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Introduction | SmallBusiness.com Guide to Starting a Blog
A blog serves as the foundation of your company’s brand and story. And you can set it up in an hour. (Sponsored by GoDaddy.)
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 1 | Name Your Blog
Depending on your blogging strategy, choosing the right name can be the difference in blogging success or failure.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 2 | Choose a Blog Platform
While there are plenty of blog publishing options to choose from, there are many reasons that WordPress is the most popular. Here are a few.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 3 | Choose a Web Host
With so many web hosting companies out there, how do you choose the one that will meet your needs when you don’t know yet what your needs may be.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 4 | Connect Your Domain Name to Your Blog
This may seem to be the most techie step, but it’s really a snap.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 5 | Design Your Blog
With pre-designed themes, you have access to countless design styles and layouts without needing to be a graphic designer.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 6 | Publish Your First Post
Once your first post goes live, you are officially in the blogging business.
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How to Start a Small Business Blog, Step 7 | Promote Posts and Post More
It’s time to set up an editorial calendar of topics that will make your customers smarter.
News
NRF Taps Economist-Actor Ben Stein for Pro-Trade Advocacy Campaign
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is reviving Ben Stein’s character from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to argue against trade tarrifs.
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Small Business Optimism Continues its Climb to a 45-Year High | May 2018
NFIB’s small business optimism index continued its growth to a record high.
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Small Business Owners Rank Inability to Find Workers as Number 1 Business Challenge | May 2018
Unemployment falls to 3.9%, lowest since December, 2000
What the IRS Wants You to Know About the Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave | 2018
An employer credit for paid family and medical leave was created by last year’s “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” From the IRS, here are things you should talk with your accountant or tax adviser about.
Amazon Wants You to Know How Close it is to Small Business
Amazon today issued a “Small Business Impact Report” highlighting the million+ small businesses that sell products on Amazon.
Small Business Inspiration
Famed Wall Street Banker Left These 24 Tips for Success and a Long, Happy Life
When he passed away last week (April 22, 2018) at the age of 89, Richard Jenrette, co-founder of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, left behind this hand-written list he titled, “What I Learned (How to Succeed and have a Long and Happy Life).”