Every customer wants to feel important and appreciated. Often the little details of a visit are remembered far longer than the product or service received. Read on to learn how you can create a positive, lasting impression on your customers.
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Outsourcing to Professionals: Bite The Bullet
"Sometimes as a business owner you’ve got to bite the bullet, hand over the cash and hire qualified people to do what they do best." Learn how Sara Schoonover of Ticket Kick uses outsourcing to turn her business into a money making machine.
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Don’t Spam Your Potential Customers
Today I'd like to offer a quick tip to the social media savvy entrepreneurs out there: please don't spam your potential customers! Use social media as a tool to connect, not to annoy. :-)
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Help! I Don’t Have a Website
Are you one of the 46% of business owners who still does not have a website? Read on to find out how to get started on your site today!
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Contest: Does Your Business Really Need Facebook & Twitter?
Are Facebook and Twitter right for your business? Despite popular belief, social media isn't right for every small business. Tell us why for a chance to win a $100 Amazon.com gift card.
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Going Green is the New Black
Going green could spell black for your business, and this is especially important for small businesses. While it requires more heavy lifting and thinking on your part at the onset, the payoff is great in that it will help you reduce waste and operate more efficiently.
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Social Media Tip: Fill Out Your Profile
Today I bring you a simple, but often overlooked, social media Facebook tip: fill out your profile! If you are a small business owner who would like to grow a base of clients and partners, this tip is for you!
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Mobile Marketing for Small Businesses
While mobile marketing may sound extremely expensive and technical, with the help of mobile marketing firms, it's something even the smallest company can explore. View this video to learn how catching customers on the go can be easier than you think.
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Communication Methods for Any Small Business
Looking to improve your small business' communication skills. Guest poster, Anthony Prive, shares his recommendation on a resource that could help your company improve communication.
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Stop Procrastinating! Maximize Your To-Do List
If you find yourself struggling to complete the much needed tasks to grow your business, I offer you a solution: create a to-do list! Stop putting off until tomorrow what can be done today.
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Free Webinar – Spreadshirt VP Shares Winning Web Strategy
Want to learn how to create new products and successfully market them with no cost AND no risk? Then attend this Free webinar by Spreadshirt and SkillHighway.com Spreadshirt’s Marketing VP to Share Web Strategy for Creating Turn-key Shop 04.27.2011– The Internet’s allure of easy cash is an elusive pipe dream …
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Free Marketing Training to Grow Your Business
Dequiana Brooks, Founder & CEO of Inspired Marketing, Inc. introduces her new training series: Monthly Marketing Moment. The first training is free and can be found at http://www.inspiredmarketinginc.com/7websiteessentials.
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Setting Goals for 2011: 2010 Habits to Keep or Leave Behind
Can you believe that 2011 is less than a month away? For many of us, December is a time of goal-setting, resolution writing and figuring out how to make next year better than the last. This December, I encourage you to examine your small business habits. This piece is often overlooked as we enter a new year. We'll set sales goals, marketing goals and even personal weight loss goals, but we won't take a hard look at the business habits we need to kick before the new year rolls around. I encourage you to do that right now.
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3 Ways to Keep Track of Your Online Brand
Some employers are using the Internet to check up on potential employees before making hiring decisions, but did you realize that potential clients could be checking up on small business owners, too? Making sure you know what is being said about you and your company on the Internet should be a regular part of your business activities. Use these three tips to keep track of your online brand.
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Financing Your Small Business
Finding money can be one of the biggest hurdles for a small business owner. Whether you desire to open a chain of restaurants or an Internet-only business, capital is required to fund your dreams. Here we will explore the different types of funding available to you:
Debt financing includes any money you will pay back. It does not require you to give up equity in your company and can be a good choice for entrepreneurs who have not been able to attract the attention of investors. This type of financing...
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3 Summer Business Building Tips
Summer is almost over, but it's not too late to implement these 3 summer business building tips. This Monday Marketing Moment offers tips to keep your sales high during the hottest months of the year.
For many small business owners, summer represents a slump in sales. Many of our potential customers are more interested in vacations and outdoor activities than in office meetings and store visits. Rather than let your sales suffer, follow these 3 business building tips to give your company a boost this summer.
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