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SmallBizLady’s #12DaysofGiveaways 2016 Winners List

December 23, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

As we wind down for the Christmas holidays, I wanted to take some time out to congratulate the winners from our 2016 #12daysofgiveaways contest. These entrepreneurs entered our third annual holiday giveaway, and many of them entered faithfully each day for the chance to win. Special thanks again to our generous sponsors including ADP, App […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: #12daysofgiveaways, holiday gift #12DaysofGiveaways

Best of SucceedAsYourOwnBoss.com Blog 2016

December 26, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

I can’t believe another great year is about to be over.  My team and I work tirelessly to bring you quality content on this blog. Our mission is the end small business failure, and everything published on this blog is designed to do to help you learn the business of running a business. I wanted […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: best of, Best Of 2016

How to Brand Your YouTube Channel

August 8, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you’re serious about leveraging social media marketing to grow your business, you can’t afford to ignore using video and YouTube is the best option out there. With more than 1.3 billion users, YouTube is the second most searching website on the internet. It offers you the opportunity to expand your audience significantly and drive […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: business, small business, youtube

How Do I Network My Small Business Internationally?

July 4, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

When you want to start doing business internationally, it can be hard to build a network of contacts, especially for someone whose business has been locally focused. If you can’t afford to fly all over the globe to make those connections what can you do to start selling to customers worldwide?   Why Go Global? […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: global, international, small business

How to find Work/Life Balance as a Small Business Owner

June 20, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Here’s the honest truth. It’s not really possible. Finding an acceptable work-life balance might not be happen until 4-5 years into your business. Instead of focusing on balance focus on being present instead. You don’t want your kid bending their face down to your computer to talk to you, and you don’t want to be […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: small business, work-life balance

Out of Control Inventory Will Kill Your Small Business

June 27, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you’re a business owner, you’re going to get plenty of business advice about cash flow, staffing, and just plain having the drive to keep going when things are tough. But you simply cannot ignore practical issues like inventory management.   For one thing, your business pays taxes based on inventory, so if you were […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: inventory control, small business

SmallBizLady’s Blog Round Up June 2016

June 15, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Here are three articles that I think will enrich your business for help with social media, networking and hiring summer help with your kids.   10 Ways to Create Great Content For Your Small Business Blog 5 People You will Meet on Your Road to #Business Success With Summer upon us, you might be looking […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizLady Recommends Tagged With: blog, blogging plan, business success, small business

How to Sell on Facebook

June 6, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

It stands to reason that the more places you sell your products, the more you will sell, Right? In addition to selling products on your own e-commerce website and may be advantageous to pursue online marketplaces like Facebook, Amazon, or Etsy where you can also sell your products through social media. With more than 1.5 […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: advertising on facebook, Facebook ads, facebook marketing, smallbizlady

SmallBizLady’s Summer Reading List 2016

May 30, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Those of you who are regular readers know that, come Summer, I’ve got a stack of books at my side, my shoes kicked off, and a glass of lemonade or an adult beverage on the table as I enjoy a few weeks off over the Summer. I’ll never get through all the amazing business books […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: smallbizlady, summer reading list

8 Tips for Selling Products on Instagram

May 16, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Your website is no longer your only channel for selling products. Social media sites — particularly Instagram — have turned into very cool sales tools, if you know how to leverage them. Here are seven tips to maximize your selling ability on Instagram.   Tip 1: Leverage the Hashtag Hashtags are huge on Instagram, so […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Social Media Tagged With: geotagging, instagram, social media

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