By Brad Harmon on November 30, 2009
We all know that referrals from our customers can be a real gold mine, but why do so many of us end up just getting the shaft?
Posted in Small Business Entrepreneur | Tagged customer referral system, generating referrals, Small Business, word of mouth referrals
By Brad Harmon on November 22, 2009
Are people talking about you online? How do you know? Are you employing listening posts to find out?
Posted in Small Business Social Media | Tagged customer relations, listening posts, Small Business, Small Business Social Media, social media
By Brad Harmon on November 13, 2009
Don’t be a social media lemming. Make sure you ask the 5 basic questions before taking the leap.
Posted in Small Business Social Media | Tagged Small Business, Small Business Social Media, social media, social media strategy
By Brad Harmon on November 12, 2009
In the final part of this series, we look at how Keller Hawthorne of FresheVenture.com approaches off-page marketing.
Posted in Blog Walking Series | Tagged blog walking, Blogging / Internet Mktg, entrepreneur, fresheventure.com, keller hawthorne, promoting your blog, Small Business
By Brad Harmon on November 10, 2009
There is a pill for just about everything today, but the largest problem facing most small business entrepreneurs requires a much more invasive procedure – plastic surgery. Do you need to go under the knife?
Posted in Small Business Entrepreneur | Tagged credit card debt, entrepreneur, Small Business, small business debt, starting a new business, why businesses fail
By Brad Harmon on November 7, 2009
In a recent survey by CitiBank/GfK Roper, it appears that small business owners are saying, “No Thanks” when it comes to social media. What do the numbers really mean?
Posted in Small Business Social Media | Tagged entrepreneur, Small Business, small business marketing, Small Business Social Media, social media
By Brad Harmon on November 6, 2009
The largest social media study to date has just been released. What does it mean for small business?
Posted in Small Business Social Media | Tagged Small Business, Small Business Entrepreneur, small business marketing, Small Business Social Media
By Brad Harmon on November 5, 2009
In part two, we will look at how Keller drinks her own Kool-Aid and uses her website as an advertising platform to promote herself.
Posted in Blog Walking Series | Tagged blog walking, Blogging / Internet Mktg, entrepreneur, fresheventure.com, keller hawthorne, promoting your blog, Small Business