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4 Ways To Sell More Than The Competition

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Despite its name, the performance marketing industry – i.e., search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click marketing (PPC) and affiliate marketing – is ripe for bad behavior. In fact, a few years ago, I started to notice that potential clients of mine were having the same kind of problems over and over…

Friday Tech Top 10 – Money, Sex, And Travel
(Sounds Like A Party To Me!)

Hello weekend warriors! If you missed last week’s top ten, I sincerely apologize. Turns out, it was a busy week of hard-hitting investigative journalism with little time to do fun stuff like the tech top ten. OK fine, I was just being lazy. Guilty as charged. But I got your back this week. Check it…

Let Go Of Fear. Embrace Failure. Launch A Startup Now!

Now is the time to launch a startup, not later! Don’t reach age 65 only to say to yourself, “Once, I had an idea to launch a business, a startup, and the timing just wasn’t right.” Don’t make excuses about waiting for the right time, not having enough money, or having to take care of your other…

Find The Social Network Tailor Made For You With Mamuna

Social media is, without a doubt, one of the most important forces on the internet today. The big four tend to dominate – LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest – but there are legions of smaller sites have sprouted up to serve niche communities. Problem is, discovering new social media sites which…

Craving Startup Success? Begin With Branding

It’s never too early to brand. In fact, it’s critical to brand yourself and your company early. If investors don’t understand what you stand for and what you can offer, they won’t invest because they know that consumers won’t understand either. The business landscape is such that you absolutely must…

7 Easy Steps To Optimize Your Business Blog Posts

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One of the first things I always do when we take over content development for a new client is to perform a quick content audit on their current blog. I do this for one main reason: It almost always highlights a few low-hanging fruit (blog posts) that can be optimized to immediately start ranking better…

A-Levels, GCSE Revisions, And University Applications? Don’t Panic! Get Help Getting-In

I used to think the Queen’s English and Yankee talk were quite similar, but I’m not so sure anymore. After coming to realize that revision is the source of great stress and discomfort in the UK, and struggling to decipher the GCSE and A-level exams grading system, I must agree with Getting-in founder…

Volio: Amazing New Way To Interact With Content. (Seriously, It’s Awesome!)

Hey, bro. I see you looking in the mirror wondering what you should wear for your date tonight. You should probably just ask Esquire Magazine’s Fashion Director, Nick Sullivan. No, seriously. Pick up your phone and talk to him. He’ll give you personal fashion advice so you look snazzy tonight. No, I’m not crazy…

Outsourcing For Small Businesses
(What To Be Careful About!)

When you start your own business, it’s natural to want to keep costs down and retain some control over your business by doing as much as possible in-house. This way of thinking can be counter-productive in the long term. Outsourcing allows you to focus on the parts of your business that you enjoy the most…

Competition Rules: How To Rise Above The Rest

Time, effort, blood, sweat and tears are all ingredients you have poured into your startup. However, it is important to remember that the focus cannot remain singular. You’ve got to keep a keen eye on your competition and be dynamic in your efforts to be the best. Regardless of what you’ve in done…

Hump Day How-Tos: TravelSexLife Is My New Favorite Blog

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, I firmly believe in open, honest communication about sex. I’m of the Third Wave school of feminism, through and through, with a subscription to Bust Magazine since the age of 12 and a daily browser history regularly peppered with articles from Jezebel and Nerve.com…

Jess Butcher, CMO & Co-Founder, Blippar

Stop benchmarking yourself against other successful entrepreneurs or business people – it wastes valuable energy! Your personality and circumstances are unique and there is no right or wrong way to grow an innovative business. Yes, learn from others’ experiences and be inspired by them, but also make your…

3 Ways Printing Beats Going Digital

Printing? It’s so 20th century. As more offices go paperless, swapping toner for touch screens is an eco-conscious daily event. But while an all-digital future seems inevitable, we’re not quite there yet. Sometimes, the occasion still calls for the old-school printed page. Consider the humble business…

12 Top Apps For Business Travel

I’m a big fan of Square. It allows me to accept credit card payments for books and other materials on my Android when I’m out and about at a speaking engagement or conference. Hotel Tonight allows you to book hotel rooms the same day. I have friends who never pre-book hotels anymore – they simply fly…

6 Tasks To Outsource To Grow Your Business

Starting a business in these tough economic times may seem like a risk, however, outsourcing can minimize the outlay – cutting down on budgets while ensuring startups receive the advice and expertise they need. Many new businesses begin with just one or two people that have difficulty in finding the…

Top 10 Movers And Shakers Of Silicon Valley (Infographic)

These top 10 entrepreneurs went big and call nothing but the Valley home. Veterans and newbies alike rock the worlds of tech, social media, and business. Priya Haji was been a serial social entrepreneur since the age of 16. She founded World of Good, an online retail marketplace and wholesaler of sustainable…

3 Key Questions To Ask Before Hiring For Your Startup

One of the hardest but most exciting things about being a young entrepreneur, first-time business owner or even a startup manager is the hiring process. But there are a few things you have to think about before green-lighting a new startup employee, especially in the earliest stages of starting up…

5 Bootstrapping Strategies Every Startup Should Be Using

Money is frequently the biggest issue for startups. You have to spend money to make money, but there isn’t much to begin with. Don’t despair, with a little bit of common sense and a bootstrapping mindset, you can stretch your hard earned dollar a long way. Here are five tips to get you started. Software as a…

How Startups Can Attract More Gen Y Workers

Ready or not, a new generation of employees is hitting the workforce. Generation Y employees have received quite a bit of attention. This new generation of workers is being seen as more creative, innovative, and ahead of the curve when it comes to technology. For startups, attracting GenY workers is…

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