Link building will get a lot tougher these days especially for smaller brands that don’t have real capacities to compete with bigger companies in the industry because of the low amount of budget that they have. In my experience communicating with potential clients, small companies are only willing to spend a monthly link building budget […]
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No matter where your small business is located, if you’re hiring right now, you’re likely competing against big demand from small businesses in the Midwest. Small businesses in large portions of the nation’s breadbasket are looking for a lot more breadwinners. Midwest Small Business Job Market New data from the job site Indeed.com finds small
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Simply having a well-designed website won’t drive the necessary traffic to keep your business afloat. Search engine optimization practices are very important when it comes to attracting new visitors and converting them into leads and sales. This is due to the fact that the average consumer uses search engines to look for anything ranging from
China is the next big frontier for small businesses, according to a Keynote from Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Alibaba, at Gateway ‘17 at Detroit’s Cobo Center today. When the internet was booming in the mid ‘90’s, Ma did a search for “beer and China” and found no results. That’s when he first realized there
Learn about what a thought leader is and what it means for small business owners. If you’re a small business owner, you know all too well that time is a limited (and expensive) resource. It’s so expensive, 30 percent of small business owners say even one extra-productive hour in a day is worth $100 to
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I’ve had a VERY fortunate career. I was ahead of the curve on a particular shift in technology that affected how businesses and people interacted. Because of this, I’ve spent time with a lot of the biggest companies in the world, often meeting their CEOs as well. The picture above is Bob Iger, CEO of
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Inadequate cash flow can cripple a small business. In fact, research shows that the insufficient management of cash flow can be pinned on as much as 82 percent of small business and start-up failure. If you run a small business and are experiencing problems with cash flow, take a look at the advice of Fred
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In this post – 5 Steps to Restart, Recharge and Revive Your Marketing Right Now! – I introduced an aggressive initiative to help any business owner struggling to stay on plan with their marketing for the year. The idea is to take the mid-point of the year and get a fresh restart. In post #1 of 5,
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Anheiser Busch In-Bev is a Dutch company that owns amongst other things Budweiser. Beer drinkers fall into two categories in general: those who love Bud and Coors and all those “lite” beers, and people who like craft beers. I’ll get back to that in a second. The most recent ad campaign on TV for Budweiser
2017 Small Business Social Media Research Want your small business social media to stand out and yield measurable results? You still can although it may take longer to achieve your objectives. The reality is social media still works for small businesses if you consistently publish, curate and engage with your followers on topics core to
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