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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

5 Things You Could Do Today to Generate a Sale

May 1, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

It’s May.  That means it’s National Small Business Month and it’s time for you to get serious about your business. Answer these questions about your business: Have you updated your business plan?  Are you using your business plan to run your small business?  Do you have monthly/weekly sales goals?  Do you know by the 15th […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business info

7 Ways to Attract New Customers

June 11, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 10 Comments

If you are in business you are probably always looking for ways to attract new customers. If not, shame on you. Don’t be so busy doing business that you are not busy looking for business.  If you do not have an updated marketing plan, here are a few ideas that you can use to start […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: networking, sales, small business info, small business marketing

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

7 Ways to Manage Your Life and Business as a Mompreneur

May 6, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Sponsored Post Running a small business is hard work, especially for a “mompreneur.” In many cases, you are doing the three full-time of jobs of wife, mother and business owner all at the same time. Every day you are doing more with less and trying to figure out how to get it all done smarter, […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Mompreneurs, My Recommendations Tagged With: #fedexoffice, #SMBMoms, Mompreneur, small business info, Women in Business

6 Things You Could Do Today to Generate a Sale in Your Small Business

May 13, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

It’s National Small Business Month and here are some quick ideas to jumpstart your small business for the second half of this year. Have you updated your elevator pitch? When is the last time you sharpened your marketing plan? Do you have monthly sales goals? Are your business finances updated by the 15th of the month? Do you […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: national small business week, small business info, small business sales

How To Take a Small Business to the Next Level

April 25, 2013 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 Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @AlfredEdmondJr.   Alfred Edmond, Jr. is SVP/Editor-at-large of BLACK ENTERPRISE. He is a content leader, brand representative and expert resource for […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @AlfredEdmondJr, Alfred Edmond, Jr., small business expansion, small business info

4 M’s of Small Business Marketing

February 4, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 12 Comments

Marketing is the engine of your small business. Without marketing you’re just someone with a shingle out hoping people with stop by your store, website or ring your phone. We all know hope is not a strategy. The essence of marketing starts with positioning your business as a solution for a specific niche customer. Once […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing Tagged With: niche marketing, small business info, small business marketing

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

7 Great Digital Tools to Help Your Small Business

February 27, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 12 Comments

Most small business owners have a to do list that is way too long. Let’s face it, running a business has become more difficult than ever. The good news is that technology is now making some things about running a business a lot easier. There are a number of free and low-cost digital tools that […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, My Recommendations Tagged With: small business info, small business technology, small business tips

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