• Small Business News: A Startup Guide September 3, 2010
    So you’ve decided to start a small business. Great! Small Business Trends was created for people just like you to bring you the resources and information needed to grow your small business everyday. In fact, the collection of resources we’ve collected for this small business roundup may be particularly helpful in your new venture. We hope this startup guide […]
  • Can You Cut Your Health-Care Costs by Self-Insuring? September 2, 2010
    Although the results of the health-insurance reform passed earlier this year will take years to fully work out, there’s one way your small business might be able to save on health insurance right now, reports CFO Magazine: Do what a growing number of small businesses are doing, and self-insure. Large companies have used self-insurance for a long time, but un […]
  • It’s About Time: 5 Tools to Streamline Your Social Media September 2, 2010
    Whenever I speak about social media, the biggest question I get is “How much time do you spend on it?” My response? Not as much as you’d think. I use a number of time management tools to help me streamline my activity. The 5 with the greatest impact are outlined here: 1. Hootsuite or Social Oomph The beauty of Hootsuite and Social Oomph is that they let you […]
  • 6 Common SMB SEO Mistakes (& How to Fix Them) September 2, 2010
    I’m not an SEO expert. Lucky for me, my partners in crime over at Outspoken Media are. But even though I’m not an expert, that doesn’t mean I’m not careful to pay close attention to SEO best practices when creating and publishing content. Paying mind to search engine optimization ensures that I’m giving the search engines all the clues they need to determine […]
  • Small Business News: Social Media Power! September 2, 2010
    If you haven’t figured it out, gotten on board, jumped on the bandwagon (pick your own expression)…well, we’re not going to try to talk you into it. Just be aware of the incredible value social media can create for your business if you use it correctly. In this news wrap-up, we look at tips, trends and great ideas. And we’ll look at the benefits of harnessin […]

Today's Success Quote

Todays Success Quote from The Biz Coach, Patrick Daugherty; CEO of “Learn2Earn it now” Training & Support and creator of the “Success-Steps To Building Online Wealth” Training [...]

Taking The Guesswork Out Of Starting An Online Business

In fact, starting an online business is incredibly easy in comparison to building a business or starting a franchise because of the low start up cost, no need for inventory and the thousands of easy ways to create a business to turn a profit. This is true for those with limited computer knowledge and experience. The other benefit is that your online revenue streams are always open 24/7 and are accessible all over the world!

But what will I market? What will I do? How will I make money? Take this from someone who knows; there are so many ways to make money online its [...]

Facebook: The Java-Ninja Way To Mass Invite Friends To Your Fan Page, Event Or Group

So you’re all jacked up because you’ve just started a Facebook group and you want to invite all 3000 of your friends to get your message out. You select the “suggest to friends” button and you discover the painful fact that those “knuckle-heads” (which sounds best when said like Charles Barkley) at Facebook won’t let you invite all your friends unless you go one by one. HELLO!! Can you say “TIME HOG”! [...]

Passionate Promotion & Accurate View Of Your Abilities: Getting Your Business Spine in Line -- Part 2 of 3

If you’re engaged in direct sales (aren’t we all), network marketing or a Multi-level model you will take on the exact same stereotypes, which result in feeling as if you should be embarrassed about what you do or how you conduct your [...]

Effective Social Media Marketing Video#2: How To Passionately Promote Without Pissing People Off

In this video I discuss the difference between web 1.0 and web 2.0 and how many have nevermade that transition causing a “buy my stupid thing” reputation.  He also lays out how to passionately promote your business, product or service in a way that increases your value, cements your branding and wont piss people off.

 

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