By Julie Petersen The Internet has made the world a global village. With access to every business all over, it is important to have a virtual portfolio and identity to build up your small business. You can garner traffic; advertise your work online via your blog and much more. But if you do it wrong, it […]
What started out as a customer service Moment of Misery™ turned into a Moment of Magic®. I was headed to Lagos, Nigeria to do a customer service speech at a public event. My client, who is from Lagos, arranged a flight with Delta Airlines. The flight would take us from St. Louis to Atlanta, then […]
By Narek Vardanyan In the process of writing my guide, “57 secrets of Crowdfunding,” I interviewed entrepreneurs who conducted 206 successful crowdfunding campaigns. I wanted to discover the incentives that drive people to back crowdfunding projects time and time again. Here are the 6 incentives that will make people back your crowdfunding campaign: 1. You’ve […]
By Rose Hill Every business will go through a period of financial difficulty at some stage. The difference, however, is whether the business owner is able to combat the issues during that time. While some may be averse to buying a business that isn’t doing well financially, it could prove to be a sound investment […]
By Cliff Ennico I just got back from speaking at this year’s eCom Chicago conference for online retailers (ecomchicago.com). A little history: about eight years ago, when eBay started cutting back on its popular outreach programs for eBay sellers, eBay sellers starting forming their own mutual support groups called “meetups” (for a complete list of […]