6 Writing Tips for Small Businesses from Successful Writers

Lyn Hughes and her guests Matthew Teller, Paul Goldstein, Pheobe Smith

Confused and not sure where to turn? Writing for your business getting you down? It’s daunting and leads to frustration. There are so many articles out there giving you writing tips for your business and blogging efforts, and many of them have conflicting advice. But with daily practice, reading widely and editing yourself you’ll get it mastered. Continue reading

Networking and Building Relationships Sustain Small Business

 A good balance of online and offline networking will take your small business a long way.Are you stuck in your office seven days a week? Do you think there’s no place in small business for social media and networking? Well I hate you be the bearer of bad news, but networking and building relationships are the bread and butter of small business.

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Top Resources for Small Business Online Marketing – SEO

Cut through the BS with these great SEO related blogs

Possibly the side of internet marketing that has the worst reputation of them all! There’s so much conflicting information and downright misinformation out there that it’s not surprising that many small businesses avoid SEO at all costs.

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Business Model Generation – An Intuitive Process for Small Businesses

If you know there's something not quite working for your business, but you don't know what or why the "Business Model Generation" might be the book for you!

 

You’re a few years into running your business and one day you realise that you’re no longer a start-up. You’re standing at a crossroads trying to decide which direction to take your business in, so what do you do? The first place I’d start is with the Business Model Generation book by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur, read on to see why.

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Google Tip: Local Small Businesses Must Get Listed

Getting listed on Google+ and Google Local / Places will extend your reach, speed up your website indexing and increase your rankings.Talking to small businesses about Google+, Google Local / Places often feels like banging your head against a brick wall. Eyes glaze over and there’s a reluctance to give it a try. But you for the sake of your business, personal feelings aside, you should get listed.

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