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How to Align Your Social Media and Blog Strategies
By Bennett Conlin | October 09, 2018

Align your blog and social media accounts to improve your brand's voice.

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7 Marketing Automation Strategies Worth the Investment
By Joseph Chukwube | October 09, 2018

Here are some ways to boost your marketing efforts with automation tools.

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5 Marketing Personalization Tips to Win Over Customers
By Syed Balkhi | October 08, 2018

By personalizing your marketing messages, you'll get happier, more loyal customers.

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Finding the Right Co-founders: Why Personality Matters
By Julia McNamara | October 03, 2018

Shared passion isn't enough to ensure a successful founding partnership.

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How to Handle Negative Press About Your SMB
By business.com editorial staff | June 17, 2020

A business.com community member asked how to handle a PR crisis. We found answers.

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Why and How Your Online Store Should Offer Loss Leaders
By business.com editorial staff | May 27, 2020

Here's how you can implement the loss leader strategy for your e-commerce business.

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Oh No, You Didn't! 3 Tips for Preventing Fraud by Employees
By business.com editorial staff | June 22, 2020

Fraud can happen anywhere, by anyone, including your own workers.

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4 Surefire Ways to Scale Up Your Operations Team
By Melissa Powell | September 26, 2018

To grow successfully, you need the right scale-up strategy.

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From COVID-19 to Hurricane Season: Disaster Preparedness for Small Business
By Chad Brooks | March 09, 2021

Natural disasters – whether a hurricane, tornado, or outbreak like COVID-19 – can have a disastrous effect on small businesses, but they don't have to. Here's how to weather a disaster successfully.

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Considering Going Cashless? Electronic Payment Expert Discusses the Benefits
By Chad Brooks | September 25, 2018

Want to increase your customer base? This CEO says offering more payment options is key.

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13 Tips for Crafting a Great Business Plan
By Scott Gerber | September 25, 2018

These tips and processes can help newer entrepreneurs get started.

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How to Make Money in Retirement: A Guide to Turning a Hobby into a Side Business
By Chad Brooks | March 09, 2021

Many retirees turn side interests into income. Learn how to make money in retirement.

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10 Tips for Conducting an Effective Video Conference Call
By Stacey Hanke | September 24, 2018

Video calls have their challenges. Here's how to conduct a successful call every time.

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11 Powerful Reasons to Invest in CRM Software
By Rohit Prasanna | October 13, 2020

Learn how CRM software can help you run your business more efficiently.

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5 Ad Budgeting Tips for the Upcoming Holiday Season
By Roy Morejon | September 21, 2018

It's that time of year again – time to plan your holiday advertising budget.

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Want a Career With Purpose? It's Not as Elusive as You Think It Is
By Henry R Steele | September 21, 2018

Here's how to create a purpose-driven work life.

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8 Tips for Cutting Wide-Format Printing Costs
By Brian Nadel | September 20, 2018

Wide-format printing can be a budget buster if you don't follow these simple tips.

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A Killer Marketing Plan for Startup Entrepreneurs
By Mark Sands | September 20, 2018

Establish a solid framework for your startup by following these 8 marketing tips.

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How to Generate Press for Your Small Business
By business.com editorial staff | April 06, 2020

We offer four tips from experts to answer a Business.com community question.

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Before Outsourcing Your Chargeback Management, Ask These Questions
By Mark Standfield | September 19, 2018

Outsourcing to a chargeback management professional has numerous and significant benefits.

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How I Learned to Grow from the 'No'
By Vadim Vladimirskiy | September 18, 2018

Here are three lessons every entrepreneur should follow, according to the CEO of Nerdio.

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Building Brand Intimacy: How to Emotionally Connect With Customers
By business.com editorial staff | April 07, 2020

An emotional connection can make all the difference when a customer is deciding to buy.

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Zero-Code Platforms Ease the Pain of Mobile App Development
By Vinod Saratchandran | September 18, 2018

Zero-code development is here, slashing the time and cost in creating a mobile app.

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How to Translate Marketing Success to the C-Suite
By Meg Goodman | September 18, 2018

Increase your credibility and effectively communicate marketing successes to management.

