Editor’s Note: This essay originally ran in June 2014. We reprint it here today in recognition of Take Your Manners to Work Day. The advice is just as sound and important today as it was in 2014 because good manners never go out of style! People often make fun of me because I’m a stickler […]
Grab your boombox…or your Sony WalkMan! Cassettes are back! Have you heard the news? Many of today’s top recording artists are issuing their new tunes on the venerable cassette tape. Over the last decade, you probably heard how many music aficionados have been buying up vinyl LPs, but right now the big thing is cassette […]
Grab your bootstraps, stay calm like Warren Buffet, and squeeze the most out of your tiny marketing budget! Those are some of the topics and advice you’ll glean from this week’s collection of curated small business content. Leadership, management, and productivity Looking for a loan? PayPal might be a source to consider. Gerri Detweiler outlines […]
Every summer a lot of readers find an article I wrote a few years about on special summer marketing ideas. I wrote that in anticipation of the summer season but right now summer is winding down and if you’re like most small business owners, you’ve probably blasted through most – if not all – of […]
Do you know what’s really popular? Unpopular opinions. There was a trending hashtag on Twitter the other day that reminded me of one of the best strategies to improve readership on your blog. The hashtag was #confessyourunpopularopinions. Saying something that goes against conventional wisdom or is contrary to the majority of public opinion always attracts […]