When partners, co-workers or potential employers search for your name, what social profile would you prefer them to see? If you’re a small business owner or white-collar professional; chances are you’d prefer them to see your Linkedin profile. Why? Because it’s real! You can’t fake a good Linkedin profile.
Steve’s Corner – Small Businesses: Are You Mobile?
Your customers are, are you?
In an era where there are more and more ways to reach and communicate with your customers and prospects, every day challenges us in how to connect and have meaningful dialogue…
Drive More Business with Reviews and Local Search
You’ve probably noticed that most of the time you search for something on Google these days you get results for local businesses and listings of reviews customers gave them. You may have used these reviews to make a purchase decision or even written a few yourself…
You Are Cordially Invited…to Scan This QR Code
By now just about everyone has seen those funky little white squares with random patterns of black speckles and dots. They’re on web sites, on coupons, in ads and on packages. They’re called quick response, or QR, codes…
16 Words That May Toss Your Email into the Spam Folder
Spam. People hate it and wish it would just stop showing being delivered to them at all. No. I’m not talking about the food. I’m talking about those annoying emails from a Nigerian prince who needs your help escaping his country, because there are elephants banging down his castle door with pitchforks and Super Soaker guns, and in return for your help he will wire you $15,000…
Ahhh! Earthquake! Small Business Owners, Be Prepared!
“Whoa…”
“That’s just the wind, right?”
“This is not from the quarry.”
“Is that the AC coming on?”
“EARTHQUAKE!!”
“Do we need to like… get under a table or in a doorway?”
All of that took place during a meeting at 123Print on August 23, 2011, during the tremors of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake. ..
Understanding QR Codes for Your Business’ Sake
A QR (Quick Response) code, when scanned with a cell phone camera, can serve as an informational marketing tool. The code itself can contain information like a URL, a map to your storefront, a YouTube video or a Tweet. Some scanning applications can even trigger actions on the phone like automatically surfing to a website (www.123print.com), sending SMS (text) messages, or drafting an e-mail…