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By Becky McCray

Matt About Business Weekly Link Roundup

Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them with you here. These posts focus on either choosing, or using, small business solutions online (or both!).

Enjoy!

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How NOT to get Twitter followers
Link: http://www.stopthinksocial.com/blog/2011/7/3/how-not-to-get-twitter-followers.html
My Take: 10 actionable tips for becoming more “follow-able” on Twitter.

7 AdSense Strategies You Should Adopt
Link: http://blog.2createawebsite.com/2011/07/04/7-adsense-strategies-you-should-adopt/
My Take: Make the most of Google AdSense.

3 Easy Ways to Get More Twitter Followers
Link: http://www.smcubedconsulting.com/2011/07/3-easy-ways-to-get-more-twitter-followers/
My Take: Solid steps to take to build up your Twitter following.

To Whom It May Concern
Link: http://www.pbsmartessentials.com/2011/07/to-whom-it-may-concern/
My Take: There’s no excuse not to personalize when engaging your customers, especially when the tools make it so easy!

How to Destroy Your Brand on Twitter
Link: http://www.bnet.com/photos/how-to-destroy-your-brand-on-twitter/6244643
My Take: Real-life lessons on how to fail on Twitter (click at the bottom of each post to see the next page).

How to Best Harness Inbound Marketing Leads
Link: http://www.inc.com/guides/201107/how-to-best-harness-inbound-marketing-leads.html
My Take: Inbound marketing is a great website strategy, but it only works if you handle the incoming traffic the right way.

The Power of Surveys
Link: http://www.pbsmartessentials.com/2011/07/the-power-of-surveys/
My Take: Surveys are great tools for learning more about your customers. This post discusses 5 options for conducting your own.

10 Helpful Title Tips From Top-Viewed Blog Posts
Link: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/19314/10-Helpful-Title-Tips-From-Top-Viewed-Blog-Posts.aspx
My Take: Links to a bunch of top 10 tip posts on a variety of useful small business topics.

How One Nasty Online Complaint Hurt My Business
Link: http://www.bnet.com/blog/smb/how-one-nasty-online-complaint-hurt-my-business/4942
My Take: Learn how to recover from a complaint or bad review.

Corporate Blogging: Build the Blog or The Blogger?
Link: http://outspokenmedia.com/blogging/corporate-blogging/
My Take: Useful insights into starting a blog for your business.

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Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.
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