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    Weekly Roundup: What does and does not work marketing online

    ByBecky McCray July 30, 2011August 27, 2014

    Matt About Business Weekly Link Roundup Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them with you here. These posts focus on small business solutions or resources online (or both!). Enjoy!Matt Facebook for BusinessLink: https://www.facebook.com/businessMy Take: Facebook’s online resource center for businesses – a great place to start or learn…

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    Wrap up July in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival July 29, 2011December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one July 29-31, 2011. Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. What can you do in the Brag Basket?introduce yourselfshare some great news from this weekcongratulate a friendlaugh…

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    Village Post Offices are New Old Idea

    ByBecky McCray July 28, 2011August 27, 2014

    The US Postal Service is bringing back a very old idea in an attempt to keep afloat in very modern times. The USPS is studying more than 3,600 post office locations for possible closure. At the same time, it’s looking to contract with about 2,500 small grocery and convenience stores to create “village post offices.” The…

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    People like cows

    ByBecky McCray July 26, 2011August 27, 2014

    I don’t know why it is that people like cows so much, but they do. And there is an important tourism lesson in that. Stargardener had a great time meeting my cows.  Pam Mandel, Nerd’s Eye View, spent July in Austria amongst a dairy herd. Her conclusion? She likes cows, even when confronted with the realities…

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    Great Plains and Southeast regions leading in small business social media adoption

    ByBecky McCray July 25, 2011August 27, 2014

    Could it be that the Great Plains is outpacing the West Coast in social media adoption by small and medium sized businesses? Yes, it is possible. Zoomerang, the online survey people, did a survey of more than 500 small and medium business decision makers. The results were released June 15, 2011. “Less-populated areas or cities…

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    Learn from others in the Weekly Roundup

    ByBecky McCray July 23, 2011August 27, 2014

    Matt About Business Weekly Link Roundup Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them with you here. These posts focus on either choosing, or using, small business solutions online (or both!). Enjoy! Matt Mansfield View my affordable Small Business Search Engine Optimization Packages (SEO): http://bit.ly/kwn2ex How to Tell Your…

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    A summer brag basket

    BySmall Biz Survival July 22, 2011December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one July 22-24, 2011. Summer basket from Elle-Epp on Flickr Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself  share…

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    SEO Basics for Tourism

    ByBecky McCray July 21, 2011August 27, 2014

    A different kind of engine… SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is one of those things you hear about online. If you can just change a few magic things, your site will appear higher in the search results, you’ll get more customers, and retire to Bermuda. Or something like that. The things that work in SEO are…

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