Website Design Trends: How To Stay Current in 2013 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Website trends are just like fashion. Each year, new styles come in and old looks become quickly outdated. On the web, this can have a big impact on your business’ ability to stay competitive and attract new customers. With this in mind, we’ve pulled together some of the biggest emerging …
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Checklist: 10 Steps To a Successful Business Website in 2013

With the New Year just around the corner, it’s time to get serious about a resolution to make your small business website a success. Not sure where to start? You’re in luck! We’ve made a list (and checked it twice) to help you get on track for your business’s best …
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The Holidays Are Coming: Is Your Marketing Plan Ready?

For anyone scratching their head and wondering why we’re bringing this up just days after the Fall equinox, read these words of wisdom from Michael Klein, Adobe’s Director of Industry Strategy: “At this point in time everybody is locked and loaded in many shapes and forms. If you haven’t already …
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Business Websites Gain Traffic From Business Facebook Pages

Pagemodo—a member of the Webs Family of Products—recently conducted a survey to find out how small business owners are using Facebook pages. The results held good news for entrepreneurs who have business Facebook pages that link to their business websites: 47% said their Facebook pages are pushing a significant amount …
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5 Leadership Tips From Rudy Giuliani

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Small Business Success Summit in Baltimore, MD. The highlight for me was hearing Rudy Giuliani speak about small businesses, which he believes are the backbone of our economy and of America. His talk focused on the leadership qualities that he thinks are …
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Women-Owned Businesses Grow, Plateau

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Did you know that women launch businesses at a higher rate than the national average? The number of U.S. businesses grew by 34% between 1997 and 2011, whereas the number of women-owned businesses increased by 50%! As of 2011, experts estimate that there are: 8.1 million women-owned businesses in the …
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National Small Business Month

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This year, President Obama and the U.S. Small Business Administration will proclaim the week of May 16th to May 20th as National Small Business Week to acknowledge and appreciate all that small businesses do for America, including spur innovation, create jobs, and make the US economy more competitive. Did you …
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