Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2018

If you haven’t already established your company’s brand—or thought through the details on what sets you apart from your competitors, do that before you start building your website. Knowing the answers to these questions will help a lot when you’re ready to build your first website. Custom development. WordPress DIY.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Before thinking about theme or design, determine the overall purpose and goals of the website. Small Business Trends contributor Amanda Stillwagon noted that these include defining the type of site and what it will be used for – will the platform be used for e-commerce? Register a domain name. Is it educational?

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! She has written about culture for Momentum Magazine, business for Resource World Magazine, and a mess of assorted topics for The Huffington Post. How Do I Start? Ask yourself: 2.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2015

At the risk of freaking out certain people in our office (no names mentioned; OK, hi Bianca!) We just love sharing articles about fonts, logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff!

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Domain name, check. Web hosting, check. Website designed, check. Congratulations, your business is now online. When it comes to finding success as a small business on the internet, having a website set up is merely the first step. by Roger Chen, Vice President, Asia for GoDaddy.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

Switching to HTTPS is simple , and most web hosting platforms will do it at little or no cost for existing customers. If your site isn’t loading as quickly as you’d hoped, talk to your web developer about strategies to increase the speed. Metadata is the information about your business that is displayed on SERPs.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 16, 2019

Here are 6 simple steps to help you create a professional business website. Step 1: Choose a business name with an available web domain. Step 3: Choose a web hosting service. We’re here to put your minds at ease. Step 2: Get a custom logo designed. Step 4: Register your….

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Let’s be honest, when it comes to funding, it’s never as straightforward as business advisors, lenders, backers, and investors might have you think. And, if you’re a small business, it’s unlikely you can afford to pay someone to do all the legal research and nit-picky stuff that the big boys can. Turn to your state.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

But you’ll also be in charge of every aspect of running your business and making hard decisions which can impact the success and growth of your company. Create a Lean Business Plan. The first step to running your own business is creating a solid plan. The basics. Quickbooks Online, Xero, and FreshBooks are all popular choices.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 8, 2019

I loved the fact that they put the pricing of their marketing consulting services right there in the open and had cute names (and icons) for them like “Jumpstart,” “Catalyst,” and “Department.” Long story short, I invented my own similar packages named “Jumpstart,” “Pro,” and “Domination” with similar icons. They make it so easy!

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 4, 2014

If you don’t have a dedicated website for your startup or small business, you are not alone. You might be slowly building a fan base on Facebook ( if you’re buying fans on Facebook by advertising, you’re very likely wasting your money ), sharing small bits of content on Twitter and posting images to Pinterest.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2016

If you don’t have a dedicated website for your startup or small business, you’re in danger to fall further behind your competition. The homepage is typically the most important page in a business website – your potential customers will likely see that page first when they visit your site.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2017

One day, a California web developer named Steven Peterson was commuting to work in the San Francisco Bay area, alongside tens of thousands of other people. Develop a travel concierge service to help people when they miss their flights. Host a networking event (charge a low ticket price and get sponsors to provide food).

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thenetsetter.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Here are a few common examples: Publishing / Blogging There are a wealth of off-the-shelf tools available for publishers and bloggers, and it’s possible to build a veritable media empire out of them (think Gawker Media ), or to simply carve out a really solid, small business (think Problogger ). But it sure does seem to help!

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Transformify

AUGUST 18, 2021

If you’re wondering whether you have what it takes to take on freelancing, here are some of the popular types of freelance work you can start with: Web Development and Designing. Mobile App Development. SolidGigs offers jobs such as guest blogger, marketing designer, graphic designer, web developer, and media consultant.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Choosing a name. NameCheckr : What’s great about NameCheckr is that in addition to automatically looking up available domain names associated with your chosen business name, it checks a ton of relevant social platforms, from Facebook to Youtube to see if the name is available there. Didn’t find a satisfactory name?

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2017

So, everybody has it installed on their website. 92% of the people have it installed it on their website and I work with so many small business owners and all they can tell you is they think it’s there. So mine’s jeffalytics.com, I could create a host name to only include if it’s jeffalytics.com.

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bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

Being able to point at a specific development firm as “taking the responsibility&# for the quality of the software is often reassuring to many government and corporate clients. Plus, most decent dev shops can point to at least a couple names of well-known previous clients. 6 Points: You have a ridiculous project timeframe.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

However, i need a technical person (web developer) who can bring my vision to life. So my questions are: Is there any other site which offers the “drag-and-drop” option that can build the website or would it be best to hire a web programmer/designer who can do it from “scratch”? First Name.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Ever since Google started naming its algorithm updates after furry black and white creatures, we’ve been inundated with talks of pandas and penguins, and how they’re taking down websites one ranking at a time. Here’s how you get it: Brand name links: You should always have a higher number of brand name links than keyword links.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The Small Business Tips Series is supported by Bantam Live , a web-based collaboration workspace with “Social CRM&# for small business teams.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

As someone who grew up using and ultimately becoming frustrated with the limitations of Microsoft tools, and grew up submitting and hating small-business expense reports, I hope I can convince you that we’re fighting for the same goals. Mental Pandiculation » Why I Don’t Hang Out With People Named David.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform. Bontq – hosted bug tracking and project management needs.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Each document has a from-language, to-language, and a name. For example: in my translation site story, above, the first milestone might be just a plain ugly web page where a company can create an account, create a new project, then upload named documents into that project. Click on my name for the link.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Amazon Web Services. Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. Add a class name to buttons, forms, quotes, etc. Launchpad (Free hosting and OpenSource).

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