There’s a blog I enjoy reading from time to time: Small Business Branding by Ed Roach. Earlier this month, Ed posted a great little piece encouraging small business-owners to muscle up a “Bold Idea” and throw all their weight behind it. Really go for it. No doubt, many CEM blog readers would enjoy the post.... More »Stop Procrastinating and GO For It: Small Biz & Content

Being a solo entrepreneur has many challenges.  On top of the list perhaps is the money management.  If finances go wrong, there is no business to run! Outright is a bookkeeping service for sole entrepreneurs and helps with cash flow management.  Here are some tips we suggest: Take responsibility The first step to managing your... More »5 Tips for Managing Cash Flow

We all know that McDonalds Corporation (NYSE/MCD) is the reigning king of the fast food sector and one of the top performers over the past decade, based on my stock analysis. In fact, my stock analysis suggests that McDonalds’ rivals are trying to emulate what is working at the company rather than compete against the... More »Denny’s Serves Up Grand-Slam Returns

The SEO process looks the same, for the most part, for any website owner. Small businesses and large businesses have the same goal–to improve their search engine presence in order to generate more visitors to the site. The process begins with industry and keyword research, then on site optimization, and then ongoing link building. Because... More »Don’t Make These Enterprise SEO Mistakes

As an online marketer, sooner or later you’re going to have to face facts. It might seem daunting, or even like a waste of time at first. But it’s more than necessary. It’s an essential part of any well-rounded social media presence and should be a priority for all types of marketing professionals. It’s LinkedIn.... More »5 Things No One Told You About LinkedIn

After a decade of consecutive gains, it looks like gold’s reign as the precious metal darling could be in jeopardy. Between early 2002 and September 2011, the price of gold soared over 590% to an all-time high of $1,923.70. Since then, gold has lost some of its luster, down almost 18% since the beginning of... More »Top Three Places for Bears and Bulls to Invest in Gold

I recently had the wonderful opportunity to attend the 2013 Social Media Biz Summit, where I got to hear inspirational and incredibly talented thought leaders such as Ted Rubin, Niels Schillewaert and Sam Fiorella speak (among many others). But soon after my arrival I began to grow more and more aware of an embarrassing fact... More »Why I’m Glad I Had a Dumb-Phone at My Last Social Media Conference

Climate change has emerged to become a major issue as society progresses, but remember: in the world of investing, where there are troubles, there are opportunities. Governments around the world are trying to figure out ways to reduce their impact on the environment, and a significant amount of research is being conducted on possible effects.... More »One Basic Strategy for Making Money from Water

With all the capabilities possessed by a modern corporation, and the decisive importance of employees as a success factor for more than 90 percent (my own estimate) of medium-sized to large companies, why is employer branding so neglected? 1. Not enough know-how If there’s one thing I often hear from HR managers, it’s that they... More »7 Reasons Why HR Managers Struggle With Employer Branding And A New Way Forward

ExpressQ enables event attendees to pre-order and pre-pay for food, drinks or merchandise for easy collection on the day. More »From Australia, QR code app helps event attendees to skip the queues

Of course, designing and developing your own website will help you drive more business revenues and customers. But, by the time you have realized that your web development venture doesn’t really helps you engage visitors or users. Have you ever wondered why this happened to your website? Well, it is very crucial to find the... More »Reasons Why Visitors or Users Never Come Back to Your Website

We all have periods of time where life or even business might get in the way of our blogging patterns and how we deal with these can mean the difference between returning stronger than ever, and simply letting it fall by the wayside and dying a slow and steady virtual death. While it would be... More »Coming Back From Time Away From Your Blog