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5 Things Every Entrepreneur Must Do Each Day

October 17, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 42 Comments

Meditate– The worst thing you can do for your business is start each day in a race. I am strong believer in thinking about your day before you jump into it. I start each day in prayer before I leave my bed. I find that I am able to keep a positive disposition throughout my […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, My Recommendations Tagged With: 1 hour A day, 3 three existing connections, 5 things, Allyson Lewis, business development, cash flow, Featured Post, follow-up, get your plan together, Meditate, melinda emerson, Oprah Winfrey, small business, smallbizlady

How to Increase Productivity and Get More Out of Your Day

October 21, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

I’m Melinda Emerson and 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 Allyson Lewis @allyson7minutes.  Allyson is a professional speaker and productivity coach and the author of The Seven […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Allyson Lewis, melinda emerson, Productivity, small business, small business productivity, smallbizlady, Time management, tweetchat

6 C’s of Social Media Marketing For Small Business

October 8, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 11 Comments

If you decide that you want to start using social media marketing to promote your small business, now is a great time to get started. First make sure that your website is helpful, up-to-date, loads quickly and is ready for visitors. You should have at least 3-5 ways to engage prospects on your website. Invite […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: small business, small business tips, social media, social media marketing

How to Make Your Business Look Credible and Trustworthy Online

July 28, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 13 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from our #SmallBizChat interview with Raj Malik @rajmalikdc.  Raj Malik is CEO & Co-Founder of KikScore (@KikScore), a service that enables small businesses to demonstrate trust by displaying verified, interactive and dynamic trust-related data […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: ecommerce, online business, small business, SmallBizChat

Presentation Communication – Your Quest to Impress

May 7, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Sponsored Post All businesses depend on sending the right messages to their customers. Whether it is a brick and mortar office, retail store, online enterprise, a direct sales business or some type of consulting firm, you have one chance to make a first impression, and your business message must be clear. Customers will focus on […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, My Recommendations, Technology Tagged With: customer communications, marketing, small business, xerox

6 Advanced Facebook Marketing Techniques

September 24, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Facebook is the world’s most popular social network. With more than 950+ million users, chances are your target customer is using Facebook. More than 7 million apps and websites integrate with Facebook. The question is, are you leveraging it the right way for your small business? In order to get the most from Facebook, it’s […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Social Media Tagged With: facebook, facebook fan page, facebook marketing, marketing, small business

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 The Affordable Care Act Can Help Your Small Business

November 29, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article In 2007, nearly 23 million of the 45 million Americans without health insurance were small business owners, employees, or their dependents. In other words, the small business community made up about half of the uninsured. The reasons were many. Healthcare costs were soaring, insurance companies were discriminatory, and coverage was often unreliable when […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: ACA, Affordable Care Act, business planning, health insurance, health insurance marketplace, small business

How to Grow Your Small Business

March 26, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

For those small business owners who survived the startup phase and are now ready to grow your business, there are numerous possibilities. Keep in mind, growing your business will depend on what business you are in and how much money, time and sweat equity you’re willing to invest all over again. Here are four ways to […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: another location, expand globally, expand on the internet, franchise, grow your business, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady

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

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