Small Business Trends

The Fortune 500, Amazon, eBay and the biggest brands in the world do something most of us take for granted. They ship products–every day, all over the world. But for the small company, shipping is not an easy task, nor is it inexpensive.  If your company sells physical product and is growing, you have probably struggled with warehousing, managing and Read More

Ever since Tim Ferriss wrote The Four Hour Workweek, the small business owner market has been aware of outsourcing and its benefits.  Find a virtual assistant or contractor of just about any flavor and your work life will be easier.

That’s the promise. The reality is a little different. Sometimes it takes a while to find the right person Read More

IMPORTANT UPDATE as of JANUARY 28, 2012:  We have verified that RatePoint, the service reviewed in this article, has abruptly announced the shut down of operations.  

Water spurting everywhere inside your house inspires you to move fast. When this happened a few years ago, we found a plumber in the phone directory, but it took more than a few Read More

If you have ever asked yourself, “How can I get value out of my social media marketing activity?” then this review is for you. I’ve been searching for a comprehensive tool that would allow me to manage both Facebook and Twitter from one dashboard. Roost.com offers this functionality. It is a social marketing platform for small businesses.

We’re all in business to sell something, and ecommerce is always a requested topic when I talk to business owners in person, on Twitter, via Facebook or by email.  We heard your request and we’ve updated the very popular post 49 E-Commerce & Shopping Carts for  Small Business.

Jump to the end of this post if you don’t Read More

Social media is powerful for marketing and creating engagement. For many of us, we go from one account to another, managing the flow of tweets, status updates, Facebook likes and more. Managing your social media efforts is no easy task. Quite recently, I’ve heard from many of you that you want to know about tools you can use to help Read More

Focus. We can talk about it all day, but it’s hard to do with the many things you face as a small business owner wearing too many hats. You can create a grand plan and fancy to-do list, but if you don’t focus on the important stuff and do it–well, then, it’s just a list. Teamly is a new type Read More

Scheduling your tweets is a semi-contentious subject for some who are very active on Twitter. Some say you should be present when you tweet; no scheduling. Others know you can’t be on Twitter constantly or you won’t get anything else done. This post is to help those who know that automation tools make it possible Read More

This is the first of a three-part review series.  I’m going to be telling you about more than just a book.  I’m going to share my experiences with a Kindle eReader, a couple of books about karma and how they  impacted my recent vacation, business and my life.  So fasten your seat belts because your brain cells will be shifting Read More

Elegance is usually expensive. Getting elegant design for an affordable price once seemed next to impossible–but many of today’s Web-based design services and shops make it possible, fast and easy. Tweak achieves this and is a helpful service for small business marketers to consider for both print and digital marketing materials.

Tweak shared a gift coupon so we could test Read More