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Archive for the “Social Media” Category
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56% of businesses give away their business to other 44%…Why?
Posted Under: Business, Marketing, Networking, Online, Small Business, Social Media, Startup, Web, Website on 26 Feb, 2009
Are you among those 56% of small businesses who are giving away their business to the other 44%? According to a recent research* 63% of customers and small business owners turn to the internet first for information about local companies and 82% of them use search engines to do so, however, only 44% of small businesses have a website and 50% of those spend less than 10% of their marketing budget online. The survey found that search engines were the most popular source for finding local information and the list of top sources was:...
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Website – an Investment or Expense?
Posted Under: Business, Marketing, Online, Small Business, Social Media, Startup, Web, Website on 20 Feb, 2009
Is your website an expense you paid or an invesment you made…? Now, that’s a good question… You tell me, is your website an investment you’ve made or an expense you just paid…?...
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How to multiply one customer into many…?
Posted Under: Business, Marketing, Networking, Small Business, Social Media, Startup on 18 Feb, 2009
With so many competing businesses and service providers, every business and hence every entrepreneur is struggling in making “that one more sale”. All of us are trying our best by giving discounts, commissions, advertising, marketing, networking, and making almost every possible effort to make more sales....
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Web Presence 101 for Start-ups and Small Businesses
Posted Under: Business, Marketing, Networking, Online, Planning, Small Business, Social Media, Startup, Web, Website on 10 Feb, 2009
Web Presence. What (is Web Presence?), Why (do I need Web Presence?) and How (to build a solid Web Presence?) Valentine’s Day is coming up, you want to give your wife, girlfriend or whoever a good gift, but you have no idea. What would you do? You need to get your carpet cleaned but do not know the local cleaners in your area. What would you do? Its your anniversary, you want to take your wife to a nice Italian restaurant, but want to know what are your options as you want the food to be good, price be right and location be convenient. What would you do? You need affordable health insurance but have no idea who to go to? What would you do? Many more such situations come in our day to day life, what do we do? Answer is, we look for information, and we ask friends and colleagues, we...
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