Public Relations, search engine optimization, SEO, social media marketing, website optimization

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Developing Content with SEO in Mind with Kendra Lee

November 30, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Kendra Lee is an author, speaker, and revenue generator. She is the founder of KLA Group, a sales consultancy and marketing agency that helps small and medium businesses get seen, get heard, and gain traction to achieve their dreams. She’s also the author of The Sales Magnet. For more information, you can go to KLAGroup.com.  […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: attract your ideal clients, blog, Content, grow your business, optimize SEO, SEO

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Hit it & Quit It with Kendra Lee, Geoffrey Klein, and Precious L. Williams

December 21, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Kendra Lee is an author, speaker, and revenue generator. She is the founder of KLA Group, a sales consultancy and marketing agency that helps small and medium businesses get seen, get heard, and gain traction to achieve their dreams. She’s also the author of The Sales Magnet. For more information, you can go to KLAGroup.com. Geoffrey […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business growth, business pitch, Content Development, creating content, optimize SEO, sales pitch, SEO, your message

September 2023 #SmallBizChat: How to Grow Revenue With Your Website and Manage the Content Beast

September 21, 2023 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

September 2023 #SmallBizChat: How to Grow Revenue With Your Website and Manage the Content Beast Featured Image

#Smallbizchat Podcast LIVE is a monthly video interview show where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Please join us live every third Wednesday of the month from 8-9 pm ET Live on my SmallBizLady Facebook […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: building a website, content creation, content strategy, perfect pitch, SEO

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Level Up Your Website with Billy Polson

May 13, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Billy Polson, CSCS, is an International Speaker, Fitness Entrepreneur, and Business Performance Coach. He is the founder and co-owner of DIAKADI, a training facility that brings together a community of leading fitness specialists in San Francisco. Men’s Journal named him one of “America’s Best 100 Trainers,” and he has contributed to publications such as CBS […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: content creation, increasing website conversions, mobile-friendly website, SEO, social proof, website links, website's landing page

How to Reduce Page Load time in 2022?

December 7, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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The ever-growing digital era has taken a sharp edge over the years. It is growing at a rapid pace. Every company, be it a start-up or a vast enterprise, owns a website. A website plays a vital role in converging the viewers towards generating leads that ultimately help in revenue generation.   In addition, there are […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: improve site performance, interactive web pages, optimize image, page load time, responsive browser, SEO

6 SEO Tips for Start-ups and Small Businesses

February 18, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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You may not realize it, but there are actually several reasons why you will want to consider making use of SEO for your small business. By ensuring that you know exactly what you are doing, you can make the most out of your SEO endeavor, and this is something that any smaller business can benefit […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: search engine optimization, SEO, seo for small business, seo phrases, seo strategies

The Battle for Traffic through SEO and Social Media Marketing

January 28, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The Battle for Traffic through SEO and Social Media Marketing Open Graph

 You may face a dilemma when you want to gain more traffic to your site as to whether you should focus on organic SEO or go for SMM or Social Media Marketing. Moreover, with advanced SEO reigning supreme now in the social media marketing landscape, this choice seems to be harder to make. Ideally, experts […]

Filed Under: Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: Google ranking, SEO, seo techniques, smm, social media marketing

What You Need to Know About SEO for Your Business Website

August 15, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

SEO for your business website

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, @girlgetvisible. Akilah is the owner of Girl Get Visible, Author of My SEO Workbook and the host of the […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat Tagged With: business website, Google ranking, keywords, search engine optimization, SEO, small business, website

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