ABCs of Search Engine Optimization

Use the alphabet to figure out Search Engine Optimization.

ABCs of Search Engine Optimization

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Marketing Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained In financial institutions salesmen were not just people who pushed a product. They were virile, manly men engaged in an important public calling.Angel Kwolek-Folland, US author, Engendering Business (1994) To find previous Quotes of the Day look here Sponsored by ... be successful. All you need to run your [...]

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US Small Business News Round-up - 27/10/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United States:Arizona small-business loans down:Lower demand for loans by small businesses and tighter credit standards have resulted in fewer loans made to small businesses across the state, according to [...]

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Are Accountants Small Businesses Friends Or Foes?

While most people in the UK, indeed globally, realise that thanks to big business, who file full accounts by the way, small business is in big trouble. However, some UK accountants obviously have nothing better to do than to contemplate making life just that little bit more, yes more difficult for small and micro business [...]

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Global Entrepreneurship Week and Enterprise Week 2008

We need more people to start a business, I know I have said that all before. But here are two connected campaign who are not only talking about it they are doing it.Make Your Mark - Enterprise Week 2008Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008Both campaigns run from November 17th to the 23rd and are aiming to inspire, [...]

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Canada Small Business News Round-up - 28/10/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Canada:Scotiabanks magical small-business tour: Road trip takes bank to entrepreneurs in 80 communities across Canada. They ran up one heck of a gas bill and had a close call with [...]

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Halloween Logos

Get into the holiday spirit with Halloween Logos check out the great collection on Logo Search!




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Halloween Website for Small Businesses

Change the look of your website for the holidays. Check out these Halloween Web Templates:



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Problem Solving Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained One must think until it hurts. One must worry a problem in ones mind until it seems there cannot be another aspect of it that hasnt been considered.Roy Herbert Thomson (1894-1976) British media entrepreneur, founder & chairman of the Thomson Organisation, After I Was [...]

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Technology Keeps Families Close

According to the BBC

Technology is helping families stay in touch like never before, says a report.

Instead of driving people apart, mobile phones and the net are helping them maintain social ties, says the Pew Internet report.

Families are also among the keenest users of technology, the survey of 2,252 Americans revealed.

It found that using the net was often a social activity within families, with 51% of parents saying they browsed the web with their children.

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The Basics of Greening Your Business

Run a more eco-friendly company with these 5 easy and cost-effective tips.

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Canada Small Business News Round-up - 21/10/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Canada:Small Business Week: There’s no shortage of news about big companies facing major upheavals as they deal with the fallout of the global financial crisis, but small businesses make up [...]

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Unearth the Hidden Publicity Gems in Your Business

Build exposure for your brand by showing off your company's expertise and top employees in trade magazines.

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It Pays to Go Green in a Down Economy

Learn why even in this economy you can't afford not to implement green practices in your business.

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Get Back to Business Planning Fundamentals

In a recession, it's important to know what adjustments to make to your business plan. Here are three fundamentals to remember.

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From Storeroom to Store Shelves

Use these 9 tips to craft a pitch that will have retailers filling out purchase orders.

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What Have You Done Today to Feel Proud?

How one question can inspire mompreneurs to take a leap of faith away from baby steps and do something big each day.

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Is a Mac Right For You?

A growing number of entrepreneurs are deciding a Mac is the right computer for them.

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Technology and E-Commerce Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained The last man standing in an increasingly unhealthy industry.Ashok Kumar (b. 1964) Indian investment analyst, referring to the performance of the IT industry, Forbes (September 2000) To find previous Quotes of the Day look here Sponsored by ... be successful. All you need to run your business. Leader in [...]

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Financial Web Sites Traffic Booming

The financial crisis has people flocking to the Internet for the latest money news along with tips on how to salvage investments and save on the routine costs of living.
Visits to websites such as the business-centric Wall Street Journal and economy-focused Yahoo Finance set new records as the US Congress grappled with its 700 billion dollar plan to stop credit markets from imploding.

