A Small Business Blog and Small Business Tips Related to Growing, Marketing and Managing a Small Business.Small business blog for small business owners, includes resources for businesses, small business grants, business plans, business letters, daily business tips, online marketing advice and information. Learn ideas for your small business.Listen to Your Customers- August 29, 2007 Mastering the art of managing customer complaints can seem like a thankless job, but keep in mind that for every customer that shares their worries, concerns or complaints, there are likely more that did not express their dissatisfaction, and instead simply moved on to a competitor. Customer complaints can, and should be treated as opportunities. Listen to Your Customershttp://www.small-business-software.net/#512 Interview Questions and Answers- August 28, 2007 Behind every interview question there is a concern or another question. Your job is to process the question thinking about what the interviewers concern might be. In other words, why is the interviewer asking you this question 10 Killer Job Interview Questions and Answershttp://www.small-business-software.net/#510 Top 10 Small Business Resources- August 28, 2007 The following are the Top 10 Small Business Resources: 1. Small Business Administration (SBA) Free services to US small businesses funded by the US government. 2. SCORE Small Business Plan Preparation And Free Business Advice Services From Score Offering Startup Help And A Free Nonprofit Business Plan Consulting Advice And Startup Help Services Ask SCORE Find SCORE 3. Inc. Com Small business resources for the entrepreneur, home based business, advice and ideas for starting a...http://www.small-business-software.net/#511 According to Search Engine Strategies Conference- August 28, 2007 15% to 16% of all searches are for images. If you haven't been looking seriously at image search, you really should think about this again. Particularly with the advent of universal search, as image results will have an increasing role in the web search results. Wow! That is a pretty impressive percentage. I wonder what this will mean for the stock photography and image websites like Photo Wizard.http://www.small-business-software.net/#509 Can PPC Links Help Organic Ranking- August 27, 2007 Often the question is asked Do PPC listings affect your organic rankings The simple answer is no. Despite this, one of the best ways to increase your organic traffic is to start an aggressive PPC campaign. A PPC Campaign can help with organic ranking and optimization though - read how.http://www.small-business-software.net/#508 Microsoft is Changing their Policy on Trademarks- August 26, 2007 On September 10, 2007, Microsoft will update the management of the adCenter trademark policy. Here are some key points that outline these changes. Microsoft adCenter will support trademark owners in their efforts to protect their intellectual property. Intellectual property is a complicated topic, and Microsoft adCenter relies on trademark owners to help us understand their intellectual property. complete changeshttp://www.small-business-software.net/#507 Google Tackles Click Fraud- August 20, 2007 Google has unveiled a Web site resource center focused on the thorny issue of click fraud, which many consider a potential threat to the Googles main source of revenue: Pay-per-click advertising. Google developed the new Ad Traffic Quality Resource Center primarily to give its advertisers a single place to find Google information about click fraud, said Shuman Ghosemajumder, business product manager for trust and safety at Google, on Friday.http://www.small-business-software.net/#505 Google Faces Yet Another Trademark Lawsuit- August 20, 2007 American Airlines is suing Google Inc. over the Internet companies sale of keywords ads for rivals triggered by its own trademarks. American filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Fort Worth seeking unspecified damages. A Google visitor who enters certain words or phrases that American trademarked for example, Aadvantage, the name of its frequent-flier program will get links to American's Web site but also its rivals under sponsored links targeted ads that appear alongside the...http://www.small-business-software.net/#506 Blog Tips for SEO- August 17, 2007 Blogs are the current rage, and many webmasters have blogs but fail to use their blog to its full potential. Blogs provide a steady stream of fresh content, and if this content is written and managed properly, blogs have the ability to increase a website ranking in the search engines. Blog Tips for SEOhttp://www.small-business-software.net/#504 Land that Job- August 15, 2007 If you have decided that working in a call center is the right career path for you, you should realize that you are not alone. The U.S. Department of Labor reported in 2006 that more than 385,000 workers across America find employment in call centers. How can you stand out from the crowd and secure the job of your choosing The first step of landing your dream job is to build a great customer service resume. A well-written resume is a golden ticket to an interview. It forms a favorable...http://www.small-business-software.net/#503 |