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What to Do if ICE Serves Your Business With a Form I-9 Audit
By Sammi Caramela | March 10, 2020

Make sure you're prepared should Immigration and Customs Enforcement come knocking.

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What Is a Low-Code App?
By Matt D'Angelo | September 17, 2018

Low-code dev platforms empower SMB owners to achieve once wistful production ideas.

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Time Crunch: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Prioritizing Your Tasks
By Mark Ellwood | September 17, 2018

Your time is valuable; know how you spend it.

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VPN and Online Privacy: What You Need to Know Before Connecting
By Aigerim Berzinya | September 14, 2018

Using a VPN connection makes your browsing extremely secure.

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What Sole Proprietors Need to Know About Business Licenses
By business.com editorial staff | April 01, 2020

If you conduct business, even as a sole proprietor, you have some municipal rules.

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Turning Green Into Green: How Sustainability Benefits Your Bottom Line
By Karim O'Driscoll | September 14, 2018

Environmental and business objectives are not mutually exclusive.

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How to Drive Sales With Google Ads
By Matt D'Angelo | September 13, 2018

Ads is a powerful tool for small businesses, but you need to know how to use it.

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What You Should Do Before Launching a Voice AI Product
By Amy Shim | September 12, 2018

Check out these four tips before launching your voice AI product.

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Four Ways to Measure Employee Engagement During Open Enrollment
By Michael DesRochers | September 11, 2018

Open enrollment is nearly here. Be prepared with a solid communications plan.

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5 Creative Video Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
By Syed Balkhi | September 10, 2018

Ready to grow traffic with video? Here are five video marketing tips for SMBs.

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How Writing a Book Might Help Your Small Business
By business.com editorial staff | June 16, 2020

Writing a book can build trust and foster a more genuine connection with your consumers.

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9 Persistent Mobile App Development Myths, Busted
By Dhananjay Goel | September 10, 2018

We busted the most common app-development myths.

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10 Business Owners Share Their Tips for Weathering Slow Seasons
By Mona Bushnell | September 06, 2018

We asked entrepreneurs for their advice on how they handle down seasons.

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How To Sync Folders With PowerShell
By Adam Bertram | September 06, 2018

There is software that will sync files and folders for you, and PowerShell can help.

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PowerShell Basics: Programming With Loops
By Tim Ferrell | September 06, 2018

We show you how to use the For loop, For Each-Object loop, and the While, and Do-While.

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How To Manage IIS Application Pools With PowerShell
By Adam Bertram | September 06, 2018

Where you turn when you're managing an IIS web server. farm with potentially dozens or h

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How To Manage User Profiles With PowerShell
By Adam Bertram | September 06, 2018

Managing Windows user profiles can be time consuming and tedious. Here are some tips.

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How To Manage IIS Websites With PowerShell
By Adam Bertram | September 06, 2018

When setting up a new website in IIS are you still using the IIS Web Manager?

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3 SEO Best Practices for Small Businesses
By Marc Dane | September 06, 2018

These three tips will increase your online presence and drive more customers to you.

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PowerShell: Everything You Need to Know
By business.com editorial staff | June 18, 2021

What you need to know to unlock Microsoft PowerShell's full capabilities.

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4 Reasons Accepting Your Flaws Will Make You a Better Leader
By business.com editorial staff | March 24, 2020

Owning up to your mistakes and embracing your flaws is an important part of leadership.

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Introduction To Using XML Files With PowerShell
By Adam Bertram | September 05, 2018

PowerShell offers several ways to read XML documents, without writing a lot of code.

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How To Resolve Active Directory Account Lockouts With PowerShell
By Adam Bertram | September 05, 2018

How do you track and resolve a locked Active Directory account? Find out.

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How to Manage File System ACLs with PowerShell
By Adam Bertram | September 05, 2018

Adjusting permissions on thousands of folders can be time consuming without PowerShell.

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Introduction To Using Text Files With PowerShell
By Adam Bertram | September 05, 2018

Learn the basics: how to retrieve text from text files and how to find text in text files.

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How to Remotely Invoke Applications with PowerShell
By Adam Bertram | September 05, 2018

PowerShell offers several ways to invoke applications on remote computers.