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Horror Stories: Groupons & Deep Discount Deals Hurting Small Business?

I think we can all agree that discounts are an important part of any business, but when do these so called deals hurt small businesses? BEWARE and think about these things: #1 Limit the amount of coupons a customer can redeem #2 Plan for a busy day and make sure you have enough staff to …

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How to close business on Twitter (without picking up the phone)

Twitter can be scary to some and a waste of time to most people but the strategy I am going to show you below has worked for me time and time again. Sometimes it works immediately; sometimes days, weeks or even months after but it works! And it works perfectly while I’m sitting on my couch without …

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Can Social Media Scores Get You a Job or a client?

With the rise of LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, the most competitive jobseekers are developing a whole new set of networking skills. Of course, branding yourself as a passionate, but balanced professional can be tough. Who should you be following on Twitter? In which LinkedIn debate should you post an intelligent question? How “real” should you …

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The Truth About Holiday Email Marketing

It’s that time of year again! You should be thinking about your holiday marketing strategies. Every year, marketers expect to make big sales around the holidays and every year, they base their marketing tactics on the last year’s consumer behavior. To help you out this year, take a look at the reports of how consumers …

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To post or not to post? What you need to know about your reputation.

There are 900 million social media users plugged into Facebook alone, and nearly 500 million of them log into the social network every single day. In fact, in just one day on Facebook, 250 million photos are uploaded, and 532 million statuses are updated. And that doesn’t even count the millions of tweets sent, tumblrs …

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Free Q & A Thursday, 8/30 – Real Talk: Business, Money, & Marketing

I have another amazing FREE Q&A Session planned with Author and Money Maven, Patrice Washington on Thursday night. The Twitter Hashtag is #MoneyAndMarketing Register for “Real Talk: Business, Money, & Marketing” by clicking HERE   You will get to ask questions about budgeting in your business, free ways to promote online, and my favorite concept by …

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Spotlight Business: Camp DNI- An Entrepreneurial Style Camp for Kids

Being an entrepreneur is fun but raising your kids to think like one is even more fun. Our society is rapidly changing and their has been a RISE in the creative class. What does this mean for us as parents? It means that it’s extremely important for us to expose our kids to cutting edge …

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