Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The industries represented are diverse, and the company size varies from startup to Fortune 1000. This competitive edge is based on being part of the conversation about your brand and influencing perspective by being engaged and transparent. Size Does Not Matter. Why not use this to advantage?

Social Media 107

Social Media Survey Startup Reputation 107

Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 7, 2013

One way is to take submissions from industry professionals. Write your own posts and take guest posts from other industry professionals. Many small businesses are now establishing their own publishing companies to increase their influence within their niches. There are a variety of ways to get content for your e-zine.

Hubpages 98

Hubpages Publishing Small Business iPad 98

Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Connect with the leaders and influencers in your industry. Use Google Authorship to connect your social profiles with your reputation and online home base. Start by opening a Google+ account and using it to connect with readers. Build value into everything you do online.

Google 111

Google Reputation SEO Engineering 111

Small Business Mavericks

JULY 23, 2011

That’s an important criteria in some industries such as hotels and restaurants where services cannot be delivered online. If you place your business in the right category, use keywords in your description, and use traditional SEO tactics to a certain degree, then you can influence the relevance factor in the Google Maps algorithm.

Automotive 161

Automotive Small Business Hotels Apple 161

Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 25, 2012

There are also seasonal factors that could influence that conversion rate, even so, if you take the industry standard of 5% (converting into sales), what are you doing with the other 95% of visitors? Generally speaking, traffic from search engines convert at between 2% and 10% depending on your product/service.

Newsletter 101

Newsletter Survey Engineering Influencer 101

Small Business Mavericks

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Therefore, you should provide some influence over its look, its functionality, and its content. So here are 5 key components that your website should have no matter what niche or industry you are in. You know you need a website, so you just hire a web designer to build you a site and leave it all up to them.

Wikipedia 70

Wikipedia Engineering Sites Influencer 70