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Easy Ways to Polish Your Online Reputation

Chances are, people are searching your name online. Will you like what they find?  Read more

'We Had No Idea What the Numbers Would Look Like' 

To get customers to come back, Wayfair co-founder Niraj Shah had to reorganize his 200 home goods websites.  Watch video

Posting on Facebook? First Figure Out Why.

Too many companies waste their time on social media. Ten objectives you should consider before you Tweet or post an update.  Read more

Is Marketing Truly Necessary?

A marketing group is only useful if it's measurably increasing revenue or reducing sales costs.  Read more

Hot B2B Companies: It's Not About the Idea

Up-and-coming business tech start-up PlanGrid shows you can win big points for execution--even if the idea isn't unique.  Read more

4 Reasons Customers Won't Trust You

These four common (but easily-correctable) errors tell your customers you can't be trusted.  Read more

How to Write an Insanely Popular Blog

The most popularly shared articles online, regardless of industry, topic, or even author, often share these similar traits.  Read more

Must-Know Tips to Measure Your Mobile Marketing

Everyone has a cell phone, but mobile marketing is notoriously tough to analyze and measure. Here's how to start.  Read more

5 Social Media Habits to Make This Year

Start out 2013 with a new lease on your social networking life. Get more out of Facebook, Twitter, and more with these tips.  Read more

When Kickstarter Investors Want Their Money Back

Kickstarter has raised millions for designers and entrepreneurs. But what happens when no product materializes?  Read more

Rhapsody CEO: Freemium Doesn't Work

A free streaming plan has helped both Pandora and Spotify get thousands of users. Rhapsody's John Irwin says it's a losing strategy in the long run.  Read more

5 Seemingly-Small Secrets to Hyper Growth

The co-founder of Likeable Media explains how the company's culture has contributed to its five-year catapult to $5 million in annual sales.  Read more

Harnessing the Great Big Marketing Laboratory at Your Fingertips

If you're not testing your online marketing, you're wasting time and money. Try these cheap and easy methods.  Read more

How to Win When You're the Underdog

Yes, size matters. But it's not the only thing. An ecommerce entrepreneur shows how to compete when you're outmanned and out-spent.  Read more

Put LinkedIn to Work For You: 7 Ways

LinkedIn is a great tool if used with skill and purpose. Not every one does. Here are seven tips for getting a good return on your efforts.  Read more

3 Easy SEO Tools to Improve Your Website

These companies can help take the mystery out of SEO and get your site on its way to ranking higher in Google.  Read more

Google's FTC Win: Web Businesses React

Many online companies are disappointed with the FTC's recent ruling on Google's search results. But some of Google's direct competitors are surprisingly supp...  Read more

Google Antitrust Decision: What Does It Mean For Your Business?

Probably nothing good--the FTC barely slapped Google on the wrist. Now, small businesses have to learn to live with it.  Read more

5 Online Marketing New Year's Resolutions for 2013

Want to be a better online marketer this year? Here are five resolutions you should definitely keep.  Read more

2013 Trend: Plastic Will Be Passé

Without credit cards, getting paid will get a lot quicker, easier, and cheaper.  Read more

8 Major Tech Predictions for 2013

On tap for next year: Big changes are coming to everything from e-commerce and hardware to incubators and VC funds.  Read more

A Great Way to Get Market Insight

New analytics tools have made crowdfunding sites an excellent source for feedback on your business.  Read more

Tech Trends: New Tools for Networking on the Road

Check out services that help make road trips more social--and budget-friendly.  Read more

5 Things Not to Do in the New Year

Getting rid of old habits and old ways of thinking is just as important as committing to new ones.  Read more

Filling That Social Media Job: 7 Ways to Get It Wrong

Hiring someone to manage your company's social media? Don't make the same mistakes everyone else is making.  Read more