• 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 [...]

Part 2: Customize Your Business To Succeed!

Unfortunately the fact is that over 95% of new online home business owners, mostly due to habit, exchange their passionate pursuit that brought about the entrepreneurial freedom into something more reflective of a corporate job which if left unchecked, is systematically followed by total burn-out and the death of that dream. Ask yourself why on the other hand, are there those that have little or no success for years yet never give up their passionate pursuit? Why when seemingly slapped in the face by life, are there people who seem totally undaunted and [...]

The Economic Cycle, Unemployment And Who's Left To Bail You Out

With the economic cycle seeming more like a black hole, with its long reaching effects touching every corporate entity regardless of its business sector, it’s hard to imagine anyone being able to watch the daily news and not become despondant. For the last 2 years we’ve seen double digit unemployment, the suspicious government bailouts of the automobile, housing and financial sectors while watching the average private sector salary plummet 41% (while federal employee compensation rose 17% I might add). There’s not much of a bright spot to make one hopeful as many seek to find any security they can in their (previously thought of) stable corporate careers and retirement accounts they planned on using to provide for themselves and their loved ones. [...]

You Have To Stand Out From The Crowd To Get The Most Out Of Social Media Marketing

Are you tired of people spamming the living daylights out of you on social media? Worse yet, are you doing it yourself? It doesnt matter if it’s Facebook, MySpace or Twitter; I’m teaching people to make real money using social media by connecting, building strategic relationships and thus cement both the credibility of your brand as well as the viability of your [...]

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”! [...]