No Money, No Problem: 17 Free Ways to Boost Your Website's SEO By Jayson DeMers, May 2016, <Article Source> SEO is a popular online marketing strategy, and therefore, competitive, but I’m consistently amazed at how many business owners and marketers opt not to engage in an SEO strategy because of its perceived limitations or drawbacks. (more…)…
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10 Ways to Make Your Website Generate Leads
10 Ways to Make Your Website Generate Leads By Brad Shorr, January 2016 <Article Source> Most small businesses want their website to generate leads — but, unfortunately, most small business websites are not built to do so. All is not lost, though. Here are 10 things you can do to improve the lead generating power of your…
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The Quick Guide to Using Snapchat for Business in 2016
The Quick Guide to Using Snapchat for Business in 2016 By Sujan Patel, February 2016 <Article Source> If you’re not already familiar with Snapchat, you should get acquainted. Snapchat is a mobile photo-messaging app that allows users to take photos and short videos that remain viewable to recipients for approximately 10 seconds; after that, the “Snap”…
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The next wave in storytelling is short-form video
The next wave in storytelling is short-form video Anish Patel, Revolution Production, February 2016 <Article Source> Social video apps are nothing new. However, these video tools have been slow to gain widespread enthusiasm from brands as a serious content distribution channel — until now. Meerkat and Periscope put instant video into the hands of the masses, but…
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Meet the $250 Million Startup That Wants to End Customer Service Calls for Good
Meet the $250 Million Startup That Wants to End Customer Service Calls for Good LivePerson's Web chat lets companies reach out to their customers online. By Liz Welch, February 2015 <Article Source> When Robert LoCascio started surfing the internet back in 1993, he thought, "This is awesome--but where are the people?" They were chatting in forums with…
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5 Ways to Succeed with Digital Marketing in 2016
5 Ways to Succeed with Digital Marketing in 2016 These tips will help you stay ahead of the digital marketing game in 2016 By Springboard Enterprises As we start off 2016 and lament how quickly time seems to be moving, it's clear that this acceleration is no longer just a figment…
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11 Free and Creative Customer Support Tools for Startups & Small Businesses
11 Free and Creative Customer Support Tools for Startups & Small Businesses By Brandon Landis Last week, two startup employees were asked to help streamline the onboarding and educating of new users into their company’s software product. They started researching which tools similar businesses were using to help…
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How 2 Frat Bros Built Snapchat Into a $16 Billion Company
How 2 Frat Bros Built Snapchat Into a $16 Billion Company The ephemeral messaging app went from high school sexting to the one of the most valuable private companies in the world. By Will Yakowicz, November 2015 During the spring semester of 2011 at Stanford, two fraternity brothers, Evan…
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Lessons Every Startup Can Learn From The Hotel Industry
Lessons Every Startup Can Learn From The Hotel Industry With technology, products are being built faster and cheaper, but to succeed, those same products need to be delivered with a 5-star hotel customer service focus. By Kelly Hoey, November 2015 "Are there any barriers to entry in your market?"…
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Simple Steps to Optimizing Your Email Marketing Campaigns
Simple Steps to Optimizing Your Email Marketing Campaigns Four Tips for Developing Engaging Emails That Result in Increased ROI By Joseph Brady, October 2015 As the world of business increasingly focuses on mobile marketing and social media, email marketing has come to be viewed as somewhat "old school." Even so,…
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Why Your Business Should Publish eBooks (And How To Do It Effectively)
Why Your Business Should Publish eBooks (And How To Do It Effectively) Publishing eBooks is an easy way to build authority, credibility and thought leadership By Jawad Khan, October 2015 eBooks have been around for almost 20 years now. However, it wasn’t until the smartphone and mobile revolution that the eBook…
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22 INCREDIBLE NEW TOOLS FOR ENTREPRENEURS & STARTUP FOUNDERS
22 INCREDIBLE NEW TOOLS FOR ENTREPRENEURS & STARTUP FOUNDERS By ListHunt, October 2015 A while ago we started a new ListHunt series that finds the best new tools for startups and founders from the past week. The main driving force behind this new series was that we…
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How to Get Your Startup Setup on Social Media the Right Way
How to Get Your Startup Setup on Social Media the Right Way By Shane Barker, April 2015 Are you using social media to promote your startup? Would you like some tips on how to get your startup setup on social media the right way? (more…) Contact Us
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Here’s How Startups Actually Start Up
Here’s How Startups Actually Start Up By John Patrick Pullen, August 2015 Explained in plain English There’s a sucker born every day — or so they say. But the way startup fever has been spreading across the land, it almost feels more like there’s a Zuckerberg being…
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50 Habits That Prove You Were Born to Be an Entrepreneur
50 Habits That Prove You Were Born to Be an Entrepreneur By Jayson Demers, August 2015 Most aspiring entrepreneurs feel it in their bones -- they were born to be an entrepreneur, to the point where nothing else in life could satisfy them. They’re dissatisfied as employees, followers or…
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