Want your marketing emails to break through all the noise on Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Then consider sending them a day early or a day late. That is a key finding from an analysis conducted by Constant Contact of billions of emails sent and opened around Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber […]
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When you first start a blog it all seems simple. The deeper you go, however, the more complicated it becomes. Bloggers have to know about design, content creation, SEO, servers, security and so much more. Sometimes it can all feel pretty overwhelming. Today’s post is an enormous list of actionable tips that you can bookmark
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Few things can be lonelier or more frustrating than owning and running a business. Especially when you’re the person in charge in times of turmoil. Nearly everyone will have an opinion on what you should do and then will second-guess nearly every decision you make. It’s relatively easy to offer up those criticisms when you’re
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QUESTION: I have just started a new business. I think it’s critical for us to develop good Search Engine Optimization so that people can find us easily on the web. Do you have any advice for how to accomplish this? ANSWER: We agree, depending on your business, good Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, can be
Originally posted as a Facebook update from FinCon in Dallas (video below) In my opening keynote at FinCon last night I challenged the attendees to think about how their blog, podcast and video content could potentially be changing people’s lives. You see, many of us see ourselves as being in the ‘content business’. But I
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With major publishers like Inc., Forbes and The Huffington Post placing the rel=”nofollow” tag on their external links, the sky is once again falling. Or not. In fact, I’ve always believed that earning nofollow links was an important part of any SEO strategy built to last. The reality of the situation is that nofollow links
October 19th, 2017 I am an unbiased professional (wink), meaning I can’t tell you how unhappy I am that Walmart acquired ModCloth back in March. Therefore, I won’t tell you. You’ll have to come to your own conclusions. (My outfit, brought to you by ModCloth, pre-acquisition.) Apparently, I’m not alone in my unconfirmed sentiments. When
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High achievers are keen on self-improvement, often have mentors and look to others they want to emulate. But the best role models actually are little kids, says Denise Fournier, Ph.D., writing for Psychology Today. She makes the great points that children tend to say exactly what they’re thinking, are naturally mindful and good at enjoying
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It wasn’t so long ago that many small businesses were neglecting having their own website. Now that the benefit to that is clear, there are still some slow to adopt having a mobile app strategy. While it can be very difficult for every small business to adapt to every new change as it comes, when
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