Six Reasons Small Businesses Fail
Despite the fact that the recession is officially over, many small businesses still find themselves residing on pretty shaky ground. Small business ventures have always been risky but these days, the margin for error is slimmer than ever.
Though there are certainly many ways to sink a small business, Read more [...]
November 17, 2012 | Guest
With the rapid changes in technology and the face of the internet, it can be a monumental task just keeping up with what is already out there, let alone what is on the rise. Every website needs to be enabled for mobile and hand held devices, which have taken over for the home computer in most families. Read more [...]
September 15, 2012 |
Creative content is the cornerstone of a solid SEO strategy, and more specifically, creative means original content. One of the big red flags for the search engines is content that looks like it's been re-purposed from another site. Search engines regularly rank original content higher in their indexing Read more [...]
June 7, 2012 |
Using social media as a catalyst to get more people interested in your business is a great idea! All types of social media present their own unique aspects of advertising that are great for companies that are hoping to create a wider customer base. Twitter has been around for several years, and many Read more [...]
May 12, 2012 |
If you own a small business and you’re not using social media to promote your brand and attract customers, then you’re already late to the game.
Companies of all sizes are jumping on the social media bandwagon for one reason - because it works. Small business are unique in that they make up the Read more [...]
May 5, 2012 |
There are prebuilt small Business Marketing sites for a wide variety of businesses. A list of website niches that are available is shown below.
How Does This Work?
For example if your business name is Pete's Plumbing and that is also the name of your website, unless someone already knows you they will Read more [...]
January 30, 2012 |
When it comes to Online Marketing there are lots of choices.
1. Google Adwords
2. Google Places now Google plus
3. Prebuilt Lead Generation Websites - Buy A Website
4. Business Marketing
5. Social media (facebook pages, twitter etc)
6. Other business advertising directories (eg Hot Frog)
7. Read more [...]
November 15, 2011 |
The definition of a Small Business varies around the world. For example in the European Union it is defined as a business with less than 50 employees, in the United States as less than 100 employees and in Australia as less than 20 employees. Small businesses are privately owned and operated.
Pros Read more [...]
October 23, 2011 |
Business Resources Listing websites
These websites allow you to list your business on a database and therefore increase visibility and referrals. Many are free to list on
Local business guide
Aussie Web
Hot Frog
True local
"Google Places" - search for it in Google (replaces google maps)
Products Read more [...]
July 23, 2011 |