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How to Get Customers on Facebook and Twitter

Using social networking sites for sales lead generation

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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

Four ways to attract followers  Read more

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