‘Small Business’ Archives
Search Engine Tools: Some of the Best SEO Tools are Free…Take a Look!
Ted Ives, Coconut Headphones Search Engine Tools are a dime a dozen, but most only do a very tiny micro-task; substantially useful tools are few and far between. Here are my personal favorite free search optimization tools for SEO; some may be familiar but hopefully [Read More]
Is Facebook Advertising for You?
Perry Marshall and thomas Meloche, Entrepreneur.com Facebook offers so many opportunities to reach customers with specialized advertising that almost every business can benefit from some form of paid advertising on Facebook, even if it spends only a few dollars a week. [Read More]
Mark Cuban’s 12 Rules for Startups
By Mark Cuban, Entrepreneur.com Anyone who has started a business has his or her own rules and guidelines, so I thought I would add to the memo with my own. My “rules” below aren’t just for those founding the companies, but for those who are considering [Read More]
Walmart holds ‘Idol’-style contest for small businesses
By Sarah Meehan, USA TODAY Zombie repellant might not be something you expect to find on the shelf at Walmart. Or, for that matter, puppy shoes. But a public relations-savvy contest that the nation’s largest retailer announced last week could result in one of these [Read More]
Bad for Business: 4 Poor Facebook Habits
Jacob Harper, OpenForum.com If you don’t have a Facebook page for your business, it’s not the equivalent of trying to operate without a telephone and modern plumbing. But social media is something almost no business can afford to be without. Social media allows [Read More]
Small Business Strategies: Twelve tips for 2012
By Rhonda Abrams, USAToday.com I’m guessing that one of your New Year’s Resolutions for your small business was to make more money. Great. But now what? To help you actually achieve your goal, I’ve got 12 tips to make sure you do make more money this [Read More]
How To Avoid Mayhem In Your Marketing
By John Jantsch, Duct Tape Marketing/OpenForum.com By now you’ve surely seen those clever Allstate Insurance ads featuring a guy called Mayhem, ready to wreak havoc on the unprepared. The commercials have popularized the idea of mayhem, but it’s something I’ve seen [Read More]
12 Ways to Become a Recognized Expert
By Donald Todrin, Entrepreneur.com As we measure the degree of damage, or more precisely, reduced revenue and increased costs from the downturn, advertising spending tends to be one of the first cuts owners make. Yet this may be a great time to expand marketing to take a [Read More]
Google+ For Small Business Owners
Compiled and Edited by Lanelle Lanton, NuZoo Media Finally, Google has released Google+ for businesses. While many major corporations such as Pepsi, Macy’s, Toyota, and H&M, have already hopped on board of the new social media, many small business owners are left [Read More]
Free Help For Small Business Owners: Complying With The OSHA
Compiled and Edited by Lanelle Lanton, NuZoo Media As small business owners we can sometimes overlook small details that could possibly violate the requirements of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration Act of 1970. For this reason, the OSHA provides several [Read More]
