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It’s time to get ready for 2013!
The craziness of Cyber Monday is over, and now comes the holiday rush. With everything that’s going on in your organization, it can be easy to get overwhelmed and miss out on some important, year-end activities.
Here are a few reminders to help your IT team stay on top of [...]

The busy, fall season is here, and it’s time to focus on your priorities for the rest of the year. Here’s a quick list of questions to ask:
What are your site analytics telling you?
Review your most popular content, and make a note to add more of this to your site. If you are not getting [...]

Have you ever heard the quote, “If it weren’t for people, business would be easy?” Running a successful business is all about dealing with different personalities to accomplish specific goals. And this is often much easier said than done.
Well, instead of increasing your blood pressure and letting these people get to you, here are a [...]

The kids are back at school, and you are settling into a regular work-schedule for the fall. With this in mind, it’s time to think about your SEO processes and make improvements now… before the onslaught of year-end work and the holidays hit.
With this in mind, ask yourself these questions:

How are your SEO keywords doing?

If [...]

If you are wondering how to be successful on Facebook, check out this interview I conducted recently with Walt Wilson, a former executive with Apple Computer and the founder and chairman of Global Media Outreach, www.globalmediaoutreach.com.
Tell us about Global Media Outreach and why you think you have been successful in obtaining a large, online [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

If you are worried about finances and slow sales at your business, it’s not the time to reduce your PR, SEO and marketing budgets. It’s time to increase them!
While these areas may not seem important to the core of your business, it’s essential to put more money, time and effort into them… especially when times [...]

Have you ever been to a conference and met someone who has done something really interesting with their life? Well, recently I sat down to lunch with complete strangers, and the lady sitting next to me decided to start her own business.
But she didn’t start just any business. She started Wild Rainbow African Safaris and [...]

Are you writing Website landing pages, e-mails, search engine optimization (SEO) tags, blogs, social media entries, and more on a daily basis? If so, you may be experiencing one or more of the following symptoms:
•    Difficulty turning on the computer to start writing.
•    Endlessly staring at a blank page waiting for inspiration to hit you.
•    [...]