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    Thoughts on hiring first sales person?

    PEOPLE 
    Looking for some advice. We've had a business that really needs a full-time sales person to manage leads, close deals, etc. However; a few issues: 1. as a business owner - psychologically its a little difficult to "trust" that someone will be representing your company. 2. I have really no...
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    Thoughts on outsourcing link building

    SOURCING WEB/DIGITAL 
    I've got a proposal on elance to build links for one of my websites. I've gotten a number of offers for link buidng services..but am skeptical. Any of you use a service/company to do this? If so, would you mind posting or PMing me their info? I just don't have the time to do all of the link...
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    Advice on getting people to read your blog/twitter/facebook

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    So..I've got a blog.. I post on twitter and I post a little on facebook (for biz purposes)..but no one is reading..any recommendations/ideas for how to.. 1. Publicize your blog..get people to subscribe to it.. 2. Start following you in twitter 3. Become a fan on facebook.. ?? Seems to me...
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    Valuation of a Property Management company

    REAL ESTATE 
    I posted this in another forum..but thought I might get a different/better response here.. I'm looking at acquiring a property management company. The company has been in business for 5 years, manages about 50 short term (vacation) rentals. The company is for sale for roughly 2x last years...
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    Business Valution of a Service Business

    I'm looking at acquiring a property management company. The company has been in business for 5 years, manages about 50 short term (vacation) rentals. The company is for sale for roughly 2x last years earnings to the owner. As a service business, there isn't much inventory or assets with the...
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    Buy a Distressed Business?

    People buy distressed homes and flip them, there are companies/VC that specialize in buying companies and turning them around. What about individuals buying small businesses that are distressed? It would seem in this economy there would be plenty of golden nuggets where small business owners...
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    Website / Landing Page Conversions - test, test, test

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    I just wanted to share an experience that I've recently had. I've had a website running for a business of mine that has proven successful (profitable for over 10 years). Once I got the website fine-tuned I turned my attenton to marketing the website (getting links, building credibility...
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    What are some of your favorite blogs?

    Just curious - it sems to be a great way to keep up.. I'll start with a few that I like Richard Branson Richard Branson ~ Business Stripped Bare | Richard Branson’s Official Website & Blog Mark Cuban blog maverick Entrepreneur Magazine Entrepreneur.com Daily Dose Seth Godin Seth's Blog
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    How to make money on giving away product to celebrities?

    Hi, How do you go about capitalizing off celebrities using your product? Any ideas? Here are two scenarios that I have with two different businesses that I have.. 1. Was invited to "Fashion Week" in LA. We were in a booth with a major fashion company and encountered lots of celebrities...
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    Clickpath..anyone use a tool like this?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Found a neat tool for online marketers.. www.clickpath.com it combines analytics with call tracking and puts it in one nice place to pull all sorts of report. However; it is quite expensive and wanted to know if anyone has an experience with it or a competitor that is cheaper (the quote I...
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    New Google Tool -- Google Insights

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Pretty cool new tool from Google that allows you to see trends in keywords, rising searches, etc.. Google Insights for Search Good article on it.. New Google tool aims to provide more insight into online searches
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    5 Questions every e-tailer should answer..

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Found this interesting article while doing a little research and thought you all would find it useful. Basics but good reminders, IMO. Failures in e-commerce used to make headlines, but you don't hear as much about busted dot-coms these days. For the most part, venture capitalists...
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    Pricing Strategies Help..

    I own a business in which we are able to sell a finite amount of items. Somewhat like an airline with airline seats. It costs us a fixed amount to operate and the more we do, our profit goes up, but we have a limit. This is a service that when my consumers need it, they generally need it...
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    Researching competitors

    I'm trying to do some competitive analysis and was wondering if anyone had a good source for finding financial data on companies that are private? Is DNB pretty much the only place to look? Thanks -
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    Retirement Savings

    I used to think that traditional saving for retirement by socking away money into a 401k and/or IRA to pull it out when you retire would be a "slow lane". Whenever I had cash to put into the retirement vehicle, I'd say "but I could make it grow more by investing that back into my business...
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    Vacation Rentals

    REAL ESTATE 
    I have a few vacation rentals in Florida and was curious if any others here invest in vacation properties. If so, with the real estate market being so volatile - it certainly appears that vacation rentals (again, in FL) are just that much more unstable. What is your long term view on this...
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