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How to Overcome 5 Common Barriers to Building a Successful Business Online
Copyright: nyul / 123RF Stock Photo Based on results of May 2016 Alignable- GoDaddy U.S. Small Business Survey By Alignable’s Dan Slagen and GoDaddy’s Andrea Rowland Copyright 2016 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC. All rights reserved. To better understand the challenges small business owners face with regards to doing business online, we [...]
4 Essential SEO Trends for 2016 and Beyond
What’s the point of having a great looking website, filled with quality graphics and content, if it won’t be seen by its intended audience because you are following outdated SEO practices? According to Hubspot, American surfers average a whopping 12 billion web searches every month. Furthermore, search is the largest driver [...]
Owner of Multiple Businesses Shares Entrepreneurial Expertise/Success
As someone who has been self-employed since the age of 23, Bella Bambino founder Rebecca Barlow has run into every bottleneck and inefficiency you could possibly imagine. Along the way, she’s learned a few major lessons: One, she’s learned that there’s no magic potion to increase the need to more productive — [...]
Down the Rabbit Hole with Murals Wallpaper
Founded in Liverpool, UK in 2009, Murals Wallpaper has quickly become one of the leading companies in bespoke wallpaper printing and has become a specialist in wallpaper murals. Founder Richard Wilde thinks that their unique business model has been the key to their success. He says, “Our digital printing techniques allow us to [...]
4 Ways to Boost Your Online Sales and Make More Money
[Image] One question often asked by online shop owners is how to increase their sales. Follow these tips to increase your traffic and convert more online orders. 1. Start With Your Stats Using a package like Google Analytics, go through your web stats in detail. Look at stats like Bounce Rate, Social Acquisition, and Behavior. Set up a [...]
Top Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs with a Mindful Side
Everyone goes through life trying to behave in a way that they can justify to themselves. For a lot of people, this means behaving decently enough to most and excellently to those close to them. Prioritising friends and family. However, to some, there is a wider social implication to grasp. A need for people who are willing to do more [...]
Benefits of Having a Website & Social Media for Businesses
These days if you have your own business, it’s a no-brainer to have a website. Without one, you essentially don’t exist to potential customers online and pose no threat to competitors. The same can be said for social media, without any presence on popular networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), you’re missing out countless business [...]
TheShops.TV – Making Waves in the Online Shopping World
The era of streaming is here to stay, as consumers expect to be able to watch what they want when they want it, and continue to say goodbye to cable and satellite in favor of sites like Netflix and Hulu. Commerce is poised for a similar makeover, and theshops.tv is leading the way. Launched by a group of seasoned executives from Silicon [...]
How to Build a Career in Events Management
“Conference” (CC BY 2.0) by Tõnu Mauring Getting started in the events industry demands many things – hard work, confidence and an attention to detail that sets you apart from the crowd. These skills develop with time and experience in the white heat of an unfolding event – but there are simpler and smarter ways to raise your game, grow [...]
Nearly 1 in 3 Small Businesses Don’t Have Websites
As many large retailers struggle with competition from e-commerce, in the small business sector even having a website is not yet a foregone conclusion, according to the May 2016 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard®. Nearly 1 in 3 (28%) of small business owners reported not having a company website for their business. For those that do [...]