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Super Useful Online Courses for Stay-At-Home Moms
December 29th, 2023|
Keeping yourself occupied at home while you look after the kids is no small feat. The hours can drag by as you wait for your [...]
How To Get More Clients Better Projects and Higher Pay – Interview with Brent Weaver
December 28th, 2023|
What does it take to get more clients, better projects, and higher pay? Brent Weaver has started and built a 14 person web design [...]
How To Grow Your Business With Google – Marketing Expert Brandee Sweesy
December 27th, 2023|
What does it take to market your business with Google Hangouts? Brandee Sweesy is the leading Hangouts Marketing Expert. Brandee has been dubbed the “Hangouts [...]
How to Significantly Increase the Likelihood Your Startup will be a Success
Deciding to launch a startup is an incredibly exciting period of life, filled with big dreams, and adrenaline that can fuel you working 12-hour-plus days for weeks at a time. However, take a look at the numbers, and you’ll see that only a small proportion of businesses last for five years, and many fold after just 12 months. As such, if you want to make your career dreams come true, you must take steps to be different, and ensure your venture can stick around for the long term. Read on for some ways you can significantly increase the likelihood your [...]
5 Steps to Crush Your Online Competition
Do you ever think about what it would take to beat your competition? When you start a business you want to win. You know that your competition wants you beat. In 1995 it was enough to have a website. In 2005 it was enough to have a well-optimized website with your keywords in the right places. Today, you have to hustle. Step 1 - Realize what's happening. Most businesses are clueless. I repeat, clueless. Here is a quick test. Answer the following questions: How many visitors does your site get in a month? Do you know your bounce rate? Do you [...]
3 Ways to Quickly Differentiate Your Business
If you are a company offering professional services, you may find yourself struggling to differentiate your business from others offering similar services. How do you make yourself stand out in the field? How do you land those ideal clients? The key is to focus on elements called differentiators. Differentiators Make the Difference Differentiators are what set your firm apart and make you appealing to the right clients. You can utilize multiple differentiators to suit your needs. It is important, though, to choose the appropriate differentiators to maximize their effectiveness. You must keep in mind that, to be successful, [...]
How to Create an Invoice to Get Paid Fast – The Ultimate Guide to Invoicing
Do you like getting paid? There is no reason to start a business unless you plan on getting paid. Whether you're just doing a few gigs a month or working full-time as a busy copywriter, you must add up the hours you've worked and send your clients their bill. To do that involves creating an invoice. You must know how to create invoices but where do you begin? Creating an invoice that looks professional is important to not only get paid but also to leave a good impression with the client and hopefully get more work in the future. It [...]
Why Your Small Business Should Consider a Tech Upgrade this Year
Has the business grown in the past year? If so, it may be time for a tech upgrade or two. Knowing when the right time is to buy new equipment isn’t an easy decision. Business owners want to spend as little as possible but also keep up with changing technology. The decision may lie in whether employees are having issues with the current equipment. Would upgrading improve efficiency or employee morale? How might new technology help the brand expand in the next five years? Why Is a Technology Upgrade Important for Businesses? Technology encompasses a wide spectrum of possibilities. Harvard [...]
What to Do When Your Storefront is Losing Traffic
A variety of factors contribute to a storefront losing traffic. Perhaps competition opened around the corner. Maybe the location is no longer desirable. The economy, change of seasons or other big events impact how many consumers shop in a given month. Even though business owners can’t control outside factors, taking proactive steps to bring traffic in helps counteract any negative effects. How Can I Increase Traffic to My Store? Retail Dive recently looked at the loss of foot traffic many luxury stores such as Macy's and Nordstrom experienced in the fourth quarter. One cause is rising inflation and consumers adjusting [...]
1 Surprising Fact Every Entrepreneur Must Know About SEO
Do you ever wonder how some businesses get so much traffic while most get almost none? It is really no accident or magic. The funny thing is that it's not even complicated. I am shocked how many people ask about SEO. I own a web design and marketing company where people call, email, or ask us in person. So, "How do we get ranked number one for - whatever random keyword they dreamed up -"? [adrotate group="4"] When someone asks me that question I feel like the person is asking me "How do I get rich quick"? It is a [...]
The Fastest Ways To Grow Your Business
What's the fastest way to grow your business? There are 28 million small businesses in the US. The sad reality is that most of them fail within the first few years of operation. The small percentage that survives stay small forever. A select few manage to grow into huge businesses. But why them and not the others? What are the factors that enable unknowns to become household brands? One thing for sure that it takes much more than hard work, luck, and timing. Read on to see if your small business has what it takes to make the leap [...]
Best Accounting Software for Your Business
When you first start out as an entrepreneur one of the first things you learn is that you need to keep track of your accounts. Until you know better you might find yourself building simple spreadsheet documents. Eventually, you realize that it is way too much work that way. You really need a dedicated software solution. This is a review of a few of the best accounting software products for small business, Gusto (formerly zenpayroll), Xero, Freshbooks, Quickbooks and a look at how they compare. I have used both of them in my business. My recommendation is that [...]
Planning to Move to a New Office? Check Out These Tips for a Smooth Relocation
Transplanting your workforce from one office to another is a process riddled with potential problems and pain points, yet it can still be completely seamless so long as you plan properly. To that end, here are a few tips and talking points to make your own office relocation less of a chore this year. Calculate your budget carefully One of the most important steps for a successful office relocation is to set a realistic budget and make sure that you factor in all of the costs and expenses that are likely to be incurred during this process. For example, you [...]
How to Gain More Value for Your Home
Owning a home is a big responsibility. However, maintaining it properly while improving features inside and out is a fantastic way to increase its value. As NerdWallet reports, nearly two-thirds, or 65 percent, of homeowners in the U.S. believe the value of their homes will continue to rise over the next decade. While that's generally true, there are many things you can do to increase the worth of your home even faster. By taking any one of these actions, your home's value is likely to increase quickly. Create More Space You might be asking yourself the question, “What is my [...]
How To Make The Most Of Your Expenses As A Small Business
Expenses pile up. You pay them, and they pile up again. More pile up before you've even had the chance to pay the first. As your business grows, this reality hits you harder and harder. Of course, this is merely a consequence of your success. You have too much work, and so you hire more employees. You need a more professional website, and so you contract an expensive web designer. You need high-speed internet to cater to your growing staff, and that costs extra. Expenses are not a bad thing. They're simply part of a functioning business. But they can [...]
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