Scott Gerber


How to Choose a Credit Card for your Business

What should you look at before you pick your business credit card? Plus, Timothy Sykes, founder of Millionaire Media, talks about how to analyze you...  Watch video

Crafting the Perfect Newsletter

Having a targeted newsletter with relevant and important information can bring increased traffic to your business. Also, Ryan Paugh, founder of Brazen Career...  Watch video

How to Design Your Business Card

Tips to create a business card that helps you build relationships, and win business. Also get advice from Shama Kabani, CEO of the Marketing Zen Group.  Watch video

When to Throw in the Towel

How do you know when it's time to pack up your venture and start over? Plus, signs it's time to quit from small-business consultant Barry Moltz, author of Watch video

How to Develop Your Ad Message

Create ads that get attention and clearly let people know what your business stands for. Greg Rollett, CEO of the Product Pros, has advice too.  Watch video

How to Win Repeat Business

Keep your customers coming back! Tips from Birchbox founders Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna on inspiring customer loyalty.  Watch video

How to Maximize Email Sign-ups on Your Website

Do everything you can to encourage users to supply their email to your website. Plus, how does Thrillist co-founder and CEO Ben Lerer do it?  Watch video

Do You Need a Partner, or Not?

How do you make a fair partnership agreement for you and your company? Mike Michalowicz, author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur advises.  Watch video

Get Your Focus Back

Took your eye off your goal? Becky McCray publisher of Small Biz Survival advises how to stay focused day to day.  Watch video

How to Self-Publish A Book

So you want to write a book to build your brand? Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of Vayner Media, has advice--even before your book becomes available.  Watch video

How to Produce a Promotional Video

Tips to create a video that sells your business. Shama Kabani, CEO of the Marketing Zen Group, adds her secrets.  Watch video

How to Buy a Business

Tips to help you purchase a business. Also, Adam Witty, CEO and founder of Advantage Media Group, explains why it is essential to get to know the acquisition...  Watch video

How to Build Strategic Partnerships

The right partnerships can enhance your brand and make you more money. Also, Pamela Slim, author of Escape from Cubicle Nation discusses how being o...  Watch video

How To Write a Blog That Sells

A relevant and engaging blog can bring new customers and interest to your business. Also, Natalie MacNeil, founder of shetakesontheworld.com, explains how ke...  Watch video

How To Find Investors

Choose from a variety of sources to raise the money you need to grow your business. Also, Rent the Runway co-founder Jenny Fleiss explains how you can reach ...  Watch video

How To Negotiate with Investors

Five tips to help you get the capital you need to grow your business. Serial entrepreneur Naveen Jain, now CEO of background-check firm Intelius, recommends ...  Watch video

How to Manage Your Online Reputation

Online feedback can be a painful wound--or a powerful tool--for your business image. Angie's List founder Angie Hicks offers tips.  Watch video

How to Do Daily Deals Right

If you follow these steps, daily deals can be a great benefit to your business.  Watch video

A Guide to Virtual Assistants

Virtual assistants can either be helpful or hurtful depending on how well they are screened by you.  Watch video

How to Do Email Marketing Effectively

Specific and well-planned emails to your consumers can make a huge difference for your business if done properly.  Watch video

How to Create an Investor Presentation

There is no right, wrong or definitive way to get the attention of investors. Sometimes chance encounters at events or cocktail parties lead to me...  Read story

10 Things I Learned From Failure

Every entrepreneur has made a series of mistakes or been subject to failures along his or her entrepreneurial journey. These setbacks, though painful, wil...  Read story

Why I Love Negative Comments

In business, it is everyone's responsibility to be a harsh critic.  Read story

How to Launch a Website in 3 Minutes

Inexpensive website services, apps, and SEO tactics can help you get a small business website up in nearly no time.  Read story

An Exit Strategy is Not a Business Strategy

Sizzle It founder Scott Gerber says too many young entrepreneurs focus on potential exits, when they should be focused on getting started.  Read story

First, Shred Your Resume

Let me just come out and say it: 2010 was a pretty crappy year for many Gen Yers. (of course, in most respects, so were 2008 and 2009). Less than 25 perce...  Read story

Scott Gerber, Founder of Sizzle It! and Inc.com Blogger

Entrepreneur and author if the book "Never Get a 'Real' Job" talks about passion and start-ups.  Watch video

Why the Best Entrepreneurs Are Closet Pessimists

In the new economy where the fight for market share and revenue is more fierce than ever, young entrepreneurs cannot afford to be overly optimistic about any...  Read story

Why 'Be Passionate' Is Awful Advice

Before you start a business based on your favorite hobby, ask yourself these 9 questions.  Read story

A Reality Check for Gen Y

Hello my fellow Gen Yers, and listen up! There was a reason I was asked to join this blog (and again, thank you Donna for sharing the space with me). I as...  Read story