Internet tracker comScore says visits to www.gasbuddy.com, which steers drivers to stations featuring low fuel prices, are up nearly 30 percent and it expects to report spikes in traffic to finance and bargain-hunter websites when September statistics are calculated later this week.

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The Week Ender: Credit Crunch - See It Coming?

Credit Crunch, the new scare word of our times. But what does it mean for your business? How can you minimise the effects of it on your business?In the final analysis the effects are financial, your cash flow is going to stop you will run out of money - that is going to be the [...]

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Does Exercise Make You Smarter?

At your wit's end in your business? Recent findings link the release of chemicals during muscle contractions with neuron growth.

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How to Avoid Occupational Burnout

Take a timeout. Have a life outside your business. Here's what to do if you're headed toward workaholism.

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Successful Entrepreneurs Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained Laws for the regulation of trade should be most carefully scanned. That which hampers, limits, cripples, and retards must be done away with.Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) US humourist, Notebook (1927) To find previous Quotes of the Day look here Sponsored by ... be successful. All you need to run your [...]

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SBA at a Crossroads

Sen. John Kerry and other critics are looking to turn things around for the little guy at the SBA.

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Technology Keeps Families Close

According to the BBC

Technology is helping families stay in touch like never before, says a report.

Instead of driving people apart, mobile phones and the net are helping them maintain social ties, says the Pew Internet report.

Families are also among the keenest users of technology, the survey of 2,252 Americans revealed.

It found that using the net was often a social activity within families, with 51% of parents saying they browsed the web with their children.

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UK/Ireland Small Business News Round-up - 24/10/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United Kingdom and Ireland:Darling to banks: Be fair to small firms: Ministers are to warn bank lenders to ‘play fair’ with charges and loans to small businesses in a [...]

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Simplify Business Communication

Technology allows us to be more creative and visual than ever. But using it to make things simpler is the real trick.

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New Rules, New Headaches for Importers

New laws are affecting importing and exporting. They could impact your business.

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A.S.A.P. Branding--PMS Color

Use a strategic hue and consumers will associate the right emotions with your brand.

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Australia/New Zealand Small Business News Round-up - 22/10/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Australia and New Zealand:PM call for small business summit: The Federal Government will hold a small business summit on the global financial crisis in Brisbane on Friday.Banks overlooked small biz: [...]

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Is Your Business Running on Empty?

Running a "lean" business can sometimes increase your profitability, but it's all too easy for a lean business to turn into an anorexic one.

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EU Trying To Increase Online Shopping

The European Commission has unveiled proposals to give more rights to consumers shopping online across the borders of the 27-nation EU.

The proposals aim to boost online shopping in Europe to allow people to take advantage of cheaper prices during the economic crisis.

The commission is asking EU governments to give consumers a two-week cooling-off period to back out of a sale.

Consumers could also get the right to a refund for delayed deliveries.

EU Changes Rules for Online Shopping

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The Entrepreneurial Capitalism Revolution.

Given the state of our economy world-wide, I hope that politicians and governments alike have learned their lessons. If nothing else they should have learned that the ‘Big Firm Capitalism’ has got us into big trouble. We are spending billions to bail these guys out, with money, tax money paid by ordinary people and micro- [...]

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10 Traits Entrepreneurs and Einstein Share

You don't have to be a theoretical physicist to share a few character traits with Albert Einstein. Heck, you don't even have to know what theoretical physics means.

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Cause Marketing Matters to Consumers

Social responsibility makes consumers take notice. Follow these 5 steps to create a successful cause-based marketing campaign.

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Unleash Your Inner Einstein

His accomplishments are inspiring, but it's his methods that are truly legendary.

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To Market, To Market

Don't let your inspiration wither away. Find out how to take a concept and turn it into a saleable product that consumers crave.

