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17 Proven Ways To Increase Your E-Mail Campaign Open Rate

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It’s all very well to mount an expensive email campaign to get your business underway, but no point if no one opens your emails! It’s the email click rate that tells the difference between a successful email campaign and one that’s not. Here are 15 proven ways to increase your email campaign rate, and get those little conversion boosters lined up for your business. [Read more…] about 17 Proven Ways To Increase Your E-Mail Campaign Open Rate

Management Tools Every Small Business Should Have

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Although there are tried and true principles which are used to run businesses in every industry, there are also many different tools that you could use to get the job done. Thanks to some major advancements in technology over the years, businesses are using tools that were not even dreamed of 10 years ago. If you are managing a small business, here are a few tools that you should consider using. [Read more…] about Management Tools Every Small Business Should Have

Building a Business that Booms, Despite the Bust

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Despite the fact that it’s been going on for several years now nobody seems willing to describe the recession as a depression or, worse still,

The “Great 21st Century Depression“.

Possibly this is because political leaders and financial experts don’t want to put us all into a panic, but the truth is that these tough economic times don’t seem to be going anywhere fast.

Ironically, depressions, recessions, downturns or financially disastrous eras are actually great times for small businesses. Many large, household names started out in the back bedroom and/or garage of a singularly unemployable desperado!

For anyone facing redundancy or coming to terms with it, starting up your own firm is a serious and potentially lucrative option.

So where to start? [Read more…] about Building a Business that Booms, Despite the Bust

If Your Blog Had a T-shirt

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People don’t buy boring, unimaginative, T-shirts, and they won’t buy your blog message if it comes across the same way. To build an audience takes marketing skills – the same marketing that goes into creating a classic T-shirt. Think about the last time you went out to buy a T-shirt. What motivated you to pick up that particular one? If your blog had a T-shirt, what would it look like and why would someone want to buy it?

How to Create Your Brand

Here are a few things to consider when you are developing your blog’s brand. [Read more…] about If Your Blog Had a T-shirt