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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.
Resources
U.S. Resources for Women Business Owners
Agencies and programs to assist women create, sustain and grow businesses.
Google Upgrading Grammar Suggestions in Google Docs
To help improve our grammar glitches, Google’s office software suite is in the process of introducing machine learning techniques.
UPS Launches a New Fulfillment and Shipping Service for Small Businesses
UPS eFulfillment supports purchases and orders from 21 marketplaces and web stores, including eBay, Walmart, Etsy and Amazon, including Prime.
To Control Cash Flow, 51% of Small Business Owners Have Sometimes Not Paid Themselves
A new survey reveals the negative impact of cash flow on the workload, personal life and take-home pay of small business owners.
How Pre-Employment Background Checks Can Protect Your Small Business
The negative impact of a bad hire is much greater in a small company where relatively few people are responsible for so much.
Holiday
10 Amazing Facts About George Washington’s 2nd Most Successful Startup
Upon leaving the Presidency at age 65, George Washington started what would become in the following 2 years, the largest distillery in America.