Can You Really Get a Business Bank Loan with Bad Credit and No Assets?

August 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Bad Credit Business Loan

Those who claim that you can get a business loan from the bank with bad credit and no assets typically fall into one of two categories: 1. institutions that offer bank loan alternatives which do not rely on personal credit, or 2. loan sharks just waiting to steal your money. Here is a non-biased look at what it will take to get financing for your business with poor credit.   The Truth About Poor Credit and Business Financing Reading some of the articles offering business financing “advice” to business owners struggling with their credit, you’d think the financial meltdown of the last 5 years didn’t happen. I’m appalled at what some of these articles (a few from reputable sites) suggest: … read more…

Filed Under: Financing, Startup financing

What is Multivariate Testing & How Can it Help You Market Your Business Online?

August 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
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Multivariate testing… it sounds like something straight out of a statistics text book. But it is actually an effective tool that online sellers and small business owners can use to focus and fine tune their online marketing efforts. One of the biggest mistakes online sellers and small business owners make online is that they fail to take advantage of simple, yet proven marketing strategies and tools. Just because you work for yourself or run a small company with limited resources, it does not mean you cannot execute professional Internet marketing strategies to promote your website. One great thing about Internet marketing is how its essential rules remain the same no matter what kind of business you may have online. Marketing … read more…

Filed Under: E-business, Online marketing, SEO

The Best Guest Posting Sites for Busy Business Bloggers

August 23, 2012 by 19 Comments
Top business blogs for guest posting

As a busy business blogger, wouldn’t it just be nice to have short a list of quality guest posting opportunities and know where to go to get the best guest posting tips without having to read hundreds of articles? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Ramblings on the State of Guest Posting Today… Now that Google has decisively shut down several of the most flagrantly artificial SEO techniques, guest posting has become big business. But the problem is, it’s become a little too big. The guest posting field is getting watered down by linking building droids who are spamming webmasters left, right, and center with their low quality, spun content, causing many webmasters to recoil in frustration. But none of … read more…

Filed Under: E-business, Online marketing

How to Increase the Alexa Rank of Your Business Blog and Why You Should Care

August 21, 2012 by 26 Comments
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Managing and providing content for a business blog already involves a dizzying array of metrics: traffic rates, click-through rates, conversion rates, the all-important SERPs or search engine results pages where many a battle for keyword dominance has been fought. There’s also page rank, mozrank, domain authority rank, etc. With so much to focus on, why should you even care about your Alexa Rank- especially since there are some well-known problems with this website ranking system? What is Alexa? In brief, Alexa is a company that measures the web traffic for almost every website on the internet. Their traffic ranking system is based on a metric which combines daily page views and user traffic over a period of three months. The biggest problem many have … read more…

Filed Under: E-business, Finding customers, How-to-guides, SEO

The Best Online Health and Safety Resources for Small Business Owners

August 13, 2012 by 2 Comments
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It happens all the time. Blinded by their desire to keep costs low, some cash-strapped small business owners and entrepreneurs are prone to taking risks. They look for ways to cut corners, but more often then not, their short cuts only end up damaging their business. This couldn’t be more true in the area of health and safety. When it comes to the health and safety of you, your employees, your customers, and even the community at large, there are no compromises. Putting any of these people in danger isn’t good management, and it isn’t frugal either, it’s just plain stupid. Moreover, creating and maintaining a safe and healthy work space is good for business. It will increase productivity, reduce … read more…

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Tips to Retire Confidently if You Own a Business or Work for Yourself

August 7, 2012 by 4 Comments
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According to the most recent Retirement Confidence Survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, a mere 14% of respondents stated that they felt confident in their ability to retire comfortably. With all the economic and legislative uncertainty that keeps swirling around, it’s little wonder why. But for the owners of the smallest of businesses and the self-employed in particular, this trepidation can more easily lead to inaction. After all, there are no matching employer contributions, there may be a smaller available asset pool, and the price tag on the most lucrative retirement plans may make them prohibitive.     Yet it is precisely these small business owners and self-employed professionals who have the most leverage and control over their retirement … read more…

Filed Under: Business management, How-to-guides, Life and business