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As an entrepreneur, you had to create a business plan for your business when you started up. It included an executive summary, financials, marketing plan and some forecasting. But how far into the future did you go? 1 year? 5 years? 10 years? A question you need to ask yourself — and many business owners overlook this — is What’s Your Exit Strategy?

If you’re looking for a domain name for a new business or an upgrade that is short, memorable and brandable, consider checking out the aftermarket for domain names.

What’s the difference between sales and marketing? Yes, there’s a difference. Marketing is what you do to make the phone ring, the emails to come into your inbox and the people come to your website. Sales happen when you answer the phone, reply to the email, or convert the visitor into a customer.

Who doesn’t want to make $10,000 a month in their business! For a startup, that is a “Dream” goal not a “Realistic” goal.

Use the free Twitter tool, TweetDeck to do that. TweetDeck is a great way to manage tweets, schedule them to post in the future, monitor your notifications, monitor your competitors in a private list, and much more!

You’ve got a great website, you’re blogging and using social media to drive people to your website – you’re generating leads. Now, how do you convert those leads into sales?

Whether good or bad, customers now have several channels to voice their opinions of a business, