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Where to focus in 2012

Up and Running

The common tone going into 2012 is cautious optimism. Instead, focus in 2012 on your high payoff activities and leverage the abundance of low cost, no cost marketing tools available to you. Converting your site to operate correctly on smartphones should be your next major web development.

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10 Reasons Why Traffic to Your Small Business Website is Dropping

Up and Running

Website traffic is one of the most important key performance indicators for most businesses. Traffic leads to inquiries and sales, and consistent visits from the same users mean repeat customers. When your site traffic suddenly dips or your rankings plummet, it will create lost opportunities that affect your conversions and sales.

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How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

ConversionXL

He searched and pitched planners who worked at companies with 500+ people and closed $200k himself before he made his first sales hire. Justcall is a cloud phone system that sales teams can use to make calls using local numbers. That same year, I started a web development and CRO-focused design agency.

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13 tech trends to adopt before the year’s end

The Next Web

Though it’s incredibly valuable to be an early adopter of 2012′s tech trends, it won’t hurt your company to be right on time with everyone else who is just discovering them now. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs the following question: What tech trends are you watching closely in the second half of 2012?

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Episode 106: Implementing Profit First With Frank DeBenedetto and Ralph M. Rivera

Mike Michalowicz

And audIT Sales Presentation System, a SaaS sales presentation system for the IT and MSP industry designed to help communicate technical concepts in simple ways using color and infographics. Podcaster’s Toolbox, a SaaS platform dedicated to helping podcasters streamline the way they plan, produce and promote their podcasts.

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Is Your Website “Soooooo 2008?”

Up and Running

Today North American internet users have climbed to 79% ( US Census Bureau ) with a whopping 90% of these users claiming they use the web to help them make purchasing decisions ( Fleishman Hillard 2012 Digital Influence Index ). Here are some criteria to help see if you’re website is hip and happening or pathetic and passé.

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. The most sought-after hires are computer programmers and interactive media developers. Tech companies need advertising, marketing, public relations, and technical sales professionals. Websites such as 604jobs.ca

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