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54% of Small Business Owners Stay Up at Night Worrying About Money, Sound Familiar?

Making enough money is number one followed by controlling costs; finding new customers; marketing to prospective or current customers, and managing time. But increasingly owners are using technology to address these challenges.
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Secrets of Building a Small Business Website Revealed

About one-third of small business owners still do not have a website. Some might not want to invest in the cost. Others might think they can get by with just a Facebook page or Google My Business Profile.

How to Get Customers to Your Small Business

As a new business owner, the question that keeps you up at night is: How will I get my first customers? The answer varies depending on the type of business you have.
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5 Hacks For Busy Entrepreneurs

There are many different ways to make your life easier as a business owner — and if you seek them out, you will find it less challenging to give your business the attention it deserves.
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6 Easy Ways to Attract More Website Traffic

Put the six tried-and-true traffic-building strategies to work for your online business today. The search engine results will speak for themselves.

Business Insurance Doesn’t Have to Be Hard, Here Are 3 Types You’ll Need

If you plan on being in business in the long run, it’s pretty unrealistic to think that nothing bad is ever going to happen.

8 Cybersecurity Tips for Your Small Business

Today, cybersecurity tips for small businesses should not be taken lightly. If you are like millions of small-business owners in America, you probably cannot imagine how a cybercriminal halfway around the world could possibly cause your business…
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To Blog or Not to Blog - that is the question

One of the advantages of Wordpress is the CMS platform that allows you to blog. Unfortunately, few clients take advantage of this great opportunity. Blogging is something that people can do, regardless of their business, I thought this would be a great topic my Wordpress Meetup group.
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Here's Why You Shouldn't Design Your Brand for Instagram -- and What to Do Instead

Here are steps entrepreneurs need to take to build a strong brand that outlives the Instagram moment. When it comes to building a brand, entrepreneurs need to focus on developing a solid foundation of trust with customers -- not just following the latest social media trends.
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How to Advertise Your Small Business on Instagram

It’s time for small businesses to consider Instagram advertising as a way to promote their business. With Instagram’s advanced targeting options, you can inexpensively reach users based on location, age, education level, marital status and more.
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Branding or Rebranding your Business

The first step in branding is to identify your target market. Don't just focus on demographics, but tastes. Are your customers businesslike, cutting-edge, organic and earth loving, or just practical?
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Everything you want to know about Backlinks

Backlinks are, perhaps, the most influential part of the Google Algorithm for your website SEO. The exciting thing is that you can do something to improve your backlinks. Here we give you some ideas on how to do that.
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On Email Newsletter Campaigns

If you don't have an email newsletter campaign then I have to ask, why not? Email is one of the best ways to capture the attention of your audience.
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How to Think Outside the Box

Thinking outside the box is not easy and can be quite scary, because it means you have to do something different and you run the risk of failure. But, it can lead to great results.
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What is the name of the .com part of a domain name?

Many people ask me what the .com is called in the domain name. It is called the TLD or Top Level Domain, the last label of a fully qualified domain name.
Bing Places for Business

Bing Places for Business

Everyone knows about Google. But, millions of people use Bing and prefer Bing for their online searches. Bing has a "BingItOn" marketing campaign that rewards you for using Bing. Bing Dashboard I really like the News feature on my Bing Dashboard.…
Shared, VPS, Dedicated Server, what's the difference?
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Shared, VPS, Dedicated Server, What's the difference?

Have you ever wondered about where your website lives? If your website is hosted with us your website lives in a VPS environment. InMotion Hosting - Types of Web Hosting Plans
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Pinterest Rich Pins

Pinterest Rich Pins are a recent addition to Pinterest. They make it easier for people to actually shop using Pinterest. So, if you are a business selling merchandise you owe it to yourself to invest some time into Pinterest. You could think…
Small Business Website Essentials
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Small Business Website Essentials

If you are a small business owner and you have a website or are thinking about getting one we have a list of website essentials that will help your website do what you want it to do, generate leads and make a sale. Contact Information It is…

What is foursquare and how can it help your business

So, what is foursquare anyway? Your business cannot succeed without happy, loyal customers who support your business and spread the word about it. As a small business owner, you can take advantage of Foursquare for free marketing, especially…
Ratings and Reviews can be crucial to seo success

Ratings and Reviews can be crucial to your success

Ratings and Reviews can be the second most important feature on your website! The good news is that most reviews posted on your website are positive. And Social Media is crucial because customers believe their friends reviews over almost anyone…
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Wikipedia: Why you should donate

There are lots of "open source" programs out there, but Wikipedia is unique because it creates open source IDEA'S. Like the retired farmer in upstate New York who's using Wikipedia to study the science of sludge, and the student in Kuala…