Entries Categorized as 'Marketing'

Understanding the Benefits of Pay Per Click Advertising

Date June 19, 2008

You’ve heard all the hype about pay per click advertising, and you’re wondering if this type of online marketing is really all it’s cracked up to be. As a small business owner, if you are partially or fully depending on increased website traffic to grow your business, you owe it to yourself to investigate whether [...]

Email Newsletter Benefits for Small Business Owners

Date June 12, 2008

Do you do a good job of staying in touch with your existing customers? Many small business owners are so focused on attracting new customers and managing day to day business operations that they forget the importance of maintaining top of mind awareness among their current and past customer base. If you don’t pay attention [...]

Professional Website Promotion for Small Business Owners

Date May 24, 2008

Are you depending on your website to expand your company’s bottom line? Do you understand all the variables that go into what makes a website effective? Is your knowledge about the top tips and techniques for search engine optimization up to date and current? Unless your primary business is website promotion, there’s a good chance [...]

Make the Most of Free Online Promotion

Date May 16, 2008

Looking for a way to boost your company’s visibility online? There are many things small business owners can do to boost their visibility online without having to spend a fortune on advertising. If you want to increase your potential to reach new customers, it’s certainly in your best interest to take advantage of every free [...]

2 Tips for Free Website Marketing

Date May 4, 2008

Now that you have a website for your small business, the next thing you need to do is figure out how to encourage people to visit the site. There are many different ways to drive traffic to your website. While many of the methods and techniques you can use to promote your small business website, [...]

Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guerrilla Marketing

Date April 28, 2008

Looking for creative and affordable ways to promote your small business? No matter how small or large your marketing budget might be, reading The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Guerrilla Marketing by Susan Drake and Colleen Wells is something that you need to do if you are an entrepreneur. The concept of guerrilla marketing is all [...]

The Benefits of Small Business Blogs

Date April 24, 2008

More and more small business are coming to realize the benefits of starting blogs. Getting involved in the blogosphere can be an excellent — and inexpensive — way to market your small business online. If you already have a website, building and maintaining a blog can be a powerful way to drive traffic to your [...]

Expert Q & A - Promote Your Business Through Speaking Opportunities

Date April 9, 2008

Are you looking for an unique way to promote your small business? According to Lori Zetlin and Jeanne Tee, Managing Partners of S3- Strategic Speaker Services, Inc., one of the best ways to build credibility and visibility is through cultivating speaking opportunities that allow business owners and executives to reach the most desirable audiences. 
1. Why is giving [...]

Do Your Business Papers Convey the Right Image?

Date March 17, 2008

As a small business owner, you know how important it is to watch your budget very closely. It’s important to save just about everywhere you can. Many small business owners, however, make the mistake of under spending on business papers. Your business cards, envelopes, letterhead, and other types of business papers play an important role [...]

Expert Q & A: Marketing Your Business With Information

Date February 28, 2008

Looking for creative ways to market your business without breaking the bank? Finding the balance between efficiency and effectivness when it comes to marketing can be a real challenge for small business owners. Author, small business expert, and “Infopreneur” Stephanie Chandler shares her wisdom about how to utilize information products to market small businesses, as [...]