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A common problem we see here on StartupNation is bootstrapping entrepreneurs without the working capital to get their company website set up properly. Having a web presence is crucial for today's start-ups, but what do you do if you you don't have the money for a site or the knowledge to build your own? The [...]

Last time I explained that  email offers some major benefits over print
and other media. Email gives you quick feedback that allows you to
design your message for your contacts. It's about providing value for
your customers and connecting with the audience at large. Today I'll talk about how you can use email tracking to improve your messages.
With
email [...]

I ran a new route this morning. I was weaving through the neighborhood and come across a variety of homes for sale. Naturally, the homes have "For Sale" signs out in the front yard.
But I noticed that not all For Sale signs are equal. I also learned the power of something I'll refer to as [...]

Thanks for the responses.
The point of my post about the sign on the front desk of the Mill Creek Inn in Lake Geneva Wisconsin was not to opine about whether they have the right to set some parameters around the use of their facilities. They of course have the right to set policies that maximize [...]

Welcome to Web Technology for Entrepreneurs! The goal of this category is to bring entrepreneurs news of web applications and technology that they can start using today to help their businesses. I'll bring you the latest and greatest from the internet world, and break it down for you in terms of what you need to [...]

As part of many franchise agreements, franchisors require franchisees to contribute to an advertising fund. Sometimes these funds are national (i.e. McDonald's) and others are regional … the deciding factor 99% of the time is the number of units a franchise has and if it makes sense for a national reach vs. a more targeted [...]

This coming week, I will be on StartupNation Radio, broadcast across the country to answer your questions about eBay and Internet business. We will be selecting 6 or 7 eBay sellers to join us on the radio to ask questions about eBay for me to answer that the rest of the nation will hear.
This is [...]

In their corporate positions, many Boomer managers are particularly adept at working in teams and with support staff.
 The same leveraging of talent is critical to growing your new business.
 Many new Boomer entrepreneurs are what I call “owner-operators” where they are the “chief cook and bottle washer” for their businesses. The variety of demands on their [...]

Nice first impression for a weary traveller hoping for a relaxing soak after a long day.
Not.
Take a look at your company’s first impression. Hopefully it it better than this one in Lake Geneva.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Andrew Field is President of PrintingForLess.com, known by its thousands of happy customers as "America’s Print Shop." He works and lives [...]

I've been thinking a lot lately about why I first started using email for
marketing. There are some obvious down-sides: mostly the effort you must put in
to avoid being thought as spam. But, if you do it right, the benefits far
outweigh the drawbacks.
At some point I discovered that, to use email effectively, I had to think [...]