8 free online courses to boost your business success: The best of the best
Self-improvement, like diets, is something we easily commit to but often fail to follow through with, yet we know that one of the best ways to make your business better is by making you better. A great way to slay the lack-of-follow-through devil and improve yourself by leaps and bounds is through an online course. […]
read moreHow to analyze competitors’ keywords so you can win the SEO game
The old adage that “knowledge is power” is more important to online marketing that almost any other endeavor – especially when you’re trying to catch up to and overtake your competitors. To get the ball rolling on this accumulation of knowledge, let’s start with a simple exercise to see exactly where you stand: Do one […]
read moreHow to harness the simple – and free – secret to increased productivity: Gratitude
Could your business benefit from: Increased loyalty? Higher productivity? Fewer sick days? A positive attitude? An important key to gaining these advantages is simple…and in many ways free: Gratitude. A Harvard Mental Health Letter summarizes the findings of several academic studies on the impact of gratitude in our personal lives and in the workplace, and […]
read moreThis week in small business: Entrepreneur. To be, or not to be one
We have some intriguing looks at entrepreneurship this week, how to define success, and whether or not you should even pursue what some might consider a traditional entrepreneurial dream. It’s certainly food for thought. Entrepreneurship, startups, and innovation Recovering banker and entrepreneur Christopher Grey says that there are good and bad ways to look at […]
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The tragedy at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno highlights a new danger posed by the reach and pervasiveness of online relationships. While I don’t have any special information and don’t want to offer “the last word” on this person’s motives, it seems that she was prompted by her anger toward YouTube and that anger […]
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