Category Archive: small business marketing

Benefits of Article Marketing for the Small Business Owner

Article marketing is one of the best promotion methods online to build long-term success.

Meet Meetup.com — Relationship Building Made Easy

Meetup.com is a great way to connect with others. Use it to find prospective clients and business partners with these simple steps.

How does Oscar Mayer know I like hotdogs?

How does Oscar Mayer know I like hotdogs? And even more alarming, how did they find out about my ride in the Wienermobile? Here is just one gal’s story of trying to uncover the mysteries of Facebook demographic targeting.

Submit Your Site to Directories for an Instant Boost in Traffic

Submitting your site to online business directories is one of the best and fastest ways to boost traffic to your site. Here are some reasons why you should take the time to do it. Oh, and here are six directories that I think are worth the price of reading.

Do Cloaked URLs on Twitter Hurt Your Brand?

Many companies rely on a cloaked URL on Twitter and other social media to save space. But does it hurt your branding efforts and can it affect how Google ranks your site? I think there are some issues to be explored here.

Maximize the Value of Every Google Alert

Am I the only one using Google Alerts? I have found it to be an easy way to keep track of press clippings and do online research. I get information for my various client blogs sent right to my inbox. How cool is that? Are you getting the maximum use out of this free Google tool?

Facebook Ads — the New PPC Winner for Small Business

I was slow to embrace Facebook ads, but I don’t think there’s a better PayPerClick option available for small business owners right now. PLUS, the last paragraph gives you a VALUABLE tip (worth $50, at least!).

Fear of Change and the Small Business Owner

Convincing a small business owner that his or her current way of doing business needs to change is difficult. There’s actually a scientifically-proven mathematical formula on what it takes to overcome the resistance to change. It takes dissatisfaction + a vision + action.

4 Tips for Online Business Success

Building a success business online can be daunting but here are 4 tips to help small business owners focus on success.

Website Traffic Building Ideas for the Small Business

Every small business online quickly discovers that you need to have traffic to make any website or blog successful.  Just as quickly, you’ll discover that traffic is an elusive thing to find.  Traffic, traffic, traffic. The fact: building traffic to a website or blog takes time. It doesn’t happen overnight. Even if you find the …

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