If you’re an entrepreneur, you probably spend a lot of time dreaming about your future and making plans for your next business venture. Doing that, it’s easy to mistake hope as a form of action. We’re all guilty of it at some point, but if you commit to your new inspiration in the moment it […]

You probably know someone whose motor is always on, always pushing them to work harder and faster no matter what they’ve accomplished or what stood in their way. Maybe you saw them and wondered how they did it. Well, business mentor Darren Hardy has your back with this article about relentlessly pursuing success – from […]

As a small business owner, it’s important to always be cultivating new customers. Don’t spend all of your time on the day-to-day of running your business – take the long view!   One great idea is to always make time for networking. Get out in the community and be the face of your business. If […]

Are you trying to increase traffic to your small business’s website? Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is an essential tool for doing so. Properly optimizing your site will increase its rank in Google and other search engines, which is key in driving traffic to your site. Did you know that 75% of Google users never even […]

Are you a retail business owner sick of seeing the competition thrive? Do something about it! If you’re finding it hard to keep up with that retail store across the street, it’s time to find out what they’re doing that you aren’t. Are they hiring better people? Do they know their products better? Do they […]

When you’re reading a great book and you get to the cliffhanger at the end of a chapter, do you want to put the book down? Of course not! People love a good story, and if your web marketing gives it to them, they’ll be much more likely to click through and check out the […]

If you’re a young person with start-up or looking to get your small business off the ground, chances are you have at some point felt overwhelmed, in over your head. But fear not, because you’re not alone. All great business leaders have felt this pressure; the key to success is in how you react to […]

Are you searching for that next great business idea? Maybe you already have the idea and are wracking your brain trying to come up with a genius marketing campaign? Either way, creativity is an integral part of the most successful businesses, and sometimes your brain just doesn’t cooperate. Luckily, there are things you can do […]

Launching a new brand on social media is incredibly difficult. When everybody has hundreds of friends or follows hundreds of people, how can you make your small business’s online presence stand out? The answer lies in good, old-fashioned face-to-face networking.   Your friends and colleagues can be a powerful tool in helping you spread the […]

You may have heard of Ello, the brand-new “Anti-Facebook” that lets users keep their information private and doesn’t fill the screen up with advertisements. Right now it’s invite-only, but if it keeps growing it may soon be open to all. Ello’s founder Paul Budnitz wants the network to make users feel more like people and […]