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by Elise Dopson Do you want to get more out of Facebook ads? Looking for ways to make your campaigns more cost-effective? Some simple tactics can help you maximize the performance of your Facebook campaigns, especially if you’re on a tight budget. In this article, you’ll discover four ways to optimize your Facebook ad campaigns for better results. #1: Combine Multiple Objectives in a Single...
Here's an oldie but goodie especially with the weekend coming up.  This article was originally published in January 2003. There are many great reasons to start a business part time. Maybe you want to get your feet wet in the entrepreneurial ocean but aren't ready to dive in completely. Perhaps your potential market is too small to warrant a full-time...
Have you always dreamed of being your own boss and taking control of your time, but never had any clue on what idea to start with? If yes, you can get started with one of the many business ideas i am going to reveal to you. Fortunately, many these businesses can be started with little or no capital, so...
By Lauren Bowling Another entrepreneur friend shared this on Facebook awhile back and I found it super appropriate. Mainly because over the last year since I started working for myself, it's been lots of hills and valleys like the chart above. But around the beginning of December, I noticed I wasn't feeling like myself. Over the next few months my attention...
by Octavio Blanco Twin brothers Sean and Kenny Salas see a billion-dollar opportunity in a market that most traditional banks and lenders have long ignored: Latino small businesses. The two founded Camino Financial, an online lending web site that helps connect small business owners who are first-time borrowers or who are having a hard time getting a loan connect with banks...
by George Beall 1. Content is Key: People get bored insanely easily, especially Generation Z, who has an attention span of less than a goldfish. If you want to organically grow your channels you need to make sure you keep posting content that people want. Notice the “want,” if you consistently post a certain type of tweet, Instagram, or YouTube...
By Vanessa Merit Nornberg When I started my company, Metal Mafia, I didn't come from a wealthy family, Kickstarter didn't exist, and raising venture capital worth millions of dollars wasn't an option. Instead, I focused on creating a business plan that was thorough and a strategy that was sound. 12 years later my company is still standing (and thriving!), unlike a...
By Melissa Burns Nobody wants to be a failure. Of course, eager pull towards success cannot be put in one row with instinct of survival, however, I doubt anyone underestimates its importance in personal life and business - especially for those who prefer to take control of themselves. That's why it's crucial to figure out what are the key points of success...
by Jeff Bullas Growing your business can be tough. In the past you cold called, built business networks and advertised in print. If you were into guerilla marketing then creating a PR stunt could work well. But I don’t like dressing up as a rabbit to sell Easter eggs. For most, the opportunity of massive media reach like television was also out of the question. Too...
Tracy Young and her cofounders knew the construction business and computer engineering, but they didn’t know squat about organizational management. So when they launched their startup, PlanGrid, which digitizes blueprints, they “decided to run PlanGrid with no titles and a flat management structure. We were just going to build this business together,” says Young. That worked fine for a...