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Best Practices: How to Market Your Small Business Consistently When You Have NO Time
What’s a busy guy or gal to do?
Here are 5 ways you can market your business consistently when you have NO time:
1. Start your day with a marketing activity before anything else. Most folks I know start their day checking their email, which is a guaranteed productivity killer. Making the simple shift of giving attention to business development BEFORE you get sucked into meeting other people’s demands, allows you to start your day focused on growth. Whether it’s 15 minutes, 30 minutes or an hour, dedicate the first part of EVERY workday to a specific, goal-focused marketing activity and watch how new opportunities begin to unfold.
How to Grow Your Small Business Using Instagram, LinkedIn and Yelp
Do you know where your next customer is coming from? 73% of small business owners report using social media to attract more customers and revenue. Are you one of them? If so, you probably know that your Instagram, LinkedIn, and Yelp profiles can help you:
- Create visibility for the great work that you’re doing.
- Attract prospective customers.
- Generate consistent referrals.
- Increase your revenue.
However, many small business owners find it challenging to get the results they want from these popular platforms. That’s why we invited our friends, Nichole McNiel, Product Researcher at Instagram, Julia Cabral, Senior Product Marketing Manager at LinkedIn, and Matt Donzella, Business Manager at Yelp, to join us at the Google Community Space in San Francisco for a hands-on workshop during San Francisco Small Business Week.
How to Follow Up With Prospects (Even When You’re Insanely Busy)
Can you see yourself there?
IMAGINE that every event you attend is filled to the brim with prospects – new clients, potential referral partners, and people who can’t wait to become paying customers.
You leave the event with stacks of business cards – and you look forward to following up with all those hot leads.
If you’re like most small business owners…
This is the point where the dream can quickly become a nightmare: