37 Facebook Pages Every Smart Entrepreneur Must Follow While every online entrepreneur will make their mark differently, there are certain aspects of doing so that are essential building blocks to everyone’s success. The most important essential? Always being open to new learning experiences. That’s how you become great. Below is a list of 37 Facebook pages to enhance your learning. Enjoy! Blogging Bloggingprowww.facebook.com/bloggingpro Blogging Tipswww.facebook.com/BloggingTips Copybloggerwww.facebook.com/CopybloggerMedia ProBloggerwww.facebook.com/problogger Spice Up Your Blogwww.facebook.com/spiceupyourblog Social Media Amy Porterfieldwww.facebook.com/AmyPorterfield Jeff Bullaswww.facebook.com/jeffbullascom/103782605406 Likeable Social Mediawww.facebook.com/LikeableBook Mari Smithwww.facebook.com/marismith Social Media Examinerwww.facebook.com/smexaminer Social Media Explorerwww.facebook.com/socialmediaexplorer Social Media Todaywww.facebook.com/pages/Social-Media-Today/18797601233 Productivity Dumb Little Man – Tips For Lifewww.facebook.com/dlmblog
10 Secrets of Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur I've been an entrepreneur most of my adult life. Recently, on a long business flight, I began thinking about what it takes to become successful as an entrepreneur--and how I would even define the meaning of success. The two ideas became more intertwined in my thinking: success as an entrepreneur, entrepreneurial success. I've given a lot of talks over the years on the subject of entrepreneurship. But what else does it take to succeed as an entrepreneur, and how should an entrepreneur define success? Here's what I came up with, a Top 10 List: 10. That means you’re willing to sacrifice a large part of your waking hours to the idea you’ve come up with. 9. This focus and intensity help eliminate wasted effort and distractions. 8. We all know that there is no such thing as overnight success. 7. Everyone will teach you to focus on goals, but successful people focus on the journey and celebrate the milestones along the way. 6. 5. 4. Everyone needs people who have complementary sets of skills.
Little Known Ways to Brand on the Cheap: 99 Tips for Poor Web Startups “If you build it, they will come.” That might have worked for Kevin Costner in the Field of Dreams, but if you’ve built a good site and are expecting people to just show up, you’ll be waiting a very long time. The days of setting up shop and automatically getting traffic just by being online are over. Today, if you want to have success on the web you need a unique angle and a reputable brand so that visitors have something to remember you by. Branding distinguishes you from your competition, and having a unique identity is especially important on the Internet, because buying from a competitor’s site instead of yours is just a click away. If you have heard of branding, then you’ve probably heard two things: it takes a long time to see results, and it’s expensive. Branding in the Blogosphere Yes, you can use a blog to develop your brand. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. SEO and Reputation Management 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Social Media/ Bookmarking/ Wikis/ E-Profiles 22.
Advice for Starting a Business By Leo Babauta Recently I encouraged my 13-year-old daughter Maia to start a vegan cupcake business, and it’s so exciting to watch her get started. As I talked to her about starting, she had some worries: She didn’t know how.She didn’t know what kind of business to create.She was worried she’d fail. Do any of those sound familiar? Those were my worries too, when I had a day job and thought about building something of my own. Worry about not knowing what to do, how to do it, and whether you’ll fail … these stop so many people from starting. I’ve launched numerous ventures, from ebooks to courses to my Sea Change membership program and more. Today, I’d like to share the lessons I’ve learned about starting a business, in hopes of encouraging you to get started making something you love. Look for opportunities. Get started, my friends! The Habits of Entrepreneurs My new video interview series launches Monday: Why is this series important? More soon!
A Spectacular List of 240+ Tips, Tricks and Resources for Content Marketing, by @attendly From beginners to old-hats, we all have something to learn about content marketing. We know you have better things to do than spending your days scouring the web for the info you need, so we’ve taken the liberty of doing that for you. Behold our epic list of the very best tips, info and resources to kick-start your content marketing strategy. Understanding content marketing Using content marketing for SEO results Tips for setting up an editorial calendar Building followers on social networks Building an email subscription list Creating effective calls to action Generating content ideas Tool to help you find content Clipboard (Bookmarking service)News.me (News curator)Curate Me (News curator)StumbleUpon (Social discovery service)Strawberryj.am (Social link curator) Must-see slide presentations Must-read blogs Must-follow Twitter users Must-circle Google+ users Must-listen podcasts Must-join LinkedIn groups Must-follow Pinterest boards Best brands using Instagram for content marketing Slideshows
75 Startup Tools And Apps So you have a new business or startup idea and based on your analysis and research you have conducted, your confident that there is a market for it. Ok, now what? You need to possibly find a cofounder and team to start planning, seek funding and successfully execute the plan for a pilot or full launch. There are so many resources and tools out there that can assist you in managing and excuting your startup or new business idea more eficiently and effectively. As a result, I have produced a list of my favourite tools and applications covering the various disciplines you will need to undertake in order to successfully execute and launch your startup or new business. Here are just a few tools and applications that I have used over the years in managing and delivering small to large projects. Brainstorming Ideas | Bubbl.us Simple online application that helps you create colorful mind maps that you can print and share with others and it's FREE. MindManager Creately Springpad Evernote Branding | Notebox
12 LinkedIn secrets to supercharge your social networking To know me is to know that I love—love—LinkedIn. At 150 million members and growing, LinkedIn is a powerful professional networking tool, and it’s not just for job seekers. Frankly, if you’re in the professional world and not using LinkedIn, I’m not sure what you’re thinking. Our team at V3 uses it for new business development, competitive research and analysis, participating in groups and discussions, and engaging with and learning from peers—and, of course, it’s the go-to site for savvy job seekers everywhere. One of the cool things about LinkedIn is there’s always something new to learn. Sure, the first step is to sign up and create your profile. I do a lot of corporate LinkedIn training and these are some of my favorite tricks and tips: 1. Want to ditch a connection? How to wield this magic? When you’re logged into LinkedIn, Select Contacts in the main navigation bar. 2. Sometimes it makes sense to operate in stealth mode. 3. 4. How to get your own custom URL? 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Duh. 10.
200 Words That Make Money Since the initial writing of my post 14 Words That Lose Money, I’ve had a number of requests for a post on words that make money. So, here is a list of 200 Words that make money. I’ve put in bold those words that you might want to consider using in various areas of your e-commerce store to persuade buyers (although product descriptions could also benefit from many of the others as well.) Benefits Advantages Simple Proven Want Right Best Own Fun Deserver Unique Value Happy Invest Investment Powerful Easy Discovery Involved Profit LoveGuarantee Vital Understand Understanding Good Health NaturalSave Dynamic Results Trust ReasonsFREE NowGift Silver Diamond Platinum Deluxe Top Great Greatest Fantastic AwesomeOnlyEffectiveRush Genuine Luxury Breakthrough TreatQuality Service Integrity Training TrainedLifetime Experience Truth Superior Latest Organic Prize Win First Future Related articles other people have read:
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