6 Critical Steps in Starting a Successful Business
You’ve decided to go into business for yourself, and leave the rat race firmly in your rear view mirror. Fantastic! But let’s slow down a second. Starting a new business is like walking...
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5 Social Media Mistakes Made by Small Businesses in 2016
Social media is a vital aspect to the success of any business with an online presence. It allows consumers a way to feel connected with a business and is an effective platform for...
SEO for Social Media Posts – It’s Important!
Guest Author: Vlad Rascanu is a seasoned online marketing and SEO expert. He is the founder of 80 Proof Digital, a marketing agency with deep focus on SEO. Vlad has helped hundreds of businesses...
Hiring the Right Marketing Agency to Achieve Your Goals
Hiring the right marketing company is critical for the development of your business. Think of a marketing company as a partner, with both of you working toward the same goals. Not only do you want to...
The Secret to Networking Successfully to Grow Your Business
It is a dark day for most new business owners when they come to the inevitable conclusion that they need to network to grow their business. The idea of going into a networking event cold, not...
3 Reasons Why LinkedIn Invitations Get Ignored
For a while now there has been some debate over how to use LinkedIn. Some suggest connecting with only people you know and work with, while others encourage inviting people to your network. The same...
Five Reasons to Avoid a Free Website Builder
We have reached a point in business where the importance of having a website for a company of any size is pretty much universally understood. It is simply “the cost of doing business.”...
6 links that will show you what Google knows about you
Want to find out all the things Google knows about you? Here are 6 links that will show you some of the data Google has about...
LinkedIn Best Practices
All social media sites are unique; they have their own language, their own dynamic, and most importantly, their own form of etiquette. Conduct which may be acceptable or even encouraged on...
Twitter Trouble – 5 Tweeting Pitfalls to Avoid
At the end of each calendar year the internet is flooded with the requisite “Top Ten Twitter Gaffes” lists (here’s one to check out) and if you’ve ever seen one, you’ll...
The Fear of Business Blogging
I had the pleasure of addressing a large group of professional women recently in a co-presentation with Lisette Andreyko of Kaleidoscope Consulting. The topic was Effective Writing for Your...
Photos: Internet Marketing’s Greatest Weapon
There has been a shift happening in the general philosophy of online marketing, and it has been a long time coming. The notion of telling people about your business through copy is quickly moving...