The IRS will send you free tax tips. All you need to do is list your email address with them on the IRS website. Since these tips come straight from the IRS, you know there will be nothing even remotely questionable about them. And you can truly “unsubscribe” — they will take you off the…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. This week, it seems especially appropriate to use it to give thanks. Last week, Kim was excited to be featured in a newspaper article, and Shashi sent an email to introduce himself. Congrats to Kim and…
More entrepreneurial and business thoughts from my smart Twitter network. Today, inspiration and laughs. susanreynolds Lou Holtz’ pep talk on ESPN for Nebraska: “ask yourself after every play: what’s important now?” Scrawling on post-it to stick on my laptop Pistachio Confidence isn’t in knowing you’re right… It’s not being afraid to be wrong. (um, and…
Networking through Twitter has brought me connections with many entrepreneurs world wide. Here are some of the best ideas and advice I’ve heard from them lately. conniereece Don’t start a campaign until you know what the community wants. Read Listen Comment Pistachio Where do your products fail/ fall short? Do you know what workarounds your…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. Last week, Derek made his first brag on his new blog, Doug was proud to be featured in a PR roundtable, Erica bragged on her new job and salary negotiating, Lea was excited to hold a…
Common mistakes can kill your small business, but most of them can be easily corrected or avoided. Here are two more Twitter friends with examples of mistakes: phillymac Only one? How about 2. Bad customer service. Awful web presence. zemote Get suckered by a SEO/SEM person. We just talked about bad customer service, so let’s…
Common mistakes can kill your small business, but most of them can be easily corrected or avoided. Today’s Bad Example: Breaking your promises to customersI asked for some examples of small biz mistakes on Twitter, and you answered! This time, let’s combine two real-world examples of mistakes: BarbaraKB Not “call me back” in the 24…
Common mistakes can kill your small business, but most of them can be easily corrected or avoided. Today’s Bad Example: Not staying in touchI asked for some examples of small biz mistakes on Twitter, and you answered! First up is shashib: not using their mailing lists at all ( Restaurants collecting addresses from feedback forms…
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