Archive for April, 2010

Business Gems

The Four C’s of Business Gems

Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by .

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If you’re familiar with the jewelry business at all, you know the four C’s of choosing a diamond are Color, Clarity, Cut, and Carat weight.  When looking at starting a business, there are also four C’s to consider.  They are Company, Customers, Competitors, and Collaborators.  If you evaluate each of these areas properly, you’ll get [...]

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No Excuses

Which Excuses Are Keeping You From Starting or Growing Your Business?

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by .

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Are you doing the work you want to do?  Have you started that business you’ve been wanting to launch?  If you have a business, is it as successful as you’d like?  If you answered ‘no’ to any of those questions, what’s holding you back?  What’s keeping you from starting your business or taking your existing [...]

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Blogging

6 Tips for Blogging Noobs

Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by .

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When you’re first getting started with blogging or thinking about starting a blog, that’s the time to learn how to do it right.  You don’t want to try and reinvent the wheel only to find out there was a much easier way.  The following tips cover a wide range of topics and will help you [...]

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Free MBA! 7 Free Online Business Classes for Entrepreneurs

Posted on 23. Apr, 2010 by .

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Ok, you might not really get an MBA-level education for free, but if there’s something about business that you really need to learn, chances are you’ll find a free course online to help you gain the knowledge you’re looking for.  Check out the list below to begin your business education tuition-free! How to Write A [...]

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7 iPhone Business Apps for Busy Entrepreneurs

Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by .

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When the iPhone was first released, there was some question as to whether it was practical for business.  Sure, it was slick and cool, but would it really help you run your business better?  Any doubts have long since been dispelled, and that’s mostly because of the iPhone App Store and the thousands of applications [...]

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Keeping it Together – Dropbox Brings Sanity to Your Devices

Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by .

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If you’re like a lot of people, you have a desktop, laptop, smartphone, and maybe even an iPad.  So what do you do when you have a brilliant idea while sitting at Starbucks working on your laptop or in your car with just your iPhone or Blackberry handy, and you want to recall the document [...]

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Search Engine Marketing

Search Engine Marketing – The Basics on Getting Started Today

Posted on 16. Apr, 2010 by .

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There are many ways to drive traffic to your website, ranging from free methods, like social media, to very expensive approaches, like buying banner advertising.  Somewhere in the middle is Search Engine Marketing (SEM).  While this method is never free, you can decide how much you’ll spend, and that number can literally go as high [...]

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“Promoted Tweets” Twitter Ads a Game Changer? Oh Yeah

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by .

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As you might have heard, Twitter has finally initiated a revenue model.  Earlier this week, they rolled out “Promoted Tweets”, their new advertising program.  What does this mean for Twitter and their millions of loyal users?  To some extent, it probably means a shift in the atmosphere on Twitter, but they’re taking some interesting steps [...]

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Review: Print24 for Business Cards

Review: Print24 for Business Cards

Posted on 13. Apr, 2010 by .

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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Print24. All opinions are 100% mine. You probably either have business cards, or you don’t think you need them.  Either way, you still might want to consider checking out Print24.  If you have cards already, take a look at Print24′s free 250 card promotion.  [...]

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7 Blogs to Help You Market Your Site Like a Pro

7 Blogs to Help You Market Your Site Like a Pro

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by .

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If you want more traffic to your site, you need to keep up with the latest news and trends in SEO and other online marketing tactics. There are thousands of providers of information, each claiming to have the scoop on how to do it right. As with so many areas in business, there is no [...]

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CPATrend: An Affiliate Marketing Network Worth Looking At

CPATrend: An Affiliate Marketing Network Worth Looking At

Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by .

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When it comes to affiliate marketing networks, you have a lot of choices – but if you really want to increase your affiliate revenue, only a few are really worth taking a serious look at.  CPATrend is one of those.  They set themselves apart from the crowd in a few important ways – all designed [...]

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5 Types of Tweets to Boost Your Biz

5 Types of Tweets to Boost Your Biz

Posted on 02. Apr, 2010 by .

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Made up of a little bit art and a little bit science, proper tweeting is essential if you want your Twitter account to work for you, and not against you.  There are a lot of opinions out there about the right way to tweet.  Like so many things, it really comes down to the fact [...]

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