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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!

Matt Mansfield

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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.