5 Simple Ways to Achieve Amazing Small Business Success
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Running a small business is an art. You have to trust your instincts and use your talents to achieve success.
It takes a lot of hard work, research and study. Never give up on your dreams.
I’ve been running Creative Juices for over 32 years. It never gets easier. In fact, with today’s economy and the changing field of graphic design, it is a daily challenge to stay up to date and relevant.
That is why I am constantly reading and studying the news for anything related to social media marketing and changes in technology for website design and function.
Here are five simple ways you can increase your chances for business success:
- Engage the readers of your website with a variety of content. Make sure it’s helpful and useful.
- Try using pictures, polls, tips, facts or even videos in your social media mix.
- Sign up with all the social media you can keep up with. Try Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as the minimum.
- Give great customer service and you will retain your customers. And they’ll tell their friends.
- Keep your website current and active. You want customers to keep coming back for more.
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Check out the following articles. They will help you reach your goals of business success.
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You Can Never Stop Marketing
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Not only do you have to run your business, but you have to market it too. Can you believe that? It doesn’t self market itself. If only.
Here are some simple tips to help get you started:
- Create a website. If you already have one, then update it.
- Start a blog on your website.
- Sign up with Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. You may also consider Google + and Pinterest.
- Start a mailing list and send out regular eNewsletters using a service like Constant Contact or MailChimp.
- Give top notch customer service.
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Business Success is Inevitable if You Know How to Market Yourself
Owning your own business can be fun and exciting. Often it’s a challenge, especially if you do it all yourself. You have to offer the best products or services at a price people want to pay. You also have to differentiate yourself from the herd of other similar businesses. Promoting or marketing your business is a daily job you can’t ignore.
It’s hard to keep up with the latest news on marketing. This is my attempt to help you by listing the latest articles I’ve found on Tech, Business, Social Media and Marketing. Enjoy.
Check these articles out:
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If you have any questions on social media marketing or promoting your business, feel free to give me a call at 310-791-5803 or send me an email.
5 Killer Resources for Marketing Your Business
The new year is about to start. In this week between Christmas and New Years, why not take the time to read up on ways to improve your business.
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This is part of my new series of article collections. I regularly read the latest RSS feeds from blogs related to business marketing, such as Entrepreneur, Blogging Tips, Anthony Morrison and ProBlogger. In today’s busy world it’s often difficult to find time to read.
But modern technology came to the rescue. I have my iPhone, iPad and Kindle to help me catch up with my daily search for news. My favorite place to read is while exercising on the StairMaster at the gym. Every day I climb and read for an hour. Not only do I stay healthy but I get to read uninterrupted.
The following articles cover ways to be a successful business owner by boosting year end sales, how to utilize Google+ pages for your company, how to store your data in the cloud, how to advance your website’s SEO (search engine optimization) through social marketing, and how to stay out of trouble if you’re a blogger. Let me know what you think.
- A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Year-End Sales Success
- Why Your Small Business’s Google+ Efforts Must Be Unique and Visual
- Google+ – A New Way to Promote Your Business
- 5 Excellent Cloud Tools You Should Be Using
- Social Engagement is the Way Forward for SEO
- How to Avoid Legal Trouble, Income Tax Fines, and Penalties as a Blogger
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Thanksgiving-Eve Marketing News You Can Use
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for what you have. It’s also a good time to work on getting more… business that is.
Here are some helpful business marketing articles I’ve found interesting:
Measuring Offline Vs. Online Word-of-Mouth Marketing
Five New Online Tools for Finding Local Customers
Social Media: 4 Simple Principles To Convert the Harshest Critics
The Lede: 7 Writing and Marketing Links You Don’t Want to Miss
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Helpful Articles with Marketing Tips for the Holidays
The holidays are upon us. It’s never too late to improve your business. Here are a series of articles I found that relate to helping you and your business succeed.
I regularly check out RSS feeds from Entrepreneur Magazine and other business related sites. Topics will range from running your business to marketing, social media, website design and blogging.
Check back often to my blog. You never know what you will find.
Enjoy reading these articles this Thanksgiving week.
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Brian Solis on Five Common Social Media Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
More Small Businesses Extol the Benefits of Social Media
Social Media and Content Marketing
How to Create a Google+ Business Page
I believe blogging is an excellent way to increase traffic to your business website. The following books can help.
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Why not buy yourself or someone you love a Kindle Touch for the holidays.
Marketing Success is Inevitable
When you take the time to work on your business marketing on a regular basis, you will succeed.
I’ve been in business over 30 years and am forever reading up on the latest trends in online business and marketing. I’ve found I must constantly “update” my marketing ideas in order to keep up.
Teach yourself how to promote your products and services. There’s a wealth of information online. The more you read, the better able you will be to figure out what works for you.
Be careful of what you read
Always be aware that there are many people promising you success and wealth, as long as you buy their product or service. Make sure you are not throwing your money away. A little research goes a long way in being web savvy and avoiding scams.
Take Action
Sitting by the phone waiting for it to ring is not a good option. But it is easy to do.
Instead, check out these interesting articles and get started on increasing your business today.
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9 Tips on Promoting Your Business for the Holidays
Halloween is almost here. Do you have your costume yet? How about plans to escape trick or treaters?
Most importantly, what are your plans for promoting your products and services for the all important holiday season?
Here are some tips to get your name out there this holiday season.
- Blog about how your product, service, or industry will help your clients/readers.
- E-mail your newsletter with tips related to your products or services. Try Constant Contact or MailChimp for a simple email solution.
- Update your website with specials. Make sure these specials will really benefit your customers and not just you. Explain how these benefits will help your customers.
- Add testimonials to your product pages. Don’t make them up, though.
- Use Twitter to build buzz.
- Create a contest or auction and promote it regularly.
- Set up a Facebook business page with fun facts and tips.
- Spread the word on LinkedIn to reach more businesses.
- Advertise online using Google’s AdWords or FaceBook Ads. You can set how much you want to spend. Make sure your ads go to optimized landing pages.
Be sure to read the following for more information:
5 Holiday Marketing Ideas to Boost Sales
Top 5 Online Holiday Shopping Tips for Marketers
What are you planning to do to promote your business?
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You Must Promote Your Business Daily
Promoting your business should be your main focus on a daily basis. It’s not easy, especially if you are like me, a small entrepreneur with many hats to wear. (I wear my hats to keep warm, and pay the bills.)
I am constantly reading all the latest news feeds on marketing and sales, content creation and social media. Everything changes daily and it’s often difficult to catch up. I take my iPhone with me to the gym and read my Google RSS news feed while climbing the StairMaster at Ballys. Most evenings I scan the news feeds on my iPad while relaxing to mindless TV shows and playing toss with Lucy, my Chihuahua.
As part of my desire to provide helpful content to small businesses who are reading my exciting and very useful blog, I will be adding links to what I feel are helpful marketing and business advice on a regular basis.
Check these out.
- 3 Ways to Use Twitter to More Deeply Engage Influential Prospects
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- 61 New Media Resources from Mashable
- How to Thrive, Not Just Survive
- 4 Ways to Protect the Reputation of your Small Business Online
What do you do to promote your business? Spread the word here. Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook. Oh, and sign up for my newsletter. It’s there in the sidebar. Do it now. Please.
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