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UPrinting.com: A Stand-Out Online Printing Service

Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by Matthew Toren.

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This is a sponsored post. All opinions are 100% my own. As online entrepreneurs, it might seem as though you wouldn’t have much need for printed materials. Depending on your industry though, finding a good printer can become necessary more often than you might guess. For example, most everyone can benefit from networking and attending [...]

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Money From Your RSS? A Feedburner Alternative Worth a Closer Look

Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 by Adam Toren.

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This is a sponsored post. All opinions are 100% my own. Our relationship with RevResponse goes back to 2008, when we posted a review of their B2B Publisher Network. We like these guys, and we’re always interested in what they’re up to. So when we heard about a new product they’re rolling out that’s a [...]

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11 Proven Keys for Getting Your Emails Read

Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by Adam Toren.

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You’ve read about the importance of having a strong email list, so you’ve worked hard to build up a big list, and you’re ready to start marketing to them. It’s wonderful if you can get your emails out to a broad audience, but there’s more to effective email marketing than just having a lot of [...]

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How to not be Scammed by an SEO Firm

Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Guest Post.

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Many marketing companies (those you find online and those who call you unsolicited) claim that they can do search engine optimization (SEO) for your website. The fact that they can do something that sounds so complicated is already enticing. Before paying someone for SEO services, keep this in mind… Overpriced Services At its core, search [...]

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How to Sell With Numbers

Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by Guest Post.

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Just because consumers buy something, doesn’t mean that they are not profiting from their purchases. For example, someone who is considering buying an iPad looks at the benefits the iPad has to offer (wireless internet, gaming, easy to use interface, etc.) and decides that he or she would spend up to $800 for such a [...]

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Will an Incubator Help Your Business Take Off? The Short Answer: It Depends.

Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 by Adam Toren.

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It sounds like a match made in heaven. Entrepreneurs with good ideas but limited capital and experience meet an accelerator/incubator filled with low-cost space and startup services along with knowledgeable experts to mentor them through. Entrepreneurs get support and a community builds a stronger business environment and more jobs. It can work that way, but [...]

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JoinUniverse.com: A Lesson in Flexibility

Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by Adam Toren.

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Determination is often a good thing, but if you’re so focused on executing your original vision that you fail to adjust your plans when necessary, it can mean failure in short order. So one of the most important traits an entrepreneur can have is flexibility. True flexibility means being able to quickly adapt to the [...]

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6 Steps for Effective SEO Planning for Your Blog

Posted on 12. Jan, 2012 by Matthew Toren.

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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the most important tool a blogger can use to generate visits to your site – and revenue to your bottom line. The best thing about optimizing your SEO is that it can come at no cost. If you’re trying to increase your traffic and revenue, it’s imperative to build a [...]

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10 Reasons Every Small Business Needs to Brand with a Logo

Posted on 04. Jan, 2012 by Matthew Toren.

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Pretty much every marketing and business expert strongly encourages the owners of small businesses to “brand” their companies with a logo, as well as marketing materials that are consistent across all channels. But what’s the reason behind this advice? The bottom line is that a logo and consistent marketing materials can actually make a huge [...]

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Optimize This! What You Need to Know About Search Engine Optimization

Posted on 03. Jan, 2012 by Guest Post.

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As an entrepreneur, you probably operate at lightning-fast speed. You’re trying to cram so many things into one day that you barely have time to breathe, let alone eat. In fact, you’re pretty sure you forgot to wear underwear last Wednesday. At some point, each entrepreneur comes to the realization that he/she doesn’t have the [...]

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Pay Per Lead Affiliate Program by LeadsMarket.com – Review

Posted on 02. Jan, 2012 by Adam.

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This is a sponsored post for LeadsMarket.com. All opinions are 100% my own. As the writers of Blogtrepreneur.com and several other websites that are monetized through ads and affiliate programs, we are often asked for our opinions of various programs. Recently, we were referred to a pay-per-lead payday loan affiliate program, from LeadsMarket.com, and we [...]

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Content Marketing vs. Link Building: 3 Steps for Taking the Right Approach

Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by Guest Post.

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When people first step into the internet marketing business, they’re all too often confronted with a decision seen both immediate and essential. That decision, of course, is whether to focus on link building or content marketing to move their website up the search engine rankings and attract more customers. Content Marketing and Link building are [...]

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The 4 Essentials Your Blog Theme Should Have

Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by Matthew Toren.

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There has to be about a bazillion blog themes out there, ranging from free to several hundred dollars. So how do you choose the one that will work best for your blog? You could hire a designer to create a custom theme just for you, which can be pretty pricy, but a better solution for [...]

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5 Tips for Making 2012 Your Entrepreneurial Year

Posted on 26. Dec, 2011 by Adam Toren.

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If you’ve been thinking about starting a business, 2012 is a great year to make it happen. And if you’re already in business for yourself, you can make 2012 the year you take it to the next level. You might think that the economy being in the dumps will be an obstacle and make starting [...]