The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index average for 2017 posted an all-time record high. That’s the headline from the NFIB survey results released today. “2017 was the most remarkable year in the 45-year history of the NFIB Optimism Index,” said NFIB President and CEO Juanita Duggan. “With a massive tax cut […]
By Cliff Ennico More than two million Americans make a full-time or part-time living selling merchandise on eBay, Amazon, etsy.com and other online retail platforms. For many smaller sellers, this activity takes the form of retail arbitrage – buying merchandise at retail from “brick and mortar” stores and then reselling them online for even more […]
How does a $99 per month marketing campaign that doesn’t require any more work from you sound? If you reach prospects and customers through Twitter, an automated $99/month marketing program is now available to you. It’s called Twitter Promote Mode and here are some basic details: It’s recommended (read: most effective) for Twitter accounts with […]
By Lindsay Dicks Since Google made the switch to change to their Hummingbird algorithm, things have changed for images used on your site, in addition to your content posts. Luckily, though, the changes aren’t that drastic, and most of them point back to what we always urge: use images and descriptions that clearly reflect your […]
This Week in Small Business took a hiatus between Christmas and New Year’s, so this edition of curated content covers two weeks worth of top-notch articles from around cyberspace. Enjoy, but pace yourself! Leadership, management, and productivity Courtney Connley gives us five things we should do to boost our productivity in 2018. The email […]