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What’s the First Step in a Solid Mobile Strategy & Why?

What’s the First Step in a Solid Mobile Strategy & Why?

Creating a mobile strategy from nothing is not easy. I know countless blogs and mobile gurus present it simply, but building a mobile…
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Text Request3 days ago
How to create a vision statement for your brand.

How to create a vision statement for your brand.

“All successful people, men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work…
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The Challenge of Starting up a Startup: Part 1

The Challenge of Starting up a Startup: Part 1

This post is written as I'm stood at the metaphorical fork in the road about to begin a journey that I know tens of thousands of people…
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Chris HerdJan 19
3 Books Every Content Marketer Should Read

3 Books Every Content Marketer Should Read

Developing content has many benefits for companies. It helps businesses to generate inbound leads, develop brand awareness, strengthen…
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Teddy CrépineauMar 27

Don’t Spend $5000 on an Amazon Course…

Today, I’m going to save you $5000 (keep in mind there are many complexities to Amazon you will not run into 99.9% of them).… ¶ Today, I’m going to save you $5000 (keep in mind there are many complexities to Amazon you will not run into 99.9% of them). ¶ If any of you have Facebook, and have any entrepreneurial aspirations you have seen it. Amazon courses, and the prices are starting to become more and more ridiculous. So I’m a going to tell you to push the pause button on buying. ¶ These courses promise you the world.
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Jon BowserJan 18
How the Hustle Is Killing Me (or, Why Gary Vee Looks Like He’s 50)

How the Hustle Is Killing Me (or, Why Gary Vee Looks Like He’s 50)

You know it’s been a tough start to the new year when you find yourself reading the want ads… but then you realize your specific skills and…
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Lain Chroust EhmannJan 11
5 Ways to Update your Small Business’s WordPress Site

5 Ways to Update your Small Business’s WordPress Site

Remember when you first got your business website online?
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Jeff DaigleMar 22
Know Your eCommerce Website’s Enemy: The Back Button

Know Your eCommerce Website’s Enemy: The Back Button

Your website lives a rough life. Day in and day out, people you’ve never met visit and make a snap judgement about the quality of the site…
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Jeff DaigleMar 29
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Awful story of a couple trying to buy a business. Thousands of dollars wasted for nothing…

Awful story of a couple trying to buy a business. Thousands of dollars wasted for nothing…

Watch here: https://youtu.be/8lZ6i0jOgBQ
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David BarnettApr 3
Brand Strategy Firm, Emotive Brand CEO shares industry insights

Brand Strategy Firm, Emotive Brand CEO shares industry insights

As co-founder and CEO of Emotive Brand, a brand strategy firm, Bella is committed to the Agency promise of helping to transform brands and…
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Emotive BrandMar 22

Why the right price is critical when trying to sell your small business

Think you can just ask whatever you want and hope for the best? You may be chasing off the buyer you need.Transcript: ¶ Hi, Everyone it’s David Barnett here from InvestLocalBook.com and my new exit planning course: Howtogetoutofmybusiness.com. I’ve got a question here today, it’s sort of a topic of discussion but it’s for business owners, when you sell you need to get the price right you’re asking price. Let me give an example. When I was a business broker for over three years I would get people all the time come in and they would say ‘’Hey want to sell my business’’ and I would say great the…
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David BarnettMar 13
Why Millennials Make Amazing Salespeople

Why Millennials Make Amazing Salespeople

Firstly, who are the Millennials? Millennials are the generation born between 1980–2000. They are vastly different from the generations…
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Ali MirzaJan 25
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5 Harsh Truths for Entrepreneurs

5 Harsh Truths for Entrepreneurs

Are you stuck in a entrepreneurial rut? Lacking revenue and motivation to carry on? Maybe a reality check is just what you need. Heres 5.
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Ali MirzaMar 2
SEO for Small Business Websites Part 2: Design

SEO for Small Business Websites Part 2: Design

When people think of Search Engine Optimization, they tend to think of things like links, keywords, and meta tags.
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Jeff DaigleMar 4
Outsourcing: The #1 Business Development Hack for 2016

Outsourcing: The #1 Business Development Hack for 2016

Outsourcing is no more just seen as a financially savvy measure, it is currently viewed as a strategic move to propel businesses forward…
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Camila AndersonFeb 2
Our millions of unpaid employees.

