No matter what your industry, you will have competition in some form or another. It may be direct or it may be a subtle, passive competitor. Whatever the case, it’s important to understand one rule.. business is not all about beating the other guy. If you’re in sales or any highly competitive industry, you may […]
Why Every Entrepreneur Should Consider Writing an eBook
If you’re like me, you’re always looking for new ways to grow your business and to put more money in your pockets. While acquiring new clients, adding new services, and working more hours are things you probably can and will do, I want to talk about something you might have overlooked: Writing an eBook. The […]
Build your personal Brand
Recent years have shown a huge increase in freelancers and sole-proprietors in the business world. With freelancing and small business, personal branding is extremely important. Take a look at personal brands in fashion, music, and web companies and you’ll be surprised at some of the names you’d recognize by their brand: Air Jordans pretty much […]
6 Tips to Manage the Online Reputation of a Company
There are different ways to know your influence of your company on social networks. Today, users spend much of their time on the Internet, many of the comments made about any marks appearing on the internet affect the image of your company as it is the image projected on the Internet. Therefore, it is clear […]
How Startups Are Optimizing Their Workforce Needs
More than ever before, all sorts of different business markets are leaning on startups to carry the load. There are a number of reasons for this, but the most popular factor is simply the reality that startups tend to lead to the greatest amount of innovation. When the founder of a startup company launches his […]
7 Tips To Make Money Buying And Selling Concert Tickets
If a shaky economy has left you looking for ways to bring in some extra cash, maybe it’s time to think about selling concert tickets. Some people call it ticket brokering or ticket scalping, but the idea is the same: selling event tickets over face value for profit. It’s an excellent way to work from […]
5 Reasons Your Business Shouldn’t Be Tweeting
I can’t remember the last time a day went by without my coming across another article laying out the reasons businesses absolutely need to start Tweeting RIGHT NOW!!! Don’t get me wrong, I think Twitter can be a powerful tool for businesses, when used properly. There are many companies that have used it to improve […]
Good SEO Takes Time to Work
So, you’ve launched your small business, and now you’re ready to start growing a strong online presence. You enlist the services of an SEO company (or maybe you learn SEO and tackle the job yourself), and then, you wait. And you wait some more. You keep waiting. Then, you start losing your patience, and you […]
4 Reasons Entrepreneurs Should Stay in School
There’s this guy I know who’s in his early 20s, going to college, and has his own athletic apparel company he’s starting up. The guy is definitely an entrepreneur at heart, and he has huge visions of things he wants to accomplish in the future. He’s absolutely convinced he’s going to be rich, and I […]
Taking Your Brand with You on Social Media
Everyone is talking about social media these days. Those who haven’t begun to enjoy the benefits of it are more than willing to learn more about it, so they too can turn their start-up or small business into a stable and profitable business. Just like offline marketing, if you do something wrong in online marketing, […]