Posted on Friday, 27th March 2009 by Lee
This great podcast from Businessweek has Ed Hess, Professor of Business at University of Virginia talking about some critical things new entrepreneurs need to think about as they plan their business. He also touches on the phases that startups must go through as they grow from a new to an established business. Listen [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 22nd March 2009 by Lee
Spotted this piece on yahoo finance that gives a brief overview on how to market to women. Given how important marketing is especially in these rough times, these would be some good tips to implement. See it here.
Major Turn-Offs
Not surprisingly, attracting women to your site has more to do with their shopping attitudes [...]
Tags: business, marketing, women
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Posted on Thursday, 29th January 2009 by Lee
The guys at Small Business Trends have put together a nice summary of some important trends for SEO in the coming year.
7. Content = Authority (Still)
Links are the currency of SEO, and content is what attracts the links you need to rank well. When you rank well, you have authority. If you run [...]
Tags: marketing 2009, online marketing 2009, search engine marketing, seo, seo 2009, seo trends
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Posted on Wednesday, 14th January 2009 by Lee
In this latest podcast at Startup Nation, Founder of Auctionbytes Ina Steiner discusses strategies for increasing sales at third party sites like EBay, Amazon etc, as well as problems that sellers could encounter in 2009. You can listen to the podcast here.
They also include a survey done that reveals some common marketing strategies being [...]
Tags: amazon, auction sales, auction sites, eBay, ebay strategies, entrepreneurs, marketing strategies, online sales, online selling, retail sales, small biz, small business
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Posted on Tuesday, 13th January 2009 by Lee
Ever wanted to sell on one of the major home shopping channels? This CNN money entry gives a few tips from QVC and ShopNBC on how to do just that.
“Don’t be redundant,” says Marilyn Montross, QVC’s director of vendor relations. “The first thing we look at is the product. For jewelry, we’re [...]
Tags: home shopping, home shopping channels, how to sell on qvc, how to sell on shopnbc, qvc, sell, selling online, shopnbc
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Posted on Tuesday, 7th October 2008 by Lee
We have a fresh batch of articles from some of our favorites business websites to help jump start your business.
1) Drive Website Conversions
Driving conversions is one of the most important things that your website can do to help you build your business.
2) Stay Out Of Trouble
Before you decide to call it [...]
Tags: business articles, Business Guides, business knowledge, entrepenur guides, home based business, home business, small business, starting a business, wholesale business
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Posted on Friday, 3rd October 2008 by Lee
The internet can give access to vast volumes of businesses knowledge and insight to the new entrepreneur using a few simple mouse clicks. But for those looking for jewelry manufacturers, importers and bulk wholesalers, the multitude of sources is both a blessing and a curse. Evaluating which sources are the best fit for your businesses [...]
Tags: business start up, find wholesale supplies, find wholesalers, finding wholesale suppliers, home based business, home business, home jewelry business, how to start a business, start your own business, wholesale business, work at home
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Posted on Thursday, 2nd October 2008 by Lee
Three years ago when I started running a business importing and exporting products, I literally knew nothing about running a business or where to even start. This was somewhat unusual for me, since I’d grown up in a family of entrepreneurs who have run numerous businesses over the last few decades. [...]
Tags: business guide, business start up, business structures, home based business, home business, home jewelry business, how to start a business, start a business, work at home
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