Demllem Business Journal : March 2017

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

7 Ways Small Businesses Can Integrate SEO, Social Media & Content Marketing

In today’s age of ubiquitous connectivity, many small businesses have implemented a variety of online marketing efforts to attract new customers and increase overall sales. Unfortunately, results can vary significantly because tools are only as good as the expertise of the person using them.

The lure of the “next big thing” can create online marketing inefficiencies when small business owners try to be a marketing “jack of all trades and master to none”.

Friday, March 3, 2017

Content Marketing Tactics: Business Blogging Pros, Cons, Best Practices & Brands Doing It Right

According to a recent NM Incite report, there are over 181 million blogs around the world. The way many companies treat blogs in their content marketing mix is to incorporate blogs into their website as a section or subdomain, or host them on their own domain name as we do.

Part-Time Business Ideas

Antiques - Make new money from old treasures and have fun doing it! Scout garage sales, estate auctions and flea markets for great buys on antique furniture, toys, clothing and other treasures from the past. Save
Computer Tutor - Whether you're an expert at Windows or Linux, desktop publishing or Web research, HTML or word processing, you can help anyone enhance their computer skills.
Custom Jewelry and Accessories - Put your creative talents to work designing custom jewelry and accessories.
Espresso Cart - Brew up profits day after day! Specialty coffee drinks generate gross profits of 55.1 to 61.5 percent per cup, says the Specialty Coffee Association of America.
Garage and Attic Cleaning/Hauling Service - Nobody likes to spend a weekend cleaning out the garage, attic or garden shed--it's dirty and time-consuming, and when it's done, there's still the task of hauling off all that discarded junk. But if you don't mind putting in the physical labor, a cleaning and hauling service can be a lot of fun.
Handyman - If it's broke, you can fix it. Your phone will ring off the hook with calls from homeowners, senior citizens and others who don't want to fix it themselves.
Home Inspection - Buyers need not beware when they hire a home inspector to conduct a complete physical checkup on their dream home.
Medical Transcription - Work as an important member of a medical team without leaving your homebased office.
Mobile Home-Entertainment Service - When it's dirty, disconnected or in need of repair, you'll save the day for homeowners who want their stereo, compact-disc player or videocassette recorder in working order.
Mobile Window Tint - With some training and basic equipment, you'll be seeing plenty of green with your mobile window-tinting business.
Office and Home Organizer - Attention all neatniks: Help packrats, overworked executives, and other organizationally challenged individuals clean out messy closets, straighten files, and throw out the excess clutter.