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Everything Jeff Bezos Knows About Business Success [video]

Started in his home, Jeff Bezos started a business and began to reach for his dream. In the video below he will tell his story about how it all began, what it takes to be successful and why Amazon bought Zappos.  This is as much a message to the new Zappos team as it is for you.  

Topics: Customer Service Business Success Tips

6 Big Mistakes of Business Blogging

Blogging has become a way for small businesses to further connect and engage with their readers – and the concept has caught fire. 

A solid and well-written blog can help you in more ways than one – it can build your credibility and a more credible website will rank better in Google. However, with so many eyes on your business blog, mistakes can be detrimental.

As you write your business blog, make sure you avoid these six big mistakes of business blogging:

Topics: Business Blogging Marketing Inbound Marketing

The Top Contributors to Creating an Excellent Culture [infographic]

Not every leader is capable of leading their team and creating an excellent culture. This infographic points out the important traits necessary to develop an excellent culture:

Topics: Leadership Business Culture

This is What a Conference Call and Web Meeting Look Like in Real Life [hilarious video]

Web meetings and conference calls are never perfect and in fact can turn into a disaster.  Now that couldn't happen... could it?  Does a web meeting drive you crazy? How many screens do you have open at once? The video will make you chuckle but you know it's true.

Topics: Leadership Communication Web Meeting

Outsourcing - 6 Places to Hire Someone to Write Content and Dazzle Readers

Either you have no time, low skill, or prefer to avoid writing.  You realize that without an article, blog, ebook, white paper, special report or declaration... there will be no progress.  Writing is involved in any form of marketing.  Who can you hire?  Who will help you? 

Topics: Hiring Guest Blogging Inbound Marketing Content Marketing Outsourcing

What Does a Successful Entrepreneur Look Like? [infographic]

Entrepreneurs see the possibilities and take action where others sit and wonder.   Intrapreneurs have the heart of an entrepreneur but pursue their vision within a company.  If your spouse is an entrepreneur, you will find it exciting and frustrating.  There is no "off switch" and there is only "go".  What does a successful entrepreneur look like?  

Topics: Entrepreneurship