WordPress SEO Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Traffic
If you are a business or individual with a website, chances are that you’ve opted for WordPress as your platform. After all, according to w3techs.com, 31% of all websites use some version of WordPress. WordPress makes SEO mistakes avoidable through both the platform itself and the many free plugins that are available for SEO purposes. You…
Read MoreThe Best Franchise Opportunities for Veterans
You devoted several years of your life to serving your country. Now, you’re transitioning back to civilian life wondering where your next “mission” will take your career. Many military veterans consider entrepreneurial endeavors like small business ownership or franchising. And since you found yourself on the America’s Best Franchises website, you’re probably leaning more to…
Read More6 Common Misconceptions About Angel Investors
The question on Quora was “What do investors ‘get’ that other people don’t?” I answered that question from the point of view of angel investors, specifically … not just investors. 1. Some of the healthiest businesses are not good investments Many people think that a good business makes a good investment. The truth is not…
Read MoreAddressing Employees’ #1 Stressor Head-On
Your employees are stressed. And it has nothing to do with the work you’re giving them or the office politics or whose cubicle is 2 inches bigger than anyone else’s. Well, okay, that last one may be causing some additional stress… But the truth is financial stress is on the rise, and there’s no way…
Read More5 Key Successes Will Sustain Entrepreneur Inspiration
Many experts are certain that successful entrepreneurs are the ones with the most inspiration (passion and dream), while others will assert that it’s about more perspiration (working harder). In my experience, both are always required in heavy doses. There are no “can’t fail” shortcuts or “get rich quick” scenarios. That’s why all those so-called million…
Read MoreGeorgia: New Sales Tax Compliance Requirements for Online Retailers
Georgia will require online retailers to file sales tax compliance returns beginning January 1, 2019, if their annual Georgia revenues exceed $250,000 or if they have more than 200 separate retail transactions within the state per calendar year. As an alternative to collecting Georgia sales tax from its customers and filing sales tax compliance returns,…
Read MoreDoes Team-Building Really Work? Here Are 4 Ways to Know
When it comes to your workforce, productivity, engagement and morale go hand in hand. How do you motivate your team to perform to the best of their abilities? What makes a high performing team? How do you instill a culture of team delivery? Interestingly, one way to tackle low productivity issues may be to have…
Read More4 Business Changing Lessons I Learned from a Day with Mohnish Pabrai
The annual Pabrai investment funds meeting in Aliso Viejo, California, began with a 12.6-mile bike ride around beautiful Newport Bay. So I rented myself a bike, and arrived at Starbucks ready to mingle with my fellow riders. We were about to meet the man responsible for this expedition, and most of Pabrai’s investments. Arguably one…
Read MoreSales Heroics are Actually Sales Failures!
All of us revel in stories of the deal where we took dramatic actions and ultimately won—hopefully not by discounting. We get an Adrenalin rush in talking about this things that we did to pull the opportunity from the ashes and into the victory column. When we get together with our colleagues, over beer, we…
Read MoreGoing Through a Rebrand? Here’s How We Approached It for a Large International Client
So, you’re going through a rebrand. There are a variety of reasons a company could go through a rebrand, such as being sold to another company / investor or simply needing to hit the reset button on your image and reputation. Whatever the reason, it typically is a LONG, COMPLICATED process and can be a…
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