Picture Courtesy of Geoff Harries I recently received this comment inside my WP Dashboard and realized that I’ve never addressed the “rules” here at SBB. I thought I’d take a moment to share with you a recent comment I have received… I am new to the blog commenting realm. I have always read blogs to find useful information but have recently started leaving comments to build up my linking campiaign. I only leave quality comments on the topic of the blog and I believe what I add to the discussion is useful. However, I have noticed that most of my…

Outsourcing can be a valuable practice for many small business owners. It frees up time allowing them to handle the important areas of their business. Those areas include ones the owner truly needs to focus on. Outsourcing allows someone else, a paid assistant or other professional, to handle areas such as email, bookkeeping, etc. However, to make the most of outsourcing it is important that it be handled strategically. The following are some tips for a better outsourcing experience: Communicate! With outsourcing, communication is the key. Without proper communication between the business owner and the assistant, things can take a…

Photo Credit Courtesy Of Eco Photography Over the long weekend I have gone over my site http://www.GetContentResults.com with a fine tooth comb. I’ve looked at every single page, and finally created a shopping cart to serve my clients better. In a business world which is getting more competitive each and every day, there’s one thing which will keep your customers coming back again and again – a valuable customer experience. Your customer experience begins and ends with spectacular customer service. What Is Customer Service? It’s being there for your customer from the moment they meet you, whether it is online,…

When all of my work is done today, I plan to have some fun visiting places that I truly love to go on the internet. I always learn something new, or think on things that I’m currently doing in my business. This free time for me leads to a break from my work. I’ll most likely be spending less time on the internet over this coming Easter Weekend. READING 1) I’ll be sure to head over to Clicknewz.com. Lynn Terry is FAB! I love what this woman stands for and she shows us all the time that she’s got guts.…

If you’re like me, I always have two or three books on the go. I’m always looking to improve myself. One business classic I’m reading is Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. Originally written in 1937, Carnegie’s book still resonates today. Human nature is timeless. You can see many modern self-help books echoed in this classic. Zoom ahead to 2009 and two new books I’ve sunk my teeth into is “Guerrilla Marketing on the Internet” by Jay Conrad Levinson, Mitch Myerson, and Mary Eule Scarborough, and a terrific book on personal branding called “Me 2.0” by Dan…

Today I was interviewed by Nicole Dean and we chatted alot about my business background. Part of what came up is my purchase of this site and my history of purchasing offline as well. I enjoy it and SBB wasn’t the first site I purchased and it won’t be the last. Part of the sale from Yaro also came this site 3gnmedia.com. It has over 8000 forum members, loads of traffic, and is just sitting there waiting to be utilized. I could easily take the time to build the site up and make some decent money from it, but I…

Your word is your bond. Many deals have been made on the strength of the word of the parties involved. If you want your word to mean something, create a plan you can live with for your work life and family life. Making plans is more than jotting a few words on a sticky note that you tack to a cork board. It takes commitment from you to see things through to the end. Plans are important. When you start a business, you develop a business plan that outlines your business ideas, money needed and how much you hope to…

I LOVE challenges, and if I don’t participate, I still love to see the results that people get from what they’ve accomplished. But I have to say, this is one challenge that I will not miss! If you’re looking to improve your blog then this is the challenge for you. From: Darren Rowse Date: April 1st, 2009 Location: Sign Up Here (Already over 5600 people have joined to build a better blog) Thanks Darren, I’m looking forward to it! 🙂

When your business is in the doldrums and you’re listless, chances are something is up. If you look at your competition and you see yourself – not good my friend. If you’re catching yourself looking to the economy as a convenient scapegoat for your business blues, it is a sign that you’re losing confidence in yourself. If all these “if’s” sound like your day, then your brand is constipated. There is only one solution, and it’s going to be a little uncomfortable. Simply put, “Your brand needs an enema.” Grab the apparatus, this is a brand enema with a 3-step…

What do you think is the brand of the community that you live in? From what you know, does it have difficulty attracting investment? Do your city officials keep changing slogans in a desperate attempt to see what will stick, thinking fancy advertising is the ticket to prosperity? Because of poor brands many communities are suffering. Place branding could help them update their strong points to attract investment and talent. Like corporate branding, place branding draws out a positioning strategy that differentiates. Recently, I was interviewed by Ed Burghard from the Burghard Group. They just recently re-branded the State of…