Marketing
Email Subject Lines Can Really Suck. Here’s How to Make Yours Better.
Here are some crappy email headline techniques -- or lack thereof -- that you will definitely want to avoid.
By Carol Roth
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Building a Business
7 Steps to a ‘Good-to-Great’ Content Marketing Strategy
Follow these suggestions to take your marketing strategy to the next level.
Building a Business
3 Steps to the Perfect 3-Minute Pitch
Whether you're looking for partners, investors or guidance, you need to be able to communicate a succinct summary of your startup's value.
Thought Leaders
How to Win Every Day
In business, when we define the win as one outcome -- a sale, an innovation, or reaching a quarterly goal -- we're limiting ourselves.
Building a Business
How to Get Your Ideas to Stick
The more of these critical elements you have, the better the chance your message will stand out.
Building a Business
How to Build a Website That Keeps Visitors Hooked
Once you get prospects and customers to visit your website, use these tips to get them to stick around.
Building a Business
4 Great Tools for Making the Most of Local SEO for Your Business
If you want local customers to come across your business, this is what you need to do.
Building a Business
The 3 Steps to Creating a Mission Statement
One professional offers his three-step plan for crafting a mission statement for your business.
Online Presence
6 Steps to Launching Your Social Sales Campaign on LinkedIn (Infographic)
Selling via social media cuts down on dreaded cold calls and drives up sales. Here's how to get started fast.
Building a Business
20 Ways to Create an Impressive Office Reception Area (Infographic)
Beyond coffee, tea and candy. How to make a sweet first impression on potential clients, right when they set foot in your office.
Thought Leaders
5 Tips on How to Talk Like a Boss
If you want to position yourself as a leader, avoid these verbal crutches and throwaway phrases.
Entrepreneurs
Sleep Deprivation Is Killing You and Your Career
The next time you tell yourself that you'll sleep when you're dead, realize that you're making a decision that can make that day come much sooner.
Building a Business
How to Build an All-Star Team Through Trust
A few key lessons have come up as I've sought out, trained and let my team take on my business this last year. Here's what I've learned.
By Lewis Howes
Thought Leaders
10 Questions to Ask When Firing an Employee
From how and when to break the news to how to avoid getting sued, here are the pro-tips you need to know when letting an underperformer go.
Entrepreneurs
How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep (Infographic)
Here are some tips to help make your bedroom more sleep-friendly. (Hint: that light emanating from your smartphone isn't helping.)
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
How to Develop a Laser-Like Focus on Building Your New Business
The world's most successful people are those who have streamlined their lives to a seamless flow of productivity and focus.
By Neil Patel
Building a Business
How to Talk Your Way to More Opportunities
While how you say something is important, what you say can still be the difference between success and anything else short of that.
Entrepreneurs
Make Your Waking Hours Work for You
Formulating your work schedule is an important prioritization task. Here are four guidelines to keep in mind.
By Marty Fukuda
Building a Business
5 Roadblocks That Are Getting in the Way of Your Business
See how to break through and triumph.
By Zech Newman
Marketing
Why Influencer Marketing Pays Off for Small Businesses
Harness word-of-mouth from influential people in a cost-effective campaign.
By Eric Dahan
Thought Leaders
Converting Your Freelance Hobby Into a Viable Business
These five tips will help you launch the career of your dreams.
By Matt Keener
Building a Business
6 Reasons Your PR Is Failing
Everyone is confused about what publicists do these days. Understand some of the common pitfalls and strategize more effectively with a pro.
Tech
Your Minimum Viable Product Is Doomed Without This
Balance functionality and design or risk drowning in the crowded marketplace.
By Kuty Shalev
Marketing
How to Find Your Next Marketing Rock Star (Infographic)
Check out these essential qualities for success and ways to keep a top performer.
By Renee Yeager
Building a Business
5 Tools to Fuel Your Company’s PR Machine
Mobile and web innovations can make managing public relations in the digital age faster and easier.
Building a Business
8 Revealing Interview Questions to Hire Standout Staff
Steer past the canned response to create a more authentic dialogue with job seekers.
Building a Business
The 5 Keys to Building a Social-Media Strategy for Your Personal Brand
Social-media marketing for a business is one thing. Now imagine achieving social success when the brand you're trying to promote is you.
By Kevan Lee