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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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Learn To Code With One Month Rails

YoungUpstarts

You can either search for a technical co-founder who shares the same vision – which is a lot harder than it sounds – or look at outsourcing to a competent and affordable agency that can help you put something together (but without the soul). While fairly easy to actually code, the hard part was using the online guides I found.

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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.

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The Future of Small Business SEO (Hint: It’s About Content)

Duct Tape Marketing

2013 was an exciting year for small business Internet marketing. Search engine optimization transformed from a game of link popularity into what it was supposed to be from the beginning: high quality, relevant content from trusted sources. Google dropped the granddaddy of all backlink penalties on October 4 th 2013 ( Penguin 2.1

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7 Steps to Optimize Your Blog Posts Like a Pro

Duct Tape Marketing

I’m not a web design guru; I’m no software engineer or web developer. This process starts with a basic idea of what your organization (or your client’s) covers, and then you can dig down into the specific relevant phrases that people are using to search for your organization’s product or services.

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Best Of Both Worlds: Mixing HTML5 And Native Code

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

Menu Search. × Search. Web Design. October 17th, 2013. There are three principal ways to develop a mobile solution: native code, hybrid mobile app, mobile Web app. Also remember that the content served in these Web views needs to remain consistent with the original submitted intent of the application.

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15 Entrepreneurs Discuss Why they Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

In January 2013, I was working my dream job at a high-end stationery store as a designer/retail manager. 16, 2013, deciding that I wanted to create a business that would sell products that I’d like to see on store shelves. Thanks to Udit Verm a, MedHalt. #5 5 – Job Loss Prompts Change. Photo Credit : Liz Cooke.