Sometimes you just need a break. Maybe the contractor you’re working with isn’t meeting expectations or their performance has declined. Perhaps you’re going in a new direction and your current contractor doesn’t have the skills necessary to continue. Or maybe you’re unsure of how you want to grow your business and you need to take […]
The Key to Being Found – Making the Most of Keywords
Like most social media marketing, or internet marketing in general, the key to everything is in the keywords you choose to target. LinkedIn.com is no different. LinkedIn is an important business social network that you can use to boost your business exponentially, but you need to be found by people searching for you for it […]
The Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Assistant
The object of any business is to grow and make a profit (not necessarily in that order). For the small business owner, growth may be hindered by the stamina in your body. If you are handling all of your daily tasks alone, growth may not be possible in the way that you
How to Make Time for LinkedIn
Did you know that LinkedIn has more than 225 million users around the globe? While it’s true that LinkedIn is the place to find a job and to make professional connections, many business owners are finding that their social media marketing efforts on LinkedIn are paying off. In fact, according to research by Wishpond, a […]
Key Ingredients of an Effective and Profitable Blog
Creating a blog is not one of those “build it and they will come” end games. Building it is just part of the equation that creates an effective and profitable blog. In fact, creating a successful blog that makes money has a very specific formula: Profitable Niche + Quality Keyword Rich Content + Strategic Monetization […]
How You Can Profit from Social Commerce
There are literally hundreds of shops inside social networks that offer many different types of products and services. They include Facebook store fronts, the ability to click and buy through links on Twitter, Pinterest, blog posts, advertisements on the social network, and more. There are many ways to profit today with social commerce, which is […]
How to Use Video to Improve Your Blog
With the rise in popularity of video sharing sites like YouTube.com, video is becoming more popular than ever. It’s easy today now that pretty much every smartphone is equipped with video capabilities and small high resolution digital cameras are inexpensive. Plus, editing software can even be free if you use open source software. Video can […]
How to Effectively Address Online Complaints
Dealing with public complaints can be difficult for a business if they’re not ready. But, the fact is that the more popular your business becomes, the more likely it is that a complaint will eventually occur. Complaints can actually be a great catalyst to better customer service and better products, and provide an opportunity for […]
How to Create Impact with Short Blog Posts
Writing short micro-focused blog posts can have a huge impact on your readers. Sometimes it simply doesn’t take many words to get your point across. If you can condense your thoughts into what is fundamental, your blog posts will be easier to read, carry more weight, and probably even get more readers. The reason you […]
