small business

Tell Your Story: 5 Elements Of A Great Home Page

The Internet has become very competitive.  It used to be that merely having a presence on the Web was acceptable for small businesses – to beat the notion of a visitor saying “I’m not calling them, they don’t even have a website!”  Now, there are several companies that do what yours does – and they are all on the web.  So what are web site visitors looking for now?

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10 Ways To Build Customer Loyalty

Your small business will never have customers as loyal as this friendly face.  Instead, they will expectant, frugal, unpredictable and hard to please.   But there are some things you can do and be to help them feel just a bit more

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Social Media For Small Business

It was social media day yesterday.  And, in Orange County, the Mashable-driven event was held at the HQ for the Orange County Register.  While there I was interviewed by Michelle Lecours of the Michelle Lecours Web Show.

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Brand Promise: Do I Really Need One?

Earlier this month, I wrote a post called "what's your brand promise?".  And I've had some great conversations with people on the subject over the last week.  Not everybody likes this idea.  So I feel compelled to share just a bit more about this concept.   Here's what they are asking:

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