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3 Best Ways to Attract New Customers That You Probably Forgot
So many of us are caught up with new technologies and ways of conducting business that we forget there’s even another way. But, the best way to attract new customers to your small business is to prioritize personal communication methods with them.
Improve Your Mobile Page Speed Now (With 9 Free Tools)
Having a website that prioritizes mobile page speed is increasingly important. But, if you do want to grow your business, you absolutely need to optimize for mobile search.
Not a pro? Not to worry! The following list of tools and tips will help you make sure your website and webpages are optimized for mobile search.
How to Get Started With Online Video Marketing Today
Online video marketing is a popular marketing option for many businesses. You don’t have to be a fancy director with a whole video production team to make a quality video anymore. The average Joe now has the tools and abilities to use this medium to kindle their marketing campaigns back to new life.
Why the Net Neutrality Update Matters (To Small Businesses)
Recent net neutrality updates have been made in this long, seemingly unending battle of internet freedoms that you, as a small business professional, need to be keeping track of. Whatever the final outcome of this debate, the change in net neutrality rules is creeping toward our doorsteps.
Using Websites for Small Businesses Increases Revenue
The perpetual nature of information these days challenges us all to provide the best resources, service, and websites to online searchers. Functional websites for small businesses is the ticket to long term success in your industry. Is your website working for you or against you?
Creating Good Content: Opportunity Knocks
Content marketing is your opportunity to connect to the elusive internet scroller. Creating good content is more than just slapping some words on a page and clicking the “publish page” button, it’s a meticulous skill that requires patience, research, and understanding.
How to Stay Ahead of Industry Change
Whether you are searching for your first career or simply seeking ways to better adapt with the evolution of technology, there are various ways to stay ahead of never ending industry change to ensure you never miss out on a potential future opportunity.
New Employee Training and Development Methods
The synthesis of modern digital information and education has been one of the top priorities for both society in general and business in particular for decades. Employee training and development methods are a prime target area for improvement for new learning styles.
Improving Collaboration in the Workplace Through Teamwork
Recently, we’ve seen a shift away from the “individual” in the workplace being replaced by the “group”. Small businesses need to focus on improving collaboration in the workplace and taking the necessary steps to build the most effective teams.
Dictation Apps Are the Answer to Your Blog Frustrations
There are many reasons why businesses aren’t blogging today, and the number one reason I hear is that people just don’t have the time.Everyone has a concern as to why that “can’t”, but what if you could change the way you completed the task? Take full advantage of your voice with talk to text dictation apps!
How to Prevent (And Recover From) Cyber Attacks Now
Data privacy is one of the hottest topics of the moment. With cyber attacks happening on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, it’s more important now than ever to protect your company’s info. Read on to discover how to prepare for a cyber attack and how to recover from one as well.
3 Ways to Make Online Meeting Tools Personal
You want to reach as many potential customers as effectively as possible, but online meeting tools can sometimes make interactions feel flat and impersonal. The challenge then is to improve relationships with customers through the technology available. Here are some suggestions based on my experience:
8 Top Podcasts for Every Business Person
Business related podcasts are a great way to stay connected with industry influencers and current topics. The quantity and availability of podcasts seems to never end. So, I’ve taken it upon myself to shift through them and give you my top business podcasts.
Benefits and Risks of Remote Employees (Best Practices)
In our modern world, business are bigger, their influence is larger, and they’re connecting with customers out of state or even out of country. And, if you want to continue to grow, utilizing remote employees is a modern day obligation. Here are a few best practices to keep in mind for remote employees:
How To Use Google To Boost Your Local Search Results
SEO practices change all the time and therefore, you have to find new ways to always dominate, especially in local search results. Below is a compilation of ways you can use to optimize your on and off-site strategies, so you appeal to clients who may be searching for your business locally.
Beware of Extortion Emails
If you have watched the news at all recently, you’ll have noticed the increasing frequency in which instances of major hacking has been reported. Higher profile cases involving big businesses and some instances of government systems being hacked have brought this tech...
The Benefits of HTTPS: What Small Businesses Need To Know
The question is, should small business owners invest in https secure websites? And what are some of the benefits of https sites? First, let’s make sure everyone has a better understanding of the basics regarding http & https websites.
Importance of YouTube Channel Manager Ownership
In the last two weeks, I encountered two very similar client situations related to YouTube channel manager ownership. I am writing this to offer some lessons learned to hopefully save you from some of the same headaches.
Who Needs a Unique Value Proposition – UVP? Short Answer: YOU DO!
The Importance of Your Differences Cannot be Overstated! As the title of this post suggests, You Need a Unique Value Proposition - UVP! If you want to do more business, more successfully on the Internet, then you definitely need a Unique Value Proposition - UVP. Your...