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The Best Small Business Tools of 2013

Up and Running

This is our list of favorite things from 2013. Some are truly “from 2013″ and were introduced this year, and some have been around for awhile but saw pretty significant updates in 2013. So without further ado… Palo Alto Software’s Best Small Business Tools of 2013. For Operations.

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Search Intent: How to Analyze and Optimize Your Site

ConversionXL

For sustainable, valuable search traffic, you’d better provide it. Satisfying search intent is Google’s fundamental goal. A page that’s well-matched for user intent can outperform those that optimize primarily for search engines—in search and after the click. How Google (and others) define search intent.

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Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2013!

crowdSPRING Blog

Now is the time to review your 2013 budget, strategies, and tactics as you consider whether you did as well as you might of and how you should adjust your approach for next year. Take the time to make sure your site is performing well and is optimized for the best results in search. Start with a look back. Review your website.

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Speak at the 2013 Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

Exciting news: we’ve nailed down dates for The Lean Startup Conference 2013. When we broadened our search and aimed to find people based on the merit of their stories (rather than based on their proximity to us), we wound up with a speaker roster comprising approximately 40% women and 25% people of color - without using quotas.

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7 Social Media Tactics Your 2013 Budget Needs to Succeed

www.clickz.com

Search Engine Watch. SEO Paid Search Search Marketing. 7 Social Media Tactics Your 2013 Budget Needs to Succeed [Research]. To get your 2013 marketing plans on track to increase revenues, here are seven social media tactics based on solid research that you need now. How will 2013 compare? ClickZ Awards.

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SEO Consulting in 2013: What the Pros Know that You Don’t

Duct Tape Marketing

What separates the pros from the amateurs in 2013 isn’t going to be a self-proclaimed “expert” title in their bio on LinkedIn. In 2013 it’s all about strong content and quantitative analysis to determine what’s effective and what isn’t. Here’s what’s really important in 2013, and beyond. Content is king. We’ll never know.

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Soundbites from the Future – 2013

Start Up Blog

So I thought I might pull all these thoughts together in a new edition of Soundbites from the Future – The 2013 edition. Recently I’ve been lucky enough to attend a few events which have been centered around what’s next socially and commercially. You’ll find it is full of contradictions and juxtapositions.

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