Holiday Retail Sales Expectations | 2019
This year’s forecast tops the 3.7% average increase seen annually over the past five years.
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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
Trade Sanctions Driving Down U.S. Manufacturing
U.S. manufacturing tumbled to a more-than ten-year low in September.
Advice
When is the Best Time of Day to Make an Important Business Decision?
No matter how rational and high-minded you try to be, you can’t make decision after decision without paying a biological price.
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Infographic | What’s New With Small Business, 2019
“What is a small business?” and some of the other most-asked questions about small business.
Nationwide Launches an Online Storefront for Small Business Owners
The platform is currently available in 13 states with plans for additional states this year and next.
AdviceHow-To
7 Tips for Overcoming Your Fear of Making a Presentation
It’s one of the fears that many small business owners must face. Here’s how.
Advice
Don’t Try to Outsmart Customers, Try to Help Customers Get Smarter
Help customers become smarter at their jobs, passions or other facets of their life. Such help is the key to long term customer relationships.
What is the Annual Median Revenue of a U.S. Small Business?
From an annual survey of 3,001 U.S. adults.