What follows are our 10 most popular articles for April 2018, recognizing that articles we published earlier in the month are more likely to make the list than later ones. 13 Ways to Kill Organic Search Traffic Skill and effort influence organic search success. But any number of actions can harm search engine optimization efforts. […]
Got millions of ‘to-dos’ floating around in your head? Responding to emails, updating employee data, sorting out inventory, small businesses are hit with endless tasks on a daily basis. To ensure none of these important business tasks get pushed to the back of your mind and eternally forgotten, it might be wise to start a
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With all the talk of a “retail apocalypse,” you might wonder why any merchant would want to open a brick-and-mortar store. Yet several successful ecommerce companies are now operating physical stores and the trend seems to be picking up in 2018. Some of the most successful online sellers, who have contributed to the demise of
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James Thomson spent six years as head of Amazon Services, which recruits sellers to Amazon’s marketplace. He is now co-founder and partner of Buy Box Experts, a consultancy, and co-founder of Prosper Show, an annual conference for Amazon sellers. His book, “Amazon Marketplace Dilemma, A Brand Executive’s Challenge Growing Sales and Maintaining Control,” which he
WooCommerce is among the fastest growing platforms. We’ve addressed it many times, including with columnist Richard Stubbings’ series on migrating from Magento to WooCommerce. B2C merchants, especially, value WooCommerce’s flexibility and plugin options. My expertise, however, is with B2B companies. I own a web development firm that focuses on that niche. In my experience, companies with
Public speaking is a highly sought after skill — in fact, if you want to be an executive with your company, an author, a salesperson, a trainer or any other public-facing professional, you’re probably going to need to get comfortable with public speaking. And yet public speaking anxiety is still the top phobia, affecting more
In a medical practice, the office manager is one of the most important hires you can make. This position is the one responsible for seeing to all the little details that go into running the business, allowing the physician to focus on actually treating patients. So what goes into making this important hire? We spoke
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Most of the time, being more productive means striking a better work-life balance and learning to mitigate the little stressors that eat away at efficiency and the psyche. Work Productivity Hacks These work productivity hacks will help you maximize your time and happiness. 1. Know Thyself What time are you at peak productivity? Now schedule your most >crucial tasks during that time. If you’re
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Take Your Dog to Work Day is June 22. Small Business Trends spoke with spokesperson Beth Stultz about the 7 best practices for bringing Fido to the office and the good the event does. Take Your Dog to Work Day Tips “Pet Sitters International (PSI) created Take Your Dog to Work Day in 1999 as
Here is a list of product releases and updates for mid-April from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on video content and format, accelerated mobile pages, shipping, customer requests, and artificial intelligence. Got an ecommerce product release? Email [email protected]. Ecommerce Product Releases Smartly.io introduces creative platform to automate storytelling at scale.