Our millions of unpaid employees.

I’d like to introduce you to the Emerald Ash Borer!
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James EldridgeFeb 3

It’s so great to know that I’m not alone.

I often feel like I’m in uncharted waters and while guidance from others and other situations are helpful, they never appear to “give me…I often feel like I’m in uncharted waters and while guidance from others and other situations are helpful, they never appear to “give me the answer”. So often I’m left to just make the best decisions I can with the information I have and move forward — waiting to see what happens. I love how this article captures the spirit of what I’ve been experiencing! I’m not alone apparently. I also think that to hide behind perfectionism can be related to fear.
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Jannie Scott BrownFeb 4

Screw It Let’s Do It by R. Branson

‘Some people said I couldn’t do it. They said I was too young and had no experience. But I wanted to prove them wrong and I believed it…could be done.’ ¶ ‘People ask me what my secret is. How do I make money? What they really want to know is — how can they make money? Everyone wants to be a millionaire.’ ¶ ‘As soon as something stops being fun, I think it’s time to move on.’ ¶ ‘Watch out for dirty tricks. Complain loudly. Don’t make it cheap. Instead offer a better service at a good price. People want comfort. And don’t forget the fun.
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Anna PopovaFeb 4
Case study: building custom applicant tracking system

Case study: building custom applicant tracking system

Last year we were engaged in the development of powerful recruitment solution for IT company which needed to automate their HR workflow. As…
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DDI DevelopmentFeb 11
Building your Small Business Website: DIY or Hire a Pro?

Building your Small Business Website: DIY or Hire a Pro?

There’s a scene in the movie There’s Something About Mary that has Ben Stiller’s character picking up a hitchhiker.
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Jeff DaigleFeb 16
Seeing Profit as a Consequence Not a Purpose

Seeing Profit as a Consequence Not a Purpose

How do you define the purpose of your business? Like many, you probably default to saying, “To make profits”. And while that is certainly…
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Emotive BrandNov 27, 2014
Startup Journal: The Feeling When Your Business Takes Flight

Startup Journal: The Feeling When Your Business Takes Flight

When I was 13, a family friend took me flying in a Cessna 172, a tiny and reliable little beauty with only four seats and a single-prop…
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Text RequestFeb 26
Behind Facebook’s Emoji

Behind Facebook’s Emoji

Actions & Reactions
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Areti VassouFeb 27
How to Get the Website Your Small Business Needs

How to Get the Website Your Small Business Needs

This isn’t backed by any hard data, but I’ll bet that if you asked artists, makers, and small business owners what the the most dreaded…
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Jeff DaigleFeb 23
Engaging Consumers: 4 Key Statistics You Need to Know

Engaging Consumers: 4 Key Statistics You Need to Know

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a hundred times. You’ve got to be constantly engaging consumers to stay afloat in business, much less…
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Text RequestFeb 22

Sell Features or Sell Benefits? How To Get Your Customer To Bite

Want to know what businesses get confused more than anything else?Features and benefits. ¶ They mix up the use of these two things and the result is deadly to your conversion rate. ¶ Prospects can’t handle confusion. The moment they become confused, they bail. ¶ Remember that “a confused mind does not buy”. ¶ The only thing people care about is their own interest. ¶ If your prospect doesn’t understand what’s in it for them, then you are both missing out. ¶ Features are solid facts.
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Josh RhodesFeb 4
The Importance of Linguistics in Business Networking

The Importance of Linguistics in Business Networking

When it comes to Business Networking, there are many, many rules on how to make the best of it. Some of these common rules are:
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iSBSFeb 18
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