There’s good news and there’s bad news in the local service-area business space. Contributor Joy Hawkins brings us up to date. Joy Hawkins on October 13, 2017 After my column about Home Service Ads came out last week, I got a message from Google with some great news. They told me two things: Google … Continue reading Markets with home service ads: Service-area businesses are coming back to the local results
Shea Drake — October 11, 2017 — October 11, 2017 While selling on social is growing in popularity (and acceptance), too many businesses are still making critical social selling mistakes. Regardless of social selling’s benefits and rising popularity, you likely still have questions about how to succeed with this strategy. Today, we share eight common … Continue reading The 8 Worst Social Selling Mistakes Small Businesses Make
Serenity Gibbons — October 3, 2017 — October 3, 2017 rawpixel / Pixabay As a young, millennial entrepreneur who is inexperienced in the ways of managing and growing a business, one of the biggest challenges involves managing money and making smart financial decisions. In fact, it’s the mistakes and errors made in this area that … Continue reading The 9 Money Mistakes Millennial Entrepreneurs Make That Destroy Their Businesses
Meredith Wood — October 3, 2017 Follow @fundera — October 3, 2017 Facebook is one of the most visited websites in the world. With over 1.4 billion users, it’s definitely a top internet destination. Though Facebook started out as a social network, its value has become apparent with such a large, growing user base: advertising. … Continue reading How Facebook Democratizes Advertising for Small Businesses
Ana Gotter — October 3, 2017 — October 3, 2017 More and more social media sites are adding native video to their platforms, and LinkedIn is the latest to do so. In a feature that’s been rolling out for about a little over a month, LinkedIn users can now (or will soon be able to) … Continue reading LinkedIn Video Marketing: Everything Businesses Need to Know
Timothy Shim — September 28, 2017 — September 28, 2017 Twitter is crowded. As of Q2 2017, the micro blogging platform averaged 328 million monthly active users. That’s about four times the population of Germany. Or 8x the population of Argentina. Or 32x the population of Portugal. The growth of Twitter monthly active users (source). … Continue reading 3 Twitter Hashtags Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
David Kiger — September 22, 2017 Follow @davidkiger — September 22, 2017 The dream of owning a small business can come with a hefty price tag. Where that money comes from is one of the first key challenges of entrepreneurship. One avenue that could be an answer is microloans. The microlending concept is generally regarded … Continue reading Microloans Offer a Way to Get Small Businesses Off The Ground
Amit Sen — September 14, 2017 Follow @amit_kumar_sen — September 14, 2017 Small businesses are usually lean on capital. A lion’s share of their funding invariably goes for production and recruitment which spares a meager sum for marketing. But business promotion is fundamental to spread the word about your business. You have to reach out … Continue reading 9 Affordable Win-Win Marketing Ideas for Small Businesses
Mindi Rosser — September 13, 2017 Follow @MindiRRosser — September 13, 2017 In my previous article, I introduced the up and coming Slack tool and how it serves as an alternative for LinkedIn, which is closing its groups. More about Slack here: SLACK COMMUNITIES I LOVE I’ve noticed that I enjoy engaging more on Slack … Continue reading Should Businesses Use LinkedIn Groups or Slack for Prospecting? Part 2
Andrew Gazdecki — September 12, 2017 Follow @biznessapps — September 12, 2017 JESHOOTS / Pixabay Stop selling apps. Wait, what? I know this sounds weird coming from an app company, but here’s the deal: Stop selling apps and start selling mobile solutions for business growth. Whether you have been selling apps for years, or have … Continue reading How to Pitch Apps to Small Businesses
