Former Guest Bloggers Small Business Articles
Five Practical Steps To Optimizing Your Website To Rank In Google
Small business owners with a website can give themselves a better chance of seeing their website appear in Google search results with some basic on-page optimization of the pages and blog posts on their website. By taking these steps, a business owner mak"
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:35:19 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersThe Best Ways to Market to a Senior Audience
No matter what you’re marketing or who you’re marketing it to, your first step in reaching your audience is to know that audience. If you try to market to “everyone,” you’ll sell to no one. Marketers make one of two big mistakes in marketing to seniors. T"
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:53:19 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersNot Just a Name: How to Name Your Small Business
As the title suggests, there is quite a lot at stake when deciding on a name for your business. Your business’s name is its most visible asset, and is what will immediately attract or repel potential customers, even at a sub-conscious level. Almost"
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:36:51 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersHow to Expand a Retail Online Business: 4 Recommendations
Having researched the subject of online retail stores growth, I’ve come to a conclusion that four simple invariables are essential for such businesses to develop any further. Traffic Conversion rates Order amount Returning customers rate Traf"
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:54:19 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersOnline Video Streaming Options: Easy or Control
Video Marketing for small companies is growing in importance in the media-rich, entertain me society we now live in. That much we know. To show your videos on your website, there are a number of details you need to consider for how to dish out your videos"
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:04:12 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersHow to Dominate SEO with Current Content
Focus on Material As a business owner or CEO trying to broaden your internet target and get recognized, I’m sure you are aware of the significance of new, fresh, recurring material on your site of all kinds. When it comes to written material on page"
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:07:56 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest Bloggers10 Steps to Planning an Office Move
Planning an office move can be a daunting and time-consuming project to execute successfully. With so many tasks to juggle, deadlines to meet and people to organise, these 10 practical and easy steps cover all the important issues to help you plan, organ"
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:42:48 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersThe 10 Best Credit Cards for Small Businesses
Starting your very own small business can be a very exciting and very stressful time. Even before the doors open, a massive amount of work needs to be done to ensure the business is successful right out of the gate. Too many small businesses fail becaus"
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:25:59 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersClaim Your Competitive Edge: Always Be First
Lot of ways to make your small company competitive and gain a lead over the other guys battling it out for your clients. One of the best techniques is, when you have an innovation or strategy to offer consumers, be sure you arrive first. You’ll gain"
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:10:47 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersFrom Peer to Manager: 3 Steps to Going From One of the Gang to the Boss
“Congratulations. You’ve been promoted.” All of your hard work has paid off. All of those long hours you spent in the office did not go unnoticed, and you’re rising through the ranks. So what’s next? You know that making the transition from employee to ma"
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:27:01 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersAre you Wasting Your Money on Mobile Emails that Don’t Work?
Email marketing is one of the most lucrative online channels. And it looks like the combination of mobile is a powerful team. According to a recent report from HubSpot, “43% of people on mobile devices check their email over four times per day”"
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:04:30 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersHow Your Business Will Benefit From A Loyalty Card Program
It seems like almost every business has jumped on the loyalty card program bandwagon. From grocery stores to pharmacies and restaurants, retailers everywhere are launching customer rewards programs. Have you ever wondered why? Sure, customers stand to ben"
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:13:12 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest Bloggers7 Useful Logo Design Tips
Logo design is like all other professional design works, in that it appears simple, but designing a logo is not as easy as one may think. It requires extensive research, critical thinking and hard work. Without contributing whole heartedly of the three re"
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:40:41 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersLeadership Lessons for Every Business
The Makings of a Great Leader Vince Lombardi carved out a fairly successful life for himself, despite coming from an Italian immigrant family that struggled through the Great Depression. He is best known for his success as an American football coach, par"
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:31:43 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersTebow Time for Entrepreneurs: 4 Ways to Peak Performance When It Counts
The craze sweeping the united states this winter season comes from the National Football League. Of course I’m referring to Tebowing, originated by Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, and you either love him or hate him. Removing religiousity (my "
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:40 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersWhat New Tools Does the Twitter Redesign Bring to Social Marketers?
Twitter has a new look, and some observers are calling it the single biggest overhaul the site has received at once in its five year history. The update is one that aims to unify both the presentation and functionality of the microblogging service across "
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:36:44 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersThree cost-effective ways to market your start-up in 2012
Friends sneered at you when you said that you are going the entrepreneurial way. You quit your job in that MNC to build this dream product. Now the product is finally out in the open but how do you find takers for your product. Needless to say, being a s"
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:22:42 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest Bloggers4 Free Online Marketing Tools Every Small Business Owner Should Use
As the Flying Lizards once sang, “the best things in life are free, but you can give them to the birds and bees – I want money. “ And really, who doesn’t? Small business owners all have paper chasing on the brain, but what many of them don’t realize is th"
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:01:29 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersWhat an MBA Won’t Teach About Starting a Business
There is much discussion about how beneficial an MBA education is for entrepreneurs starting a business. The debate is about whether the skills required for success as an entrepreneur can be taught and whether the current MBA curriculum allows its graduat"
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:25:28 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersFinding Local SEO Talent: 4 Best Practices
Never has there been a more worn-out and often less understood term than Search Engine Optimization, or SEO. Plenty (I am not joking) of freelancers are in front of their PCs across the planet with the sign out that says “SEO Professional”. An"
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:37:42 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersHow Can You Utilize Email Services to Manage Your Online Reputation?
As a professional that conducts any type of business online, the reputation you build is crucial to how you are perceived by your audience. The comforting part in all this is that whether it is good or bad is totally up to you. Now there are quite a few m"
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:39:42 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest Bloggers8 Video Marketing Strategies for Small Business
There are umpteen ways to use video for business, ranging from stylish, high-priced ad campaign commercials to complex landing page pieces fashioned to pull someone into a sale. What are the best types of video for Small Business owners that can be create"
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:41:51 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersHappy Holidays May Be Better Than Merry Christmas
As a business owner, you understand how important it is to be accepting of your customer’s various beliefs and ideas. While you may have different beliefs or ideas, when it comes to making a good impression on your customers, accepting theirs is vital. At"
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:54:28 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest Bloggers5 Ways To Ruin Your Business Rep With Email Marketing
As a small business owner, you know what it means to have to fight for your share of the market. Competition is everywhere and you only have a few chances to set yourself apart to show that you are the company that deserves attention. So what sets you apa"
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:04:32 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest BloggersWhy You Should Use Free eMail Marketing to Keep Sales Going Beyond the Holiday Season
Businesses of all kinds are giving free email marketing a try for first time. Many have decided to give it a go with the goal of cashing in on the shopping frenzy that accompanies the holiday season. This is easy to understand when seeing how it is great "
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:14:11 GMT | Tagged: Former Guest Bloggers