• Nov 6 , 2017

    How Facebook Reactions May Help Your Marketing

    Facebook is continually evolving to meet new demands of their users. Currently, there are a few options to voice an opinion about a post seen on Facebook – Like, Share or Comment. There are a number of users who find ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    The Best Time to Post on Social Media

    Timing is everything in the world of social media. While it can be somewhat daunting to manage all of your business’s social medial accounts, knowing when to post is an essential part of any effective marketing campaign. The ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Keywords to Boost Your Marketing Efforts

    Keywords have been placed, optimized, stuffed and more. They are the lifeblood of any quality search engine optimization (SEO) campaign.  However, when not used properly, then can also be detrimental to a website’s success and the amount ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    The Best Business Cards for Small Businesses

    According to the U.S. Small Business Administration 65 percent of small business owners use credit cards on a regular basis. Business credit cards serve as a primary source of financing for today’s small business owners. As a business ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    How to Create Social Media Images That Engage

    The key to successful social media marketing is engagement, and while content certainly still is king, long-form articles have given way to sound bite posts and images. Images draw in users much more easily than text, and image and video ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Mobile Credit Card Processing: The Options

    Globalization and the advancement of technology have solidified a card-carrying culture in our society. As we become more cashless, bills are dying out. In fact, by 2017, experts say that just 23% of all sales will be made with cash. That’...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    How to Use Instagram to Promote Your Business

    Instagram is a platform that has exploded in the past few years. There are more than 75 million daily users, and 77.6 million users per year. In fact, over 20% of Internet users use Instagram. And with a 4.2% engagement rate, Instagram has the ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    The AdWords Game: Your Key to Win

    Google AdWords is a powerful advertising tool that can help your business become more successful and expand its customer base. However Google AdWords is not that easy to use, which is why some people who didn’t invest enough ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    How to Really Use LinkedIn and be Successful

    LinkedIn has over 347 million users, yet there are far too many LinkedIn users who don’t really use this social networking platform in the real sense of the word. There is a great deal of unused potential on many ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    How to Improve Customer Loyalty with Social Media

    An extremely important metric of the success of your business is customer loyalty. It provides insight into a number of issues, ranging from if you are providing services for the right group of customers, to the quality of your products ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Avoidable Credit Card Fees for Your Small Business

    Running a business requires you to accept credit cards. After all, this is now considered the most popular payment option accepted today. If you want to keep your customers happy and shopping with you, taking their plastic payment is essential. ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Does Web Marketing Have To Cost A Lot?

    Web marketing can be a fun and creative way for you to market your business, as well as engage your loyal customers and reach out to new ones. While marketing can sometimes be one of the most expensive costs in ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Fast and Easy Cloud Based Point of Sale Systems

    With the benefits of Cloud Based Point of Sale (POS) Systems skyrocketing, more and more merchants are relying on them as a critical component of efficiently running their businesses. One of the main benefits of these POS systems is the ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Clear and Simple Credit Card Processing

    Most businesses can benefit by accepting credit card payments, given the fact that many customers prefer to pay by credit card. The world is moving away from paper and shifting to electronic solutions, so keeping your business modern is essential ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Retailers Not Happy With Apple Pay

    Major retailers are beginning to rethink their use of Apple Pay – Apple’s new credit card processing system – and several of them have already stopped accepting it. Two of the more notable outfits to reject Apple Pay ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    How to Use LinkedIn to Market to Professionals

    LinkedIn is one of the most important social media platforms on the planet, but it is also probably one of the least understood. Unlike Facebook and Twitter, which may be used by both the professional and casual user, LinkedIn is ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    The 5 Keys to Local SEO Rankings

    As their names would imply, local search and global search are two different animals in the jungle of search marketing. Most marketing professionals have a strong enough grasp of global search but the local variety can be a little bit ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    3 Keys to Social Media Marketing

    From a marketer’s standpoint, social media has become the hottest thing since sunburn. Social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and others continue to solidify their status as the most efficient and effective marketing tools available to businesses in ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    The Benefits of Cloud-Based POS Systems

    With the cloud-based point-of-sale system making its way into the retail commerce arena, it seems we may be witnessing the beginning of the end of its conventional in-store predecessor. It is indeed the beginning, however, since there is still significant ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Top 5 Myths About Google Rankings

    Online marketing is arguably the farther thing from an exact science. In fact, there is so much misinformation surrounding the world of internet marketing in general and SEO in particular that even the most seasoned business owners and marketers aren&...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    What KFC Can Teach You about Viral Negative Reviews

    In the world of social media customer reviews often come fast and furious. But while reviews which are glowing, uplifting, and positive rarely go viral, those which are negative, denigrating, and nasty often do. These viral reviews are often found ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Reviews Are Critical

    If your competitors consistently have more reviews than you, they’re going to consistently outrank you on local search terms. Reviews don’t only help your local search position, though. They also increase the likelihood that a visitor ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    R.I.P: Cash Register 1879 – 2014

    There’s been a seismic shift in the retail and payment options available to consumers. e-commerce, which was virtually nonexistent 20 years ago, has grown into a nearly $60 billion industry, forcing brick-and-mortar retailers to shut down or evolve. In order ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Credit Card Fraud – 5 Steps To Protect Your Business

    The media, consumer groups and even banks offer a wealth of information about how individuals can protect themselves from fraud. But how can business owners guard themselves against credit card thieves who place orders over the Internet or by phone? ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    5 Reasons To Start A Loyalty Program

    The 80-20 Rule: The 80-20 rule simply states that 80 percent of business comes from 20 percent of customers. This rule is widely accepted amongst businesses of all shapes and sizes – generally, a small group of your customers are generating the bulk ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Legal Coverage A Low Cost Employee Benefit

    A decade ago, payroll deductions were pretty much limited to company-provided health insurance, flexible spending accounts and taxes. But as companies have become more cash-strapped and eager to add more to their benefit offerings, they’ve expanded the list ...

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  • Nov 6 , 2017

    Google+, The Benefits For Your Business

    According to GlobalWebIndex, Google+ now has 359 million active users, which puts it ahead of Twitter’s 200 million active users. With that jump in numbers, it’s clear that now is the time to use Google+ to promote your brand. Google ...

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  • Feb 15 , 2013

    Social Media Marketing Best Practices

    Social media has become one of the dominant forces in Internet marketing, and therefore has formed its own set of rules and best practices. These rules and best practices should always be strongly considered, if you want to stay in ...

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