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If you are an entrepreneur or just trying to get some publicity for a new business and haven’t had any luck with reporters, you may want to stop and review your process. There are three, key things to do before pitching a media member.

Conduct research.

Are you just sending a press release or a generic pitch [...]

You love your site. The graphics are way cool and your customers love it! This may all be true, but is your site really helping you grow your business and increase sales and awareness? Not sure? You may want to review these…
3 Signs Your Site Stinks
1. You don’t see any new sales specifically coming in [...]

Recently, StartupNation was approached by FutureDash, and they had a lot to say about crowdfunding. Here’s what CEO Kevin Strong had to say…
Tell us about your business.
FutureDash is a technology startup focused on an energy management solution called EnergyBuddy, www.energy-buddy.com. It gives homeowners and small businesses awareness of their energy usage, helping them [...]

NeatSink acts as a customizable organizer for kitchen supplies, while also acting as a backsplash for the kitchen sink. This unique product comprises a vertical back panel with a number of spaced horizontal slots, a flexible water seal located at the bottom of the panel, and a hand access for operation of the water valve.  [...]

The birds are singing. The flowers are blooming, and Google is probably updating their search engine systems again.
In a past update (http://on.wsj.com/AorvqW), Google incorporated “semantic search,” looking at the meaning of words… so how does this change your SEO processes?
Well, if you haven’t been writing quality content and just posting as many search engine optimization [...]

Are you getting all you can out of your SEO, search engine optimization efforts, right now? Here is a quick checklist of the things you need to make your search engine optimization activities a success:
1. Provide great content.
Offer your customers tips, insights and stories they can actually use. And be sure to use your top [...]