From the monthly archives:

January 2009

How Can Twitter Benefit Me as a Small Business Owner?

by Christine on January 31, 2009

in Social Media

Twitter is defined as a social networking and micro-blogging service.  If you aren’t on Twitter yet your first question might actually be “What the heck is micro-blogging?”

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Perfectionism Has No Place in Small Business

by Christine on January 28, 2009

in Success Mindset

This was a hard lesson for me to learn. I’m not sure I was born with perfectionist tendencies but if I wasn’t, school definitely gave them to me.  So much so that when I entertained starting my first small business, breaking free of them involved a lot of kicking, screaming and banging my head against [...]

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8 Useful Twitter Web Apps

by Christine on January 25, 2009

in Social Media

By now there’s been a ton of applications created for Twitter: desktop, web, mobile…

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Facebook for Small Business Marketing: 5 Apps to Help You Grow Relationships with Potential Prospects

by Christine on January 24, 2009

in Social Media

Using Facebook to help you grow your business and gain new customers and clients is a hot topic right now.  For those new to Facebook or even those who have been using it for a few months, it can all be a bit overwhelming.

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Twitter Newbie? Top 3 Jump-Start Tips for Small Business Owners

by Christine on January 23, 2009

in Social Media

Twitter is still relatively new to a lot of people and it can be a bit confusing and overwhelming at first.  The question I seem to hear most often from small business owners and solopreneurs is “What’s the point?  How can this help me and how do I use it to my advantage?” I realized [...]

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Embracing Social Media: Why You Must in 2009

by Christine on January 22, 2009

in Social Media

There are still many people out there who are not convinced that social media can help build their business.  The reasons are varied: social networks are for teenagers, they take to much time to be involved in, my target market isn’t there, and on and on.  I get these doubts.  I understand the resistance.

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