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Ugh! I just had a long conversation with another small business owner who was ripped off by several, search engine optimization (SEO) firms.
I hear this all the time, and it breaks my heart. As a fellow entrepreneur, I know how important it is to get value out of all the services you purchase.
How about you? [...]

I’ve been working from home for 20 years (not counting the Kool-Aid stands I set up, and the business I had selling rocks door-to- door when I was 8). When I started my first home-based business, technology wasn’t where it is now. I thought I was so cool when my dad [...]

Don’t have much time and need to update your Website?
No worries. Here are three things you can do to add valuable information to your Website in 30 minutes, or less:
1. Add a Link to Cool Information.
Did you just read an interesting article in the newspaper, a news item on an industry site or even a “fun” [...]

What do you know about your site visitors?
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If you are regularly monitoring site analytics as part of your marketing efforts, you are way ahead of the game.
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However, if you are a small business owner who has no time and no idea what your site visitors are clicking on, it’s time to…
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Spend Five Minutes [...]

Today, we talk to small business owner, Cynthia Riddle. Cynthia helped to create Brother Bru Bru’s African Hot Pepper Sauce. Below, she shares her insights on being successful in this competitive industry and provides tips to other entrepreneurs.
Tell us how you got involved with Brother Bru Bru’s African Hot Pepper Sauce.
I had worked for years [...]

Ok. Be honest.
When is the last time you updated your Website?
I know that you have many, other priorities. But, if your Website is old, you are losing customers! After all, who wants to look at the same old data all the time?
And I’m not talking about drastic, expensive changes. I’m talking about quick updates [...]

Launching a seasonal campaign can add value by giving a brand a fresh look and feel, while expanding its personality. Here are a few seasonal branding ideas from some leading companies.

In a recent blog, I focused on how it’s important to provide value to your customers in your search engine optimization (SEO) copywriting efforts. You can ask your customers what they want via surveys to get some good information, but there is also another way to get information from your customers.
Uncover SEO Secrets with These [...]

Word of mouth marketing is a mystery. How do you get people to spread the word about your company to their friends so you can grow your business? Here are four tips gleaned from the success of Pandora radio.

Google’s Panda Update has caused quite a stir in the search engine optimization (SEO) world. Basically, Google changed it algorithm so that the Websites that provide value rise to the top of search-engine listings.
And the content farms posting articles, Website pages, blogs, etc. filled with massive amounts of will be penalized.
While this update is not [...]