Free Blog Content: 15 Places to Find Free Blog Posts
As a small business owner, keeping a blog going can be extremely difficult. Blogs are only useful if they are updated regularly, but devoting time to a blog isn’t always possible, especially if you...
View ArticleHow to Stay Committed to Your Small Business Blog
One of the biggest marketing gurus in the country, a well-known author and researcher, also happens to be one of the most erratic bloggers I’ve come across—her smart, insightful blogs are published...
View ArticleSix Ways to Make Your Brand Shine in a Small Business Blog
Ask a dozen marketers what “branding” means and you’ll get a dozen answers. Why? Because it’s a word with many meanings, depending on who’s doing the defining. This blog alone shows 30 unique...
View ArticleNo More Excuses: Top 10 Reasons to Start a Business Blog in 2014
A few weeks ago I taught a blogging webinar for consultants as part of a social media education series. At the beginning, I did quick survey to gauge the knowledge base. Not surprisingly, my audience...
View ArticleFive Quick Social Media Tips for Brick-and-Mortar Businesses
It took radio 38 years to reach 50 million views, 13 years for TV, four for the Internet. Facebook got there in nine months. The iPod got there in a couple days. How do brick and mortar businesses...
View ArticleFour Ways Service Businesses Can Stand Out This Holiday Season
Christmas Creep started even earlier this year (was it my imagination or did I see ads before Halloween?). For retail owners—both brick and mortar and online—the pressure is amped up to get in the...
View ArticleWhy Blogs Are the Future for 2014 and How to Prepare Your Blog for the New Year
As the calendar inches ever closer toward the new year, there’s never been a better time to talk about blogging. Everywhere you go these days, someone’s saying something about how many blogs there are...
View ArticleSix New Years Resolutions for Small Businesses (That You Can Do Right Now)
Is it too soon to be sick of 2014 predictions, resolutions, and assorted New Year’s fodder? Wait, don’t answer that until you read this post. Here are the top six things you can do right now and be...
View ArticleFive ways to tell a visually compelling story online (Sponsored Post)
In today’s digitally focused world, it can be hard to break through all of the clutter. This makes it increasingly important to stay on top of trends. As part of the Army Marketing and Research Group,...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons to Stop Writing Top-10 Posts
Lists: Bloggers love them. Readers love them. Pinterest loves them. So why not write lists all the time, right? Well, not so fast. Before you go churning out one more top-10 list on your site,...
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