Small Business Bliss

Why I love website footers (and what you can put in them)

February 11, 2014

A website footer does not just have to be some little bit at the bottom of your website where you stick in your legal links and then forget about it. It can be so much more! Footers, while of course not as important as your header and main content sections of your website, still have […]

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Goal setting… my way!

January 15, 2014

I know, I know. New Year’s resolutions are cliché. But there’s something about the New Year that personally gets me going and gets me excited about setting goals for the year. Usually, I think about some goals, perhaps write some of them down and then proceed to go about my life and my business as […]

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Making competition into a positive for your business

November 25, 2013

This post is sponsored by Visa Business. The word ‘competition’ – does it bring up warm and fuzzy feelings for you? For most, probably not. It has a negative connotation. It makes me think of things like fear and animosity; not exactly feelings that will help your small business. Make the choice to shift the […]

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Boggled by Google changes? A (very simple) look at how your search marketing efforts need to shift

November 20, 2013

You may have heard of the latest Google algorithms called Penguin and Hummingbird. This may have had you scratching you head right there. What is an algorithm and what’s up with Google and all the animal names? An algorithm can be loosely defined as “a set of rules that precisely defines a sequence of operations.” So […]

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Local marketing quick tip – Google maps business view

November 9, 2013

A neat way to pump up your Google presence is Google Maps Business Photos. This offers a 360 degrees interactive tour of your business, giving a potential customer a look right inside! It’s great for product vendors, beauty salons, service providers, the list goes on. If part of selling for you means selling potential customers […]

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A Google+ Local profile you can be proud of: 4 step process

November 6, 2013

Google+Local (formerly referred to as Google Places) is a free on-line directory where you can list your business. It’s like a telephone directory or Yellow Pages listing, internet style. Whenever you’re doing a search for a local business, you probably notice right at the top all the Google listings. So of course, you definitely want […]

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How to have a stress free holiday as an entrepreneur

October 29, 2013

Flashback to the days before becoming a small business owner. Sitting in your cubicle working overtime with that allotted 2 week vacation time. Dreaming of the day you could become your own boss and take vacation time as needed. And here you are small business owner, you took the plunge, followed your heart …and are […]

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Small business around the world – Dubai, Italy & Bali

October 27, 2013

When it comes to blogging, I’m always encouraging all you small business owners to have fun with it, get personal, not be afraid to shake things up and do some different posts once in a while to break up the monotony. You don’t always have to blog about the same thing, in the same format, […]