Boost Your Business:  Update your website

Most business owners understand the importance of investing in an attractive and informative website, but they don’t all realize that you need to update your website to keep it relevant and current. Here is why you may be due for an update: You need to increase engagement with customers One of the most important reasons to update your website is to create a constant stream…

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Boost Your Business: Using Facebook

We are always looking for ways to get in front of our potential customers. Though there are many successful strategies that can be used, we should discuss Facebook and its relevance in 2022. It seems that some people are more interested in Instagram and TikTok, but there are still a lot of people that use Facebook and get impressive advertising results.  No one can predict…

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Boost Your Business: Webinars can be powerful

During the past two years, Zoom has become a “go-to” mode of communication. I’m sure that some of you have a love/hate relationship with the world’s most popular video platform.  But hosting webinars just might change your entire perspective. In case you haven’t heard, webinars can be incredibly powerful. So how do you host a lead-producing webinar of your own? Promote your webinars ahead of…

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Boost Your Business: Cold calling

Ignore every stigma you’ve ever heard about cold calling. A lot of entrepreneurs and salespeople believe that it is no longer an efficient form of marketing. But then again, many entrepreneurs started their business using cold calling and still believe in its effectiveness. Basic tips for your cold calling efforts: Start with your target industry. Public annual reports, business organization lists, and press releases are…

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Boost Your Business: Write that plan

If you’ve been delaying writing your business plan, or you need to update your plans for the new year, there is no better time than now. In addition to celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa this month, December is National Write a Business Plan Month! Writing a business plan is an opportunity to carefully think through every step of starting your company or launching a new…

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Boost Your Business: Great graphic design

As a business owner, you spend a lot of time figuring out how to talk about your business and sell yourself to your prospects and customers. When you invest in great graphic design, you not only enhance visual communication, you portray your company in a way that sells you and helps maximize your success. Credibility Think of some of the more well-known brands and what…

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Boost Your Business: Starting a new business

Starting a new business can be extremely challenging, but if you push through the first few years with passion and dedication, you will succeed. It’s a well-known fact in the entrepreneurial world that 50% of small businesses fail within the first five years. It’s true that this number is intimidating, but there are ways to avoid this fate. You just have to listen to the…

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Boost Your Business: Entrepreneurship characteristics

What are entrepreneurship characteristics? It’s an important question when you’re considering self-employment. It’s natural to want to know if you have what it takes before you move forward. Ask yourself these important questions: Are You a Visionary? A primary difference between an employee and an entrepreneur is motivation. Some people are perfectly happy doing the same job or working in the same industry until retirement.…

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Boost Your Business: Scheduling social media posts

Ever feel like uploading and posting social media content takes forever? Coming up with content ideas is a big enough job. If you want to make your social media scheduling more efficient, you’ve got options. Use a social media scheduling tool First and foremost, you’ve got to have a scheduling tool like Sprout Social or Hootsuite. Posting directly on social media platforms is time-consuming, and…

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