Cost-effective design firm options

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Get creative in meeting design needs You know your job. You have to in order to be in the world of entrepreneurship. Small-business ownership demands that you also learn a few things outside of your specialty like accounting, marketing and a healthy dose … Continued

Tired of monthly software fees?

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Open Source your software budget Cutting corners has a rather negative connotation; if you can’t do something correctly, cut a few corners and live with the diminished result. While generally true, there are exceptions to all adages. And for small businesses, cutting some corners … Continued

Pay to play on Facebook

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The social free lunch is officially dead Social media is the siren song for small businesses. It seems so egalitarian; put a post on any platform, and all your followers see it (and if you’re lucky that post will recruit many new followers). Well, … Continued

4 simple solutions to survey your customers

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Get in-depth insights with these cost-effective options Gathering honest feedback from loyal customers and employees can be like striking gold for your small business. While your knowledge and ambition may drive your company’s revenues, an outside perspective can be the fuel that makes … Continued

Simple ways to survey your customers

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Get in-depth insights with these cost-effective options Gathering honest feedback from loyal customers and employees can be like striking gold for your small business. While your knowledge and ambition may drive your company’s revenues, an outside perspective can be the fuel that makes sure … Continued

SEO is essential to your business

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Your customers’ fingers are no longer doing the walking Let’s say you operate a dental practice in Urbandale named “Clean Teeth.” You have a decent number of clients, but you have the capacity to take on many more. The first move is … Continued

SEO is essential to your business

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Your customers’ fingers are no longer doing the walking Let’s say you operate a dental practice in West Des Moines named “Clean Teeth.” You have a decent number of clients, but you have the capacity to take on many more. The first move … Continued

Stop cutting email so much Slack

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One of the worst aspects of working in a professional environment is email. Between reply-all assassins, single sentence sinners and coworkers who write sixpage love letters over the use of em dashes versus en dashes, most professional inboxes are full of worthless correspondence. It’s no … Continued