Book Review: The Retail Doctor’s Guide to Growing Your Business by Bob Phibbs

July 11, 2010

The other day I was asked to review Bob Phibbs’ new book, The Retail Doctor’s Guide to Growing Your Business: A Step-by-Step Approach to Quickly Diagnose, Treat, and Cure.The people promoting the book sent me a copy to read. Of course I’m looking at this book from a different angle than others who will review [...]

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Growing Your Small Business Using Social Media and PR: Interview with Mandy Vavrinak

July 8, 2010

In this interview you’ll find out how Mandy Vavrinak, a PR professional, helps small businesses get press coverage. Key points you’ll learn: How to get reporters to listen to you How a start-up grew to the point that their subscriber base was so large that a news station acquired them within 2 years  How an author successfully marketed their book [...]

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Interview Lineup for Thursdays in July

July 7, 2010

“We enjoy this blog for its excellent case studies and brilliant guest blogger interviews on online marketing and PR” – Michelle Salater July 8 Interview with Mandy Vavrinak of Crossroads Communication. Mandy is a PR professional based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mandy has spoken or hosted panel discussions at several local Get Social conferences. She is also [...]

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How Social Media Changed My Life

July 6, 2010

A few years ago I lived in a quiet Dallas neighborhood. My wife and I had a beautful house with a beautiful landscaped yard.  Little did I know how much my world was going to change in a few short years. I left my corporate job and started my own business. Then my wife lost her job. Property values climbed and so did our property [...]

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How to Capitalize on Your Company’s Facebook and Twitter Connections

June 24, 2010

One of my clients runs four paint stores in the Dallas area. Friday he sent me this e-mail: You probably know that I like things simple and easy to work with when it comes to our website.  Lord knows I’ve been using the same Frontpage website software since the 90′s.  Well, it’s time to make a change. Our [...]

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Website Redesign Checklist for Attracting New Business

June 10, 2010

The checklist below is for small business owners who want more leads and new clients from their website. If you want something other than more business from your website, this isn’t for you. But if you’re a business owner focused on growth, you’ll want to print this checklist. Then use it. I guarantee you’ll be [...]

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Blogging Tip: Use the Right WordPress Plugins to Get More Traffic

June 2, 2010

Image by Titanas via Flickr If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile you know that I also write for The Bloggers’ Bulletin. The other day I wrote 10 Traffic Building Plugins for WordPress. If you’re a small business owner and you’ve started blogging, this article will help you.    There are so many WordPress plugins available, it [...]

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The Big Question for Small Business Owners: Where do I start? How do I get the Message Out?

May 14, 2010

After reading, What Small Business Owners Need to Grow their Business in Today’s World, Site Tech asked: “Wow! Where to start. I actually have three segments of my business that all tie together in my grand plan of things. The problem is I don’t know exactly where to start. I have checked and rechecked and rechecked and [...]

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What Small Business Owners Need to Grow their Business in Today’s World

May 11, 2010

Yesterday I met with Mandy Vavrinak. Mandy owns Crossroads Communications. The reason for our meeting? We wanted to find out if our two companies could help each other grow.  Both of our businesses help small business owners grow their business. Mandy is very active in social media. She Tweets. She’s on Facebook.  She blogs. She’s a [...]

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Professional Photographer Grows Business with Blog and No Budget. Find Out How

May 7, 2010

Find out how Erin Conrad, a professional photographer, grows her business armed with only a blog and no budget.  Key points you’ll learn from this interview: How Erin gets new clients without worrying about competitors’ prices How Erin gets repeat business Why Erin doesn’t have to use traditional selling tactics to “close” the sale Click on the arrow [...]

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