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10 Tax Tips for the Mathematically Challenged
Small Business Tax Tips That Just Make Sense Did you know you may be able to deduct part of the cost of that new water heater you installed in your house? How about that class you took that taught you how to use social media to promote your business? Ever think the...
Does Your Email Inbox Keep Filling Up?
Is It Valuable or Just Email Inbox Filler? According to numerous experts, including Entrepreneur.com, email marketing is still an effective means of promoting your business and generating sales. This seems to be true despite anecdotal evidence suggesting that most...
Fake News vs. Real News
The Media Landscape's Shifting Regarding News Those of you of a certain age may remember the TV commercial for hair color that said it left your hair looking so real that "only your hairdresser knows for sure." Do you remember that? At least she had a hairdresser to...
Sleep on It
And Other Best Editing Practices That Can Help Every article, blog post or website page — in fact, anything that will appear online — must be edited before it's published. This seems like a no-brainer, an assertion that's so obvious that no one would argue against it....
SEO 101
Use Social Networking to Boost Website Traffic On its own, writing stellar content for your website isn't going to make you any money. You need to figure out a way to attract potential clients to your website, who can be converted into dollars. This is the ultimate...
Chop Wood, Carry Water
A Woman's Path to Self-Fulfillment and Success Yes, it's all very Zen: Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water After enlightenment: chop wood and carry water I just came in from two hours of chopping wood. It's good exercise: mindless, physical work. While I...
Why Content Is King
Reasons Content Marketing Outperforms SEO Your website content has to deliver your promise and communicate your value. As more and more people get online to find answers and do their shopping, it's become increasingly vital that your business be visible, front and...
Blog Post Topics That Get You the Most Traffic and Views
10 Legit Ways to Come Up with Blog Post Topics A great blog title makes all the difference if you want your blog post to be read. Current statistics show that only two out of 10 people read more than your title. So come up with blog post topics so engaging that...
Writers: Get Thee to an Editor
Use an Online Writing Editor for Best Results Writers are everywhere. They're like bookstores and libraries — seemingly on every corner and in most coffee shops. They have their own Meetup groups. They have their own schools and degrees. They are amateur or...
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