by Toby Nwazor November 8, 2015 Follow @twitter.com/TobyNwazorNovember 8, 2015 When I started my business two years ago, I felt like I had made a mistake. Although I was into fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), things weren’t moving fast for me. I really struggled for the first few weeks. I had a lot of goods … Continue reading How I Increased My Weekly Turnover From 13,490 to 198,750 in Just 3 Months
Amanda ClarkOctober 9, 2015 When it comes to finding a job, there’s no such thing as right or wrong. Maybe you found your job because you know a guy. Maybe you found your job through diligently crafting a resume, sending it to a hundred recruiters, and following up regularly. Or maybe you just lucked into … Continue reading 3 Job Search Methods That Just Don’t Work
Fresh off its global ad rollout, Facebook’s visual social network launches @instagramforbusiness to highlight brands, creative agencies and small businesses having success with Instagram marketing. Martin Beck on October 14, 2015 Chukcha / Shutterstock.com Instagram is open for business, and this week the company created a new Instagram account — @instagramforbusiness — to emphasize that … Continue reading Instagram Says It’s For Business Not Just Selfies With New Account
Tim AshOctober 13, 2015 If you want to maximize the tool, Google Analytics gets pretty complex pretty quickly. But that shouldn’t stop you if you’re just starting to pick up new skills. Mercifully, within the bounds of Google Analytics, people can share how they filter information, how they run reports, how they use dashboards – … Continue reading 1 Hour with Google Analytics: Getting the Basics Down in Just 60 Minutes
Lindsay TjepkemaOctober 12, 2015 It can be tough to stay on top of your website. With everything else you’ve got on your to-do list, it’s easy to let site maintenance continuously slip to the bottom. Besides, there’s probably so much that needs to be done that you couldn’t possibly make a difference in the few … Continue reading 5 Ways to Freshen Up Your Website in Just 10 Minutes
Debbie HarrisOctober 6, 2015 Are you talking to yourself on social media? Social media is more than just posting. I so often work with clients who have gotten the hang of what to post on Facebook but they are not getting engagement on their posts. The same thing happens on Twitter. Tweets are being tweeted but they … Continue reading Are You Talking to Yourself on Social Media? Social Media is More Than Just Posting.
Stephanie SlackOctober 1, 2015 It’s been a heck of a few weeks for Blogging a la Mode. I’m feverishly working on some fantastic freebies for you all…downloads that will help propel your business blog to the next level. Stay tuned! So pardon the shortage of activity on here as I’m up to my eyeballs in … Continue reading Get Over Yourself And Just Blog For Goodness Sake!
Stephanie SlackSeptember 25, 2015 Time and time again people tell me they don’t have a creative bone in their body. (Technically that is true, bones make up our skeletal system not our creativity, duh.) In all actuality we have a narrow definition of creativity; it’s not simply the ability to dance, write catchy jingles or … Continue reading 5 Reasons You’re A Creative Genius (And Just Don’t Know It)
More than half of retailers struggle to recognize and engage their best customers. Greg Sterling on September 24, 2015 Personalization is a buzzword that means different things to different audiences. Generally it’s presented as a solution to a host of brand and marketer problems. In practice, however, it’s elusive to define and challenging to operationalize … Continue reading Consumers Want Personalization, But Retailers Just Can’t Seem To Deliver
Mary LongSeptember 23, 2015 Researching keywords was never easy – think one of Dante’s 7 circles – and it’s about to become worse. Well, unless you are an SEO pro, then it’s about to become aces – here’s why: Keyword research is a complicated undertaking; even folks with exceptional digital skills admit that they are … Continue reading Keyword Research Just Got A LOT Harder
