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Small Business Marketing Guide: Everything New and Existing Businesses
Small businesses have a lot to manage, including marketing. This guide will introduce you to core concepts of small business marketing.
Jennifer Post
Jennifer Post
What Are Demographics In Marketing?
Demographics are a key part of your small business marketing strategy, as they help you identify the individual members of your audience by certain characteristics, wants and needs.
Mark Fairlie
Mark Fairlie
How to Reach Your Target Customer
Struggling to pinpoint your audience? Learn several ways to identify and reach the people who need your products and services.
Katharine Paljug
Katharine Paljug
10 Ways to (Really) Know Your Customers
Follow these customer engagement tips and tools to help you build brand loyalty and drive repeat business.
Sammi Caramela
Sammi Caramela
Local Marketing Strategies for Success
Many businesses must focus their marketing efforts on a local audience.
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Adam Uzialko

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How to Use Google Ad Manager for Your Small Business
By Jennifer Post | November 22, 2024

If you have more than one Google Ads account, the free Google Ad Manager helps you centralize management, manage revenue and boost ROI.

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How to Create a Content Calendar
By Yara Simón | November 22, 2024

A content calendar can help you streamline content across all channels. Learn how to create an effective content calendar to stay organized and consistent.

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How to Use Google Business Profile to Improve Your Online Presence
By Mona Bushnell | November 22, 2024

Learn how to use Google's free Business Profile to reach potential customers and establish and maintain your business's online presence and reputation.

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What Is Evergreen Content?
By Yara Simón | November 22, 2024

Unlock the potential of evergreen content for long-term engagement and SEO benefits. Learn how to create, refresh and leverage evergreen content.

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What Is Google for Small Business?
By Leslie Pankowski | November 22, 2024

Google for Small Business launched in 2019 as a portal for SMB-facing tools and services. Learn how Google for Small Business helps entrepreneurs and SMBs.

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Credit Card Processing Fees Explained
By Julie Thompson | November 22, 2024

Learn which fees come with accepting credit cards as a form of payment, as well as how your business can reduce those processing costs.

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How to Use Google Forms for Business
By Jeremy Bender | November 21, 2024

Google Forms can make data collection quick and painless for your business and respondents. Learn how to use it effectively for your outreach.

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How to Use Google Analytics
By Sara Angeles | November 21, 2024

This article describes Google Analytics and how to use it to understand better how your business website is performing.

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How to Develop a Content Strategy
By Max Freedman | November 21, 2024

Content can help you generate leads, build trust with your audience and establish expertise. Learn how to create a content strategy to grow your business.

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Hiring for Cultural Fit? Here’s What to Look For
By Skye Schooley | November 21, 2024

Skills and professional experience aren't the only things you should consider when hiring an employee. Hire them for their cultural fit too.

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Emotional Intelligence Skills: How to Spot Them in Hiring
By Chad Brooks | November 21, 2024

Research says that emotional intelligence is more important than IQ and technical skills. Learn how to focus on EQ in the hiring process.

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Should Small Businesses Require Receipt Signatures?
By Adam Uzialko | November 21, 2024

Should businesses that accept credit cards require signatures from their customers? Here's what you need to know about small business receipt signatures.

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Considerations for Rehiring Laid-Off Employees
By Skye Schooley | November 21, 2024

If you have the opportunity, should you rehire a laid-off employee? They may know your business better than a new employee, but will their morale ever recover?

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What Is the Accounting Cycle?
By Vishal Sanjay | November 21, 2024

Learn the accounting cycle, an eight-step process for recording and analyzing your company's financial activities to ensure accurate bookkeeping.

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10 Tech Trends That Will Influence Your Marketing Strategies
By Bennett Conlin | November 21, 2024

These tech trends will change digital marketing. Can your business take advantage of them?

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Accounting Checklist: Tasks to Do Daily, Weekly and Monthly
By Vishal Sanjay | November 08, 2024

Use this handy checklist to divide your company's accounting into daily, weekly and monthly tasks.

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When Should You Hire a CPA?
By Jamie Johnson | November 08, 2024

When is the right time for your business to hire a CPA to take care of your tax needs? This guide explains how to know when to hire an accountant.

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What Is Bookkeeping?
By Cynthia Uzialko | November 08, 2024

This intro to bookkeeping defines the term and describes how bookkeeping relates to your business’s accounting methods.

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What Is Value-Based Healthcare?
By Max Freedman | November 08, 2024

This article explains how value-based healthcare improves outcomes and results in happier practitioners and less spending throughout the medical industry.

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How to Make a Pay Stub
By Dock David Treece | November 04, 2024

Pay stubs are an important part of payroll accounting. Learn how to make pay stubs so your employees can track their wages, taxes and deductions.

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How to Create a Payroll Budget
By Dock David Treece | November 04, 2024

Creating a payroll budget requires adding the total cost of each employee on your payroll. Learn to conduct this essential aspect of running your business.

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Social Media for Business: Marketing, Customer Service and More
By Tom Anziano | October 31, 2024

Social media is a crucial business channel for marketing, advertising and customer service. Learn how to create an effective social media strategy.

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How to Make Flexible Work Policies That Attract Top Talent
By Mona Bushnell | October 30, 2024

Here are some tips for how small businesses can use work-life balance policies to remain competitive.

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What Are Payroll Deductions?
By Sammi Caramela | October 30, 2024

Learn exactly how to calculate net pay and payroll withholdings for your small business.

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Hard vs. Soft Email Bounces: What They Are and How to Avoid Them
By Jamie Johnson | October 30, 2024

A bounced email is an email that wasn't delivered successfully. Learn how a hard bounce differs from a soft bounce and how to avoid bounces.

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Cash vs. Accrual Method of Accounting
By Dock David Treece | October 28, 2024

Cash basis and accrual basis are two different ways of valuing assets on your business's books. Learn the differences and why they matter.

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POS Inventory Management
By Jennifer Dublino | October 25, 2024

Inventory management means having the right amount of product to meet demand. Learn how POS systems can help you with inventory management.

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Email Marketing Automation Guide
By Jamie Johnson | October 25, 2024

Email marketing automation saves time, boosts ROI, and delivers a better subscriber experience. Learn how to automate your emails efficiently.

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What to Look For in Your Credit Card Processing Service Agreement
By Chad Brooks | October 21, 2024

Before you sign a contract with a credit card processor, you need to know what fees and terms you're agreeing to. Here's what you need to watch out for.

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How to Master Cold Calling (Scripts Included)
By Yara Simón | October 21, 2024

Cold calling is one method to engage potential customers. Here's what you need to know to do it effectively.