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When people land on your website, they are typically looking for something specific. Help them find it by delivering amazingly easy navigation on your site.
Good website navigation leads to new customers and increased conversion rates. Poor website navigation causes frustration and anger. Which do prefer?
So, in the spirit of creating many happy site visitors and [...]

Thought you might enjoy a link to an extended interview I did with NBC Nightly News.
What their site says:
Small business owners are ‘American heroes’
July 13: Rich Sloan from Startupnation.com explains why a recession might actually be the best time to start your own business.
Click “play video” on image below.

The most exciting part is that the producer [...]

We’ve partnered with DYMO to bring you a high-octane, FREE webinar (on July 22) to increase productivity for your business.
Panelists include:

Kendra Todd: The first woman, as well as the youngest competitor to win the popular NBC show, “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump.
Rich Sloan: StartupNation’s own Chief Startupologist and co-founder
Cynthia Shapiro: International Best Selling Author - Speaker - [...]

Hello from the engine room deep in the belly of StartupNation! We’ve been working on a major community upgrade and website re-release for the past year as some of your may know.  I’m happy to provide a preview of some of the new Community features for you.
Before jumping into the fun stuff, I wanted to [...]

Do you really need a newsletter? Well, if you don’t have one, you are missing out on a cost-effective way to attract new business and provide loyal customers with valuable information.
Here’s how it works it three simple points:
1. Think about what your customers want.
How you can provide your customers with new and worthwhile information?
How can you [...]

StartupNation members who’ve opted in for our newsletters are receiving periodic PR Opportunity Breaking News Bulletins. This is all part of how StartupNation is helping its members get recognition and become more successful.
(You can sign up to receive these bulletins here.)
We’re really excited to share with you the most recent PR triumph that we’ve facilitated for a StartupNation [...]

For small businesses that sell products online, creating compelling product pages on your website is critical to driving sales. To that end, here are 7 tips for developing better product pages on your website, leading to a better experience for the site visitor and more revenue for you.
Make the Product Stand Out
Designate an area of [...]

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a great July 4th! It’s always nice to celebrate our independence!
On that note, are you starting a new, independent lifestyle working for yourself?
I’m taking a little holiday break, but in the meantime, you may want check out my new article, “How to Build Buzz for Your Services Without Spending a [...]

Update for information previously provided in my blog post below:
This just in from the NBC Nightly News producer:
“We finally have an airdate. July 13th. I’ve been scrambling with other projects in the meantime. Scott is out til next week so after the holiday we’ll get serious about shooting someone starting a business. I haven’t had [...]

Yes, my incredible, ever true, best friend has met his end. Max has died of cancer at nine years old.

This photo of him was snapped on Friday, tumor obvious, at a favorite spot of his – the creek behind my dear friends Brent and Teri’s ranch. I am also including links to blog entries I’ve written here at [...]