Tag Archives: Business

How Long Does One Stay Hopeful in Business?

How Long Does One Stay Hopeful in Business?

Hope by definition is an optimistic attitude of mind based on an expectation of positive outcomes related to events and circumstances in one’s life or the world at large. Now back to the point: how long does one stay hopeful in business? Before I answer this very individual and personal...

7 Simple Steps to Make Your Business Website Look More Professional

7 Simple Steps to Make Your Business Website Look More Professional

The most called for website design category today is business and this is because hundreds of new companies appear every day worldwide. Each of these firms tries to impress users with a stunning website done according to the latest trends, using bold colors, a lot of content and super features...

6 Reasons Why Social Media Can NOT Help You Save Your Business

6 Reasons Why Social Media Can NOT Help You Save Your Business

We have all heard of the amazing success stories that other businesses have told about how social media is the reason they are successful and thrive over their competition. While some businesses might be profiting, others could be hurting themselves with it. Social media isn’t all happy times and loads...

Things to Keep in Mind for Small Business Owners: Web Designing To Conversion Optimization

Things to Keep in Mind for Small Business Owners: Web Designing To Conversion Optimization

Just like the constantly changing fashion trends, the trends of website designing are also changing. Gone are the days when building a website was just an optional thing for an entrepreneur. Today, creating an online presence is as essential as breathing itself. I know how difficult it is to build...

Steps Towards a Successful Business Website

Steps Towards a Successful Business Website

A business website is the first introduction of a corporation or a company to its customers. It is a medium, through which a business owner or a corporation can spell out its mission, vision, values and above all its services to its potential customers. What constituents are required to makes...

Business Ethics in Freelancing: A Primer

Business Ethics in Freelancing: A Primer

What Ethics Means To a Freelancer? There a number of ways in which ethics can be described and explained. This is mainly due to the fact that ethics is based, to some extent, on tradition. Over time, a body of ‘DOs and DON’Ts’ is established to serve as a guide...

Why Your Business Needs To Have a Facebook Marketing Plan

Why Your Business Needs To Have a Facebook Marketing Plan

Your business needs to have a Facebook marketing plan that lays out the path to take to achieve your goals in a given timeline. By putting your plan in writing, you’re far more likely to hit your targets in a timely fashion. Facebook is in many ways a very spontaneous...

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in the World of E-Business

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in the World of E-Business

As the owner and operator of an e-Business, staying on top of the latest trends and business models is of the upmost importance if you want to be seen as both competitive in your niche as well as desirable by employees and future staff members. The BYOD or “bring your...

A Handy Guide to Setting Up Your Own Business [Infographic]

A Handy Guide to Setting Up Your Own Business [Infographic]

Many people dream of becoming an entrepreneur. The title is immediately associated with success. Starting a small business involves a lot of hard work and also requires the proper knowledge of how to manage it all. Although it sounds out of reach, any person who starts a business and assumes...

The Dollars And Sense Of Freelancing Financials

The Dollars And Sense Of Freelancing Financials

So, by choice or circumstances, you have found yourself freelancing. Your business plan consists of “making as much money as possible!” Will that work? I’ve seen plenty of articles on the formula for figuring out what you need to make to turn a profit yet none of them ever really...

What Do Colours Say About Your Business? [Infographic]

What Do Colours Say About Your Business? [Infographic]

Have you ever wondered why you seem to be getting hungrier while waiting to place your order at a fast food place or why you eat faster than any human should ingest that poison? Have you ever heard of a “power tie” in business? There are things that excite the...

Sun Tsu: The Art Of War… And Business!

Sun Tsu: The Art Of War… And Business!

I recently received a call from a young designer who I met when she was in art school. I reviewed her portfolio and several years later at a local graphic design group meeting, she reintroduced herself and thanked me for being kind and helpful in that review. She became an...

Deliver Great Service to Your Client – And See Your Profits Soar

Deliver Great Service to Your Client – And See Your Profits Soar

Great service is the pillar of every business and one can achieve success and maintain it only through quality service. A host of techniques contributes to business success but the foundation of every business is quality work. Only quality can make a business move along. Offering great service is as...

Instagram and Pinterest: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Instagram and Pinterest: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Marketing has taken more evolutionary leaps in the past two years then it has in the time since cave men adorned their spears and clubs with rocks and bones to differentiate their awesome possessions. Throughout the history of marketing and advertising, there have been a couple of commonalities: The first...

How To Build a Customer Base

How To Build a Customer Base

Every business wants customers that bring a lot of website traffic and profits. A strong customer base is the foundation of a successful business. Whether you’re marketing for a blog or for a huge brand, every business needs to focus on its customers. Rome was not built in a day,...