Get Motivated: Top 5 Reasons to Go and Start Your Own Business
Each day you go to work. You get up, get dressed, and fight the morning traffic to tackle the stressors of working your 9 to 5 job. During your monotonous journey each day, have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you owned your own business? Well, if you’re like most people,…
Read More8 Cyber Security Tips for Protecting Your Mobile
The mobile phone has evolved to become one of the most frequently used technological devices in the modern era. As individuals, our use of mobile phones touches nearly every aspect of our daily lives. It’s a communication device, a media device, an internet browser, a source of entertainment, a purchaser of goods and services—the list…
Read MoreHow to Optimize Your Content for Google Answer Boxes
Oh, featured snippets. Position 0 for the majority of its existence has been mystifying as Google seems to reserve this spot for websites that just happen to get lucky. However, as more featured snippets, especially answer boxes, are appearing in SERPs, we as marketers have the opportunity to obtain these highly coveted positions. In this…
Read More4 Elements of an Effective Performance Review
As you add employees to your small business, it becomes increasingly important for you to have a way to evaluate their work and keep your workers on the right track. Having the framework in place for effective performance reviews will give you the opportunity to identify the goals and objectives for your company and determine…
Read MoreHow to Create a Value Proposition That Helps Your Small Business Stand Out
Consumers searching for products or services on the internet are inundated with options. Most people will keep clicking through search results until they either find a website that grabs their attention, or they are in a stupor caused by decision fatigue. Don’t be the site they skip over. Make sure your website stands out among…
Read MoreFiring an Employee
If you’re reading this, you’re likely in a difficult situation already—you’re trying to figure out how to fire one of your employees. This isn’t an easy task. You’re likely reviewing their performance, thinking about your own decisions, and trying to figure out what went wrong. Once you’re sure this is the course you want to…
Read MoreHow the Right Employees Have an Innovation Advantage
Conventional business wisdom tells us that entrepreneurs are today’s main source of innovation. We see the stories of young founders leaving college with a big idea, going to work in their garage, and building something that changes the world. We hear about corporate employees, strangled by slow-moving bureaucracy, that are blocked from making transformative discoveries. In fact,…
Read MoreStarting a T-Shirt Printing Business? Here’s What You Need to Know
With the availability of online storefronts, nearly anyone can own a business. If you have an eye for graphic design and want to make a few dollars, you could even open your own t-shirt printing business, whether or not you own vinyl roll cutters or any other equipment. Sound too good to be true? It…
Read MoreBig Changes Are Afoot in Bay Area Property Market
The Bay Area has been hamstrung by a series of problems in recent years, notably excess demand for housing owing to the rapid and unprecedented growth of Silicon Valley hiring. Over the years, housing prices have increased markedly with a median home price of around $1 million being the norm. This reflects a significant upturn…
Read More4 Powerful Benefits of Working with Referral-Based Customers
In this video, Endless Referrals Action Tip #2, we explore four powerful benefits of working with referral-based customers. There are certainly more benefits than just these four…but I believe you’ll find these four—in and of themselves—to be well worth making the effort to turn your business into one that is primarily referral-based. The brief exercise…
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