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India Small Business News Round-up - 23/10/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from India:HSBC Says Indonesia Purchase to Tap Small Business ‘Sweet Spot‘: Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) — HSBC Holdings Plc. , the world’s second-largest bank by value, said its $607.5 million purchase of [...]

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Government Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained It is a function of government to invent philosophies to explain the demands of its own convenience.Murray Kempton (1917-97) US journalist, America Comes of Middle Age (1963) To find previous Quotes of the Day look here Sponsored by ... be successful. All you need to run your business. Leader [...]

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Q & A: Am I right in that SMEs are the major force in driving economic growth in hard times?

I received an email question yesterday from Peter and it goes like this:(…) ‘Am I right in that SMEs are the major force in driving economic growth in hard times? Was having a discussion over a beer with some friends who believe that it is big business that spends our way out of this. Whereas [...]

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Virtual Help for Real Entrepreneurs

Learn the many roles a virtual staff can fill to help grow your business.

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Entrepreneurs Need Social Networking

Dan Schawbel, a leading expert in social networking and a Gen-Y branding expert, explains what business owners need to know about the trend.

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Ebay Cutting Jobs While Performing Better than Expected

EBay Inc plans to cut its workforce by 10 percent and expects to exceed its third-quarter earnings forecast, the online auction Web site said on Monday as its shares rose nearly 2 percent in pre-market trading.

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Canada Small Business News Round-up - 07/10/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Canada:Forms of Business Canada: Choosing the right form of business or business structure for your business is important because the form of business you choose will govern how your business [...]

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More Supplier and Customer Solidarity Needed To Beat Credit Crunch!

With credit availability non existent or in sharp decline, a more transparent relationship between suppliers and customers is needed to overcome the credit hurdle.In times when money is short a very open relationship based on partnership will allow a chain of suppliers and customers to fulfill orders in a “joint venture per order” kind of [...]

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US Small Business News Round-up - 06/10/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United States:AAIA testifies on Right to Repair before House Small Business Committee:Aaron Lowe, vice president of government affairs for the (AAIA), testified before the House Small Business Committee in [...]

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Business CD Collections

Web Design Elements CD ROMs include themed collections of HTML web templates, stock photographs and logos.

Themes available currently include:
Animals - Dogs, Horses, Pets, and Wildlife
Dating - Dating and Valentines
Education - Education
Flowers - Florists and Gardening
Financial- Financial
Health - Medical and Healthcare
Holiday - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentines
Nature - Nature, Sunrise and Sunsets
Nautical - Marine
Real Estate - Homes and Realty
Religious - Religion
Sports - Water Themed Sports

Toss together promotional marketing material or a website easily!


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When Requesting Links

Link building is an important aspect of search engine optimization. Search engines view a link as a vote of confidence in a website or webpage. The more links from related sources the greater the webpages importance.

When requesting links, use an email template that can be easily customized for specific requests. To locate prospective link partners, search Google or Yahoo for related keywords or phrases.

When Requesting Links

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Financial Security? Start A Business!

Now that it has dawned to the last of us, that the bankers misused our trust to line their own pockets and the politicians where their usual self and did not notice, even so many “spoil-sports” told us for years that things where going wrong big time, it is time to find a way out [...]

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Marketing Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained A society in which consumption has to be artificially stimulated in order to keep production going is a society founded on trash and waste, and such a society is a house built on sand.Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) British author, Creed or Chaos (1947) To find previous Quotes [...]

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Problem Solving - Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained Yesterdays success formula is often todays obsolete dogma We must continually challenge the past so that we can renew ourselves each day.Sumantra Ghoshal (1948-2004) Indian academic & management theorist To find previous Quotes of the Day look here Sponsored by ... be successful. All you need to run your [...]

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Supercharge Your Web Site with Video

Video content is an effective way to draw visitors into your business Web site and increase your user traffic. And thanks to modern plug-and-play tools, it's easier and cheaper than ever.

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Pedal-Powered Delivery Methods Save Big Bucks

Bicycles offer a healthy, hassle-free alternative for entrepreneurs to deliver their products.

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How to Maximize Your Export Profits

Learn 3 ways to save when dealing with foreign goods.

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3 Perks That Work in Lieu of Raises

Keep employees happy with creative benefits they'll value more than money.

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Evade the Copywriting Text Trap

Use these 5 tips to give buzz words the boot and focus on actionable messages.

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India Small Business News Round-up - 02/10/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from India:Business Objects to tap Indian SMBs: BANGALORE, INDIA: In order to reach out to more and more small and medium businesses (SMBs), Business Objects, a SAP company and a pioneer [...]

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UK/Ireland Small Business News Round-up - 03/10/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United Kingdom and Ireland:From the coalface:Selling without a sales team: In the first in a new series of articles focusing on real challenges faced by real entrepreneurs, small business [...]

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Technology and E-Commerce Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained Everyone basically told us, Software is a stupid thing to invest in because the assets walk out of the door at night.Ann Winblad (b. 1950) US venture capitalist, one of The 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business, Fortune (1999) To find previous Quotes of the Day look [...]

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Successful Entrepreneurs Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained Running a company is a constant process of breaking out of systems and challenging conditioned reflexes, of rubbing against the grain.Mark McCormack (1930-2003) US entrepreneur, founder & CEO of the International Management Group, What They Dont Teach You at Harvard Business School (1984) To find previous Quotes [...]

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You Can Weather the Economic Storm

Attention to product price sensitivity and financial creativity can help you thrive in any economy.

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Business CD Collections

Web Design Elements CD ROMs include themed collections of HTML web templates, stock photographs and logos.

Themes available currently include:
Animals - Dogs, Horses, Pets, and Wildlife
Dating - Dating and Valentines
Education - Education
Flowers - Florists and Gardening
Financial- Financial
Health - Medical and Healthcare
Holiday - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentines
Nature - Nature, Sunrise and Sunsets
Nautical - Marine
Real Estate - Homes and Realty
Religious - Religion
Sports - Water Themed Sports

Toss together promotional marketing material or a website easily!


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Marketing Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained Every product has some element of service, and every service some element of product.Aubrey Wilson, British marketing consultant & author, New Directions in Marketing (1991) To find previous Quotes of the Day look here Sponsored by ... be successful. All you need to run your business. Leader in On-Demand [...]

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Economic Crises Call for Better Marketing Plans

Waiting for the next crisis to hit means you will have waited too long to revise your business plan.

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Onlineoffice Version 5 Upgrade

The planned upgrade to OnlineOffice is scheduled for implementation on 30th September 2008 at 17:00 BST.To apply the upgrade it will be necessary to interrupt the WinWeb service for approximately 4 hours. During this time we shall migrate OnlineOffice and perform the upgrade to Version 5.Should any users have any queries do not hesitate to [...]

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Government Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained The Americans were not put on the earth to become managers of decline.Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) US former president & actor, Speaking My Mind (1990) To find previous Quotes of the Day look here Sponsored by ... be successful. All you need to run your business. Leader in On-Demand Small [...]

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Problem Solving - Small Business Quote of the Day

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained Settle one difficulty and you keep a hundred others away.Anonymous, Chinese Proverb To find previous Quotes of the Day look here Sponsored by ... be successful. All you need to run your business. Leader in On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™Share This

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Australia/ New Zealand Small Business News Round-up - 01/11/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Australia and New Zealand: Triple trouble looms for small business: The cause and impact of America’s - and the world’s - credit crisis are receiving a lot [...]

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Canada Small Business News Round-up - 30/09/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from Canada:Small Business Tax Strategies: Here are more small business tax strategies to reduce the amount of income tax you pay if you operate a Canadian business, including tax strategies for [...]

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US Small Business News Round-up - 09/08/2008

Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from the United States:Small business owners don’t do it for the money: business owners don’t do it for the money - If you can read this text, your browser is not [...]

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