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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

12 Things to Do to Start a Small Business

January 14, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

start a small business

Are you finally ready to strike out on your own with your very own small business in 2019? Owning a small business is never a get rich quick scheme; if you want success; it will cost you. It will cost you money, sleep, relationships and you will be pushed in ways you never thought possible. […]

Filed Under: 12 Things, Featured Post, How to Start, Solopreneurs, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: 12 things, Owning a small business, small business, small business tips, start a small business

How to Boost Sales in Your Small Business

July 29, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

boost sales

Sales are the key to keeping your business alive. But do you have an organized sales process that consistently generates leads in your business? Or are you chasing anyone whom you think has money to pay you? A common mistake many businesses make is not working on business development daily. This leads to feast or […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business Tagged With: boost sales, get more sales, Get more Sales in Business, grow your sales, sales, small business

How to Build a Brand Strategy for Your Small Business

August 1, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

brand strategy

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 Orsolya Herbein, @HerbeinOrsolya, who shared tips for how to build a brand strategy for your small business. Orsolya is co-founder and […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat Tagged With: brand strategy, branding, marketing, small business, small business branding

How to Find a Great Outsourcing Partner for Your Small Business

July 15, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

outsourcing partner

Keri just got some great news. She won a new contract as the caterer for one of the largest law firms in her state. So, why is Keri stuck in her office doing payroll on a Friday night instead of out celebrating? She doesn’t have anyone else who can do it. You’re probably thinking, why […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Teams Tagged With: business partner, Hiring, hiring tips for small business, outsourcing partner, small business

How to Succeed in Business Without Experience

July 10, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

unqualified success

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 Rachel Stewart @UnqualifiedTool Rachel started as an unqualified office manager, but over the last decade became the general manager of a […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: achieve your business goals, Measure Success, small business, success, unqualified success

How to Prevent Workplace Stress in Your Small Business Employees

July 30, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

workplace stress

The World Health Organization states that unchecked workplace stress causes burnout which is characterized by “1) feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; 2) increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job; and 3) reduced professional efficacy.” We can see that workplace stress is terrible for business and […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: business stress, prevent workplace stress, small business, stress, Workplace Stress

8 Pro Tips to Help Your Sales Emails Avoid the Spam Box

July 23, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

sales emails

Your sales and marketing teams are brainstorming every day to create personalized, compelling and attractive sales emails to your prospects and customers. The amount of time, energy and other resources that goes into developing sales emails is unfathomable. In the pursuit of getting more business and creating better contacts, emails are the most professional and […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: email marketing, emails, inbox, sales email, small business, spam emails

5 Unique Ways to Grow a Happy and Motivated Franchise Team

July 16, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

franchise team

We all want to become someone that inspires and is worthy of a tight-knit, supportive franchise team. But how is it done? What approaches can you take to ensure your staff are happy and always striving for the best? Here are five useful tips for creating a positive franchise environment that gets the most from […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: biz tips, franchise, Franchise Team, franchising, motivation, small business, work

6 Creative Ways to Increase Customer Engagement

July 9, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Customer Engagement

Regardless of the industry, it’s been widely touted that customer acquisition costs are always higher than customer retention costs. What I’m trying to say is that holding on to your existing customers isn’t just easier, it’s also more economical. Sounds like a good business idea to work on improving customer engagement and loyalty, doesn’t it? […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: customer engagement, customer loyalty, customer retention, Customer Service, small business

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