Small Business Tips and Advice

The difference between social media sites, sites such as Facebook and Twitter and LinkedIn, and non-social media or Internet sites is that Facebook and Twitter and LinkedIn allow -- and encourage -- users to start and actively engage in meaningful conversations. Yet too many people -- even many so-called "social ... (more...)

If you or someone you know owns or manages a small or mid-sized (or even larger) business, my latest article -- http://bit.ly/Ax4iZ -- titled "How to Manage Your Business's Online Reputation" (published on SmallBusinessComputing.com) is MUST reading. The article features tips and advice from several social media-savvy small business ... (more...)

In mid-June, when computer maker Dell announced it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, a popular micro-blogging site, the Internet and blogosphere were all atwitter about the news. Finally, proof that social media had the potential to not only increase traffic but also sales. Though ... (more...)

Raise your hands if you have gone onto Facebook or LinkedIn or sent an instant message to a friend or sent a Tweet while at work. Okay, I think that's pretty much everybody. (You may now put down your hands.) While using social media and instant messaging ... (more...)

This Monday, February 11, I attended the Small Business Summit in NYC, which is remarkable on two levels: 1) that I, a confirmed introvert and hater of crowds, would pay money to attend such a thing and 2) that I (who hate cold weather -- and man ... (more...)