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10 Reasons Why People Don’t Trust Your Website

Duct Tape Marketing

10 Reasons Why People Don’t Trust Your Website written by Phil Singleton read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Let’s face it, most of us are skeptical when we visit a business website for the first time. We inherently distrust information on the Internet – unless it comes from trusted sources. It’s just the way it is. This is why it is essential for your small business website to convince new visitors that you are trustworthy and why you are the company they should choose.

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8 Good CFO Attributes That Every Entrepreneur Needs

Startup Professionals Musings

The job of chief financial officer (CFO) may sound like a nightmare assignment to technical entrepreneurs, but the tasks and skills required are key to every new venture. In addition, if you are already a CFO, this position is a great springboard to the chief operating officer (COO) or even the CEO position in the startup, based on recent reports. Investors love to see a former CFO running a new business.

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3 Top Skills You Need To Create Remarkable Content

Brandanew

Have you ever looked at a painting in a museum and thought, oh, I could do this. Sadly that’s the fault of an untrained eye. True masterpieces take tons of practice, time and effort to come through. Our training also improves our taste, and the ability to do better. So, if you’re a small business wanting to distinguish yourself and stand apart, here are the top three skills you need to create remarkable content.

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3 Tips To Overcome Go-To-Market Obstacles

YoungUpstarts

by Steve Hershberger, co-founder and CEO of SteadyServ Technologies. Most entrepreneurs expect obstacles on the path to bringing a product or service to market, but they might not know how to push past that final roadblock. What I have learned is that, once you’ve put your stake in the ground and are committed to bringing your idea to market – you must ignore how difficult is going to be, how intensely hard of a journey it is going to be, and instead focus on what you can do today to get t

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Are You Empowering Customers To Become Brand Advocates?

YFS Magazine

Your customers are worth a lot more than their first purchase. You can increase your customer retention and customer value by making time to turn your loyal customers into brand advocates.

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Path Forward

Feld Thoughts

Last week, I joined the board of a new non-profit called Path Forward which has a mission to get people back to work after they’ve taken time off for caregiving. Specifically, Path Forward works with companies to create mid-career internship that are an on ramp back to the paid workforce. Andy Sautins (at the time Return Path’s CTO) and Matt Blumberg (Return Path’s CEO) came up with the idea two years ago.

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What Happens When Stephen Colbert Joins Your Board: Five Questions with DonorsChoose Founder Charles Best

Hunter Walker

There’s a reminder in my calendar several years from now which says “Write big donation check to DonorsChoose once Homebrew is making money.” DonorsChoose is an amazing organization helping teachers get their classroom needs crowdfunded versus having to go into their own pockets, or otherwise go without teaching materials that would benefit their classes.

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Rebound From Pulling An All-Nighter With These 7 Tips

YFS Magazine

If you have a difficult time waking up the next morning or staying awake at work these tips can help you jump start your day. So, before deciding to gulp down an entire stash of energy drinks try these tips.

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Dell Sells IT-Services Business to NTT Data

SiliconHills

Dell announced on Monday plans to sell its IT and digital business solutions division to Tokyo-based NTT Data for $3.05 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. The division includes solutions for healthcare, financial services, insurance and the public sector. The sale helps Round Rock-based Dell raise cash to complete its $67 billion acquisition of […] The post Dell Sells IT-Services Business to NTT Data appeared first on SiliconHills.

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3 Simple Hacks To Get Ready In The Morning Faster

YFS Magazine

Appearances matter, especially when you're sustaining your personal brand. Make an effort to look tidy and smart at all times.

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Monday Motivation – Jump [Video]

Hearpreneur

Share. This motivational video is for entrepreneurs, startups and business owners to start their week of on the right foot. You’ve got to identify that gift. Your gift will make room for you. The only way for you to soar is you have to jump.

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Social Media hidden truths

Start Up Blog

Here’s an interesting presentation by Prof Mark Ritson which Nic pointed me to. A compelling talk in which Mark debunks some of the commercial numbers of social media, especially as a channel with organic reach. The basic premise is simple – you want reach, you’re gonna have to pay for it. That said, while he talks up the hours people watch TV, he fails to break down the attention given in those hours – are people really watching?

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How Do You Know Who To Listen To When Advisors Disagree?

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Mentors, advisors and experts often disagree. Ultimately it is your customer who will give you the right answer. See my discussion about this at Forbes. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious. The post How Do You Know Who To Listen To When Advisors Disagree? appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.

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The those who can and those who teach lie

Start Up Blog

You’ve heard the saying ‘there are those who can, and those who teach.’ Well, this is the greatest hoax of all time, well, maybe not all time, but it is definitely a hoax. I’ve known people who are the worlds greatest at something, and can’t teach it. I’ve known people who can’t do it, but teach it better than anyone who has ever done it.

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Trying To Control The Vote In A New Venture Can Be Toxic

The Entrepreneurial Mind

Although it can seem less efficient, managing by consensus leads to better decisions and a stronger culture among a leadership team. See my article about this at Forbes. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious. The post Trying To Control The Vote In A New Venture Can Be Toxic appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.

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The #1 use of the Apple Watch for me, and it’s not what you think

Jeff Hilimire

I’ve started wearing the Apple Watch again. I’ve never had a piece of technology that I use for long periods of time, then I don’t use for long periods of time, and I’m good either way. I kind of like having it on the during the day, but mostly just to quickly check the time. I enjoy driving and having it alert me when I need to make a turn (though that’s only when I use Apple Maps, which I only do when I quickly need to click on an address in my calendar and start

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Advanced Metrics for Content Marketing Experts

Duct Tape Marketing

Advanced Metrics for Content Marketing Experts written by Alex Boyer read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Metrics can be tedious and overwhelming to some. I was never great at math in school, particularly calculus. So math and numbers are almost like a foreign language to me, and I’m sure many of you feel the same. But like any foreign language, with a little bit of practice and training, you can learn to read it.

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Marketing to Women: From “Shrink It and Pink It” to Female Empowerment

Up and Running

If your marketing plan for women is still focused on the Barbie-days-of-old, you might want to consider taking a page from the sports industry playbook. A recent infographic published by MBA@UNC, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School’s online MBA program, shows just how much marketing to women has changed, and the sports industry is leading this trend. In a shift from “shrink it and pink it” to female empowerment, major sports league advertisers are targeting their female fan base, due to their spen

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Why Your Staff Must Love Customers

YoungUpstarts

Image credit: Customer satisfaction from Shutterstock. by Ian Cowley, managing director of cartridgesave.co.uk. Face facts… it can be hard to maintain a consistently sunny, upbeat persona when dealing with customer enquiries and complaints day in, day out. However, your front line staff are there to ensure that every time a customer interacts with your business, the experience is good.

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Episode 74: Fundraising and Profitability with Julia Pimsleur

Mike Michalowicz

Also Available On. Show Summary. This episode of the Profit First Podcast is all about fundraising, and how you as an Entrepreneur can raise funds for your next stage of growth, success and lots of profit. Julia Pimsleur shares the 8 steps necessary to raise funds – you do not need to do them all, however, you have to be aware of all the steps and take action on at least 5 of them.

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