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How to Not Fail as an Entrepreneur

Posted on 05. Dec, 2011 by Guest Post.

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Why do most entrepreneurs fail? Businesses fail everyday for a variety of reasons. They may have run out of money, may have underestimated the competition, may have not known how to operate efficiently, or may have had trouble keeping track of their accounting information. Most of these problems can be avoided if an entrepreneur does [...]

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How to Make an AdWords Friendly Squeeze Page

Posted on 29. Nov, 2011 by Guest Post.

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“Sign up now to get your FREE money making success kit!” You’ll see less and less of these headlines on squeeze pages which attempt to gather emails through hype-like offers. Gone are the days of content-less squeeze pages, whose only options upon entering the landing page are the “sign up” and back button. If you [...]

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High or Low – Which Posting Frequency Works Best?

Posted on 24. Nov, 2011 by Matthew Toren.

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How often should you post new content to your blog? Is there any such thing as posting too often? The blogging experts have varying opinions about what a blog’s posting frequency should be. A lot of it depends on the type of blog you have, the audience of your blog, and the actual content you’re [...]

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What’s the Deal with QR Codes?

Posted on 22. Nov, 2011 by Adam Toren.

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If you’ve been anywhere recently – online or in the real world – you’ve seen them around. They look kind of weird, and if you don’t know what they’re for, they make no sense. They are Quick Response (QR) Codes, and they’re quickly becoming a mainstay of marketers everywhere. If you have a business and [...]

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How to Mind Read Your Sales Prospects

Posted on 21. Nov, 2011 by Guest Post.

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Have you ever been put off by a salesman who was too pushy, too animated, too boring, or too much of anything? What if that salesperson mirrored your own personality? Wouldn’t you be much more at ease with him and much more receptive to his messages? That is the goal of adaptive selling, in which [...]

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Business Plans: How Much is Too Much Research?

Posted on 11. Nov, 2011 by Guest Post.

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By Ellen Arndt For the last five years, I’ve personally written and delivered over a thousand business plans, which means a thousand marketing strategies, a thousand competitive and market analyses, and a thousand executive summaries. It goes without saying that I know business plans better than most; in fact, I could easily write one in [...]

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Blogtrepreneur Interview: Shahed Khan of Viatask.com

Posted on 07. Nov, 2011 by Adam Toren.

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He’s impressive by just about any measure, but for a teen working on his first startup, Shahed Khan is worth taking a closer look at. Shahed is the founder of Viatask, an application that’s launching 11/22/2011 and has been called Craigslist for chores. There’s no doubt in my mind that his is a name we’ll [...]

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Social Networks: What are They Good For?

Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Guest Post.

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Does social media make you feel like you’re shouting in crowded room, yet no one seems to be paying attention? Perhaps it’s not you, but instead the medium. About a year ago I wanted to better understand (anecdotally) how people reacted to various social mediums. I posted the same message on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, [...]

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What Makes Family Businesses Thrive? The Family Business Infographic

Posted on 26. Oct, 2011 by Adam Toren.

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Is your family the type that’s close-knit and supportive? Or is the dynamic more like something out of a daytime soap opera? Even if it’s the former, and Thanksgiving dinners don’t ever result in bodily injury, that doesn’t mean you have what it takes to go into business as a family. Working with family can [...]

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The Results Are In!

Posted on 18. Oct, 2011 by Adam.

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The results of the first ever Semi-Local Business Survey are in! Everyone who completed the survey really opened up and shared some great information, and we can’t wait to share all the rich details with you. Thanks to all who participated! Tomorrow we will be releasing the anonymous results to all the blogs who helped [...]

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5 Ideas for Eliminating Startup Funk

Posted on 14. Oct, 2011 by Adam Toren.

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Let’s get real – startups are not for the faint of heart. With any startup, there will be plenty of triumphs and challenges along the way. Your biggest challenge might be not being overly confident in successful times, and not becoming too despondent when facing setbacks. You’re bound to, at one time or another, get [...]

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6 Keys for Branding Success

Posted on 12. Oct, 2011 by Matthew Toren.

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It’s very important to realize that your brand is one of the most important aspects of your business. It can differentiate between visitors and buyers, and can also be the determining factor for success or failure. As with any other project, there are several things to consider when building a successful brand for your company. [...]

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Please Take Our Survey

Posted on 10. Oct, 2011 by Guest Post.

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Do you make some of your money locally, and some of your money remotely, or online? If the answer is yes, then we would like to ask for a moment of your help. Do you ever wonder how many people and businesses out there are really Semi-Local? How many of them really earn some of [...]

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That Little Something Extra

Posted on 07. Oct, 2011 by Adam Toren.

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In Louisiana there is a common word, “lagniappe” (pronounced “LAN-yap”), which means giving a little something extra to a customer’s order to build good will, and most of all, return business. A baker’s dozen is a good example. The French also have a similar PR technique called “amuse-bouche,” meaning mouth amuser. A chef presents a [...]

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