How to Get Customers on Facebook and Twitter
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8 Types of People Who Belong on Twitter
Twitter, like many marketing and social media tools, is basically a stage. How you present yourself on it depends on what talents you have and what you're trying to accomplish. When the curtain drops, which one of these 8 Twitter types will you be?
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30 Tips for Using Social Media in Your Business
Wading into the fast-moving flow of social media can be daunting to a small business owner with very little time on his hands. Here's Inc.'s comprehensive social media cheat sheet for the time-strapped entrepreneur.
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How to Run a Business from Home
It's easier than ever to start a business from the comfort of your living room. But that's not to say it's easy. Nine entrepreneurs who have done it share their survival tips.
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5 Ways to Actually Make Money on Twitter
It turns out that Twitter, the wildly popular microblogging service, can be used to turn a profit. Here are 5 ways to boost your bottom line in 140 characters or fewer.
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How Twitter Helps a CEO Run His Company
Pingg CEO Lorien Gabel praises the social networking tool Twitter for helping him gain feedback about his company Read more
All in a Day's Work
In celebration of Inc. 's 30th anniversary, we will be using this page to hear from our readers and to look at the highs and lows... Read more
We Asked, You Twittered
What's the best part of owning your business? Read more
Amsterdam’s PICNIC Conference Serves Up A New Media Feast
Our executive producer, always in search of the latest new media trends, heads to the Netherlands for PICNIC '07, Amsterdam's Cross Media Week. Read more
Zappos Finds a Use for Twitter. Really!
Tony Hsieh, the online retailer's CEO, explains why he encourages his employees to take Twitter classes. Did Twitter rescue Hsieh from a balcony? Read more
Where in the World is Kogi Korean BBQ?
A young restaurant is capitalizing on Twitter to advertise its traveling trove of Korean BBQ; others are jumping on the bandwagon. Read more
Are CEOs Connected?
Why business owners should be taking advantage of social networking sites as a business tool. Read more
Let's Get Together
Making contacts with social nets. Read more
Mobile Phones: A Pocketful of Marketing
The future is calling. Pick up! Read more
A Year in Tweets
A small sampling of Twitter CEO Evan Williams's personal tweets during 2008: Read more
Give Your Thumbs a Break
E-mailing and texting can help get work done -- but too much typing on a smartphone can take a physical toll. Read more
Use Twitter to Find Customers
Most businesses think of Twitter as a promotional tool, but it can also be used to find sales leads. Read more
Second Opinion
Twitter I thought Twitter would be a waste of time, and many executives in my industry still don't get it. But I've been able to use it as a qui... Read more
Are Your Passwords Too Weak?
Hacked passwords can compromise company data security. Strategies for creating the best passwords Read more
How to Make Money on Twitter Tip #4: Sell Products on Twitter
The company: Atebits, a Philadelphia-based software start-up that makes a $2.99 iPhone applicati... Read more
30 Under 30: America's Coolest Young Entrepreneurs
The honorees on this year's 30 Under 30 list are perhaps our most dynamic group yet -- building successful companies online, overseas, and in the skies... View slideshow
Making Social Marketing Work
Are your social media marketing strategies well targeted, or are they backfiring? Many small businesses have embraced blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other o... Read more
Special Offers Drive Brand Loyalty on Social Media Sites
Most consumers friend a brand on Facebook or MySpace to receive special offers; they are less likely to follow a brand on Twitter. Read more
Study: Inc. 500 CEOs Aggressively Use Social Media for Business
Fast-growing companies are particularly visible on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, according to a new study. Read more
How to Make Money on Twitter Tip #5: Find Customers Anywhere
The company: Kogi Korean BBQ, a year-old Los Angeles start-up that operates four roving food cart... Read more
4 Ways to Make a Fool of Yourself on Twitter
1. Air private grievances in public Want proof that being a jerk on Twitter is tantamount to being a jerk... Read more
How to Make Money on Twitter Tip #3: Look for Leads
The company: Rose Associates, an 80-year-old real estate marketing and management company based ... Read more
4 Ways to Attract Followers on Twitter
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How to Make Money on Twitter Tip #1: Turn Followers Into Creators
The company: SkinnyCorp, which owns online T-shirt retailer Threadless. Based in Chicago and fo... Read more
Inc. Online Exclusives: December 2009/January 2010
Prepare for Annual Performance R... Read more
Economies of Scale: Ideas vs. Attention
The development of social tools and technologies has led us into an idea-driven or knowledge economy. But as it's become easier to share our ideas in blogs, ... Read more
Why Business Bloggers Are Twittering
Business bloggers are finding that tools like Twitter help draw traffic to their blog posts and give them a way to stay connected without the commitment of w... Read more
Tech Trends that Challenge and (Sometimes) Disturb You
The widespread use of technology requires small business leaders to have more knowledge about how to use these tools -- and avoid their pitfalls -- than ever... Read more
Using Twitter to Find Customers
Most businesses think of Twitter as a promotional tool, but it can also be used to find sales leads. Here's how to use Twitter to find potential customers an... Read more
Social Media: More than Creating Connections
How smart companies are using social media tools to outsource work to their customers. Read more
The Real-Time Web and You
With the emergence of the real-time Web, it is becoming increasingly critical for companies to be able to use business intelligence, their internal data, and... Read more
Twitter's New Tweets for Small Business
Twitter is rolling out new and improved features aimed squarely at making small and mid-sized business users more comfortable with the social network. Read more
Must-Have Tech Tools for 2009
Are you wondering what new technology tools you will need for business in the new year? Have you ever heard of the Mobigrip? Read more
It Takes a Community to Raise a Customer
Small businesses are looking for ways to build better, stronger relationships with customers. With the rise of the social customer, this means it’s critica... Read more
Texting on the Company Tech
As texting becomes more popular so do compliance issues regarding what can and cannot be sent via text by people in business. Is there liability for text mes... Read more
Thumbs Down: Mobile Device Hazards
E-mailing and texting can help get work done -- but too much typing on a smartphone can take a physical toll. Businesses need to heed warnings to to avoid pa... Read more
The Business Owner's Social Media Tool Kit
A look at how entrepreneurs can boost their business using blogs, social networking sites, multimedia, and online review sites. Read more
Killer Entry Level PC Deal? $350 Max.
A follower of mine on Twitter sent me a tweet this week: I'm in need of a kille... Read more
Top Twitter Techniques (or 9 Good Excuses if you want to Ignore Twitter)
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4,300 Clients and Counting (A Twitter Success Story)
Chances are, if you're not an early adopter type, you may not have heard of Twitter , the online community that is a k... Read more
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