Archive | February, 2010

This Simple Saying May Kill Your Next Business Idea…

25. February 2010

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“Pfft. That’s been done before.” If I had to count the phrase that has killed more interesting business ideas than any other, “That’s been done before” would be it. Ironically, it may also be the phrase that will make your business hugely successful…with one caveat.

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How To Survey Your Customers for Free Using Google Docs

18. February 2010

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Read this post, and in just 10 minutes, you’ll have created your own survey for your customers or readers! Better yet, you will save hundreds of dollars, as you will likely never pay for an online survey tool again… It used to be, if you wanted to survey your customers or readers, you would have [...]

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I Need Your Help! How Can I Make Erica.Biz More Useful To You?

9. February 2010

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I’ve received lots of emails and Twitters with your questions, comments, and thoughts about this blog, and I sincerely appreciate them all. I know that there are thousands of you subscribed and reading, so I wanted to give each of you the opportunity to tell me what you want.

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“Crowdsourcing” Your Logo Design: Should You Do It? (99designs Review)

3. February 2010

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When it comes to getting a logo designed, you have a lot of choices. Should you hire someone you know personally? Someone another company recommended? Or should you try a site where you can offer a logo “contest” and pay the winner for a logo? I’ve used several different options to get logos throughout the [...]

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Drive More Traffic to Your Blog or Website With Guest Post Secrets

1. February 2010

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If you have a website, or a blog, and you want more traffic to it, please read this post carefully. I bought erica.biz and moved my blog over to it in December 2007. At the time, I had negligible traffic and only 70 subscribers–mostly my real-life friends. By December 2009, two short years later, I [...]

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