As a small business you may be interested in a piece of research suggesting that Twitter can foresee the general mood of financial markets…
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Insights, thoughts, ideas, tutorials, guides and warnings for the small business owner.
Facebook Are In Business to Make Money, Not Friends
Our favourite social network may have started as Mark Zuckerberg’s dorm room pet project but we must remember it is public property with a profit margin…
“Poke The Box” by Seth Godin (Book Review)
When was the last time you did something for the first time? “Poke the Box” is Seth Godin’s challenge to be more experimental and less afraid of failure…
Google Plus Brand Page Backlink Tips
Are you using a Google Plus Brand page? Make sure you’re getting the most out of it for potential referral traffic to your website and other social channels…
Business Card Idea: Hand Stitched Price Tag
If your business is arts/crafts related you might be interested in these hand made business cards. I use them whenever I sell artwork in locally…
Should You Expand Your Small Business Abroad?
Some thoughts on the idea of expanding your small business into foreign markets. The internet makes this easy but there are hundreds of details to consider…
The Power of Google Plus for Local Businesses
Social media sites are continuing to gain influence in Google’s ranking algorithm. Naturally, Google favour their own Google Plus social tools in search results…
The Long Term View on Digital Marketing
With Google’s ongoing search algorithm updates/penalties the emphasis for internet marketing is on content, sharing, value, sociability, engagement, and community…
Is Business Reality TV Responsible for Business Failure?
Reality business TV seems preoccupied with wacky characters, ego, ratings and entertainment. Is there anything useful to be learned from business on television?
Create a Twitter Automatic Voucher Code System
Using Twitter and the Twitter API you can customise their website embedded widgets feature and turn it into a DIY voucher code display system…
Fast Food Restaurant Owner? Market Your Menu with QR Codes 🍔
If you run a fast food outlet, cafe or eatery, are you driving traffic to your website or other web properties using QR codes?
Increase eBay Feedback and Search Engine Ranking
Here’s a technique many eBay sellers use to quickly increase feedback. The positive reciprocation between sellers/buyers helps them stand out in product listings…
Link Bait Specific CommentLuv Blog Posts to Market Your Website
CommentLuv is an RSS blog comment system that fetches the link of your latest post and adds it below a text comment. This has potential for marketing a website…
Small Business Website – DIY Vs Pro ⚖️
There’s no question about it: a website is essential for any small business. If you don’t exist on the web, you’re creating unnecessary inconvenience…
Increase eBay Clicks With YouTube Videos
If you’re selling an item on eBay, think about filming a video of the item with and uploading it to YouTube. Most mobile phones have a camera so it’s achievable…
DIY Laminated Printed QR Code 🖨️
Here is a low cost method for experimenting with printed weather proof QR codes to promote a local product or service on a website…