Brian LangMay 8, 2015 A common piece of advice that I hear frequently for people wanting to start their own business is to “follow your passion”. This piece of advice has become popular for several reasons. First of all, people want to believe that running their own business will not only be highly profitable, but … Continue reading Why “Following Your Passion” Is Bad Advice for Starting a Business
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2 For 1: LinkedIn Profile Advice For Restless Sellers
Kai TamulonisMay 5, 2015 If you’re just starting down the road of social selling, one of the first pieces of advice you’ll inevitably encounter is to reposition your LinkedIn summary to be customer-centric. In other words, scrap the talk of crushing quotas, socializing at that sales conference, and, well, sales in general. Instead, hammer home … Continue reading 2 For 1: LinkedIn Profile Advice For Restless Sellers
Advice To The New CMO: How To Deal With Your Existing Agency
Becoming a new CMO comes with plenty of challenges. But before you decide to ditch your existing agency, read these tips from columnist David Rodnitzky. David Rodnitzky on May 5, 2015 One of the most frustrating parts of working at an online marketing agency is losing a client for the wrong reasons. Ask any agency … Continue reading Advice To The New CMO: How To Deal With Your Existing Agency
Starting a Business? Take Advice from Successful Entrepreneurs
Ayodeji OnibalusiMay 4, 2015 Running a business is not a one way trip. It involves so many areas that would require a solo entrepreneur to wear many hats in order to become successful. When you’re about to start your own business, things like how to name your company (which affects your brand message, its audience and … Continue reading Starting a Business? Take Advice from Successful Entrepreneurs
Essential SEO Advice Directly From Google
Chris AbrahamApril 17, 2015 This news directly from Google is old news for those of us in the SEO game. It come to us directly from Google Webmaster Central Blog way back on Friday, May 6, 2011, but it’s becoming more and more essential to read as Google becomes more and more brutal and less … Continue reading Essential SEO Advice Directly From Google
13 Twitter Experts’ Advice for Your Small Business
Mickie E KennedyApril 9, 2015 Believe it or not, Twitter is going to be turning 10 years old in 2016. Does that make anyone else feel old? And despite the fact that the social network has been around long enough to have become essential to everything from journalism to customer service to talk-radio, many entrepreneurs … Continue reading 13 Twitter Experts’ Advice for Your Small Business
How to Get Started with Video: 17 Marketing Experts Share Their Advice
Agu de MarcoApril 3, 2015 You know it’s important to use video in your marketing campaigns to increase engagement and conversions, however, marketing with video can be intimidating at first. So where do you begin? We reached out to some of the top video marketing experts and asked them to share their #1 tip to … Continue reading How to Get Started with Video: 17 Marketing Experts Share Their Advice
The Worst Advice Given About How to Generate Website Traffic
Angela VuonaMarch 5, 2015 Advice comes from every direction, and not all of it is sound. At SmartBug Media, our inbound experts have heard it all. Here are the worst tips and guidance about how to generate website traffic Using Keywords Over and Over Again Helps You Rank Higher Also known as “keyword stuffing”, this … Continue reading The Worst Advice Given About How to Generate Website Traffic
10 Great Pieces Of Entrepreneurial Advice From 2014
Business.com December 31, 2014 In 2014, we’ve published hundreds of articles chocked full entrepreneurial advice. From handling small business finances to marketing dos and don’ts, we’ve made it our goal to keep you at the top of your entrepreneurial game. But practicing all of the pieces of advice from 2014 is nearly impossible. That’s … Continue reading 10 Great Pieces Of Entrepreneurial Advice From 2014
The Best Business Blog Coaching Advice We’ve Ever Heard
Carly Murphy December 5, 2014 “Content is king.” – Bill Gates We agree with Bill Gates. Writing generating content through a business blog is one of the best things you can do for your company. By writing about educational and informative content, not only does it establish your company and its employees as the … Continue reading The Best Business Blog Coaching Advice We’ve Ever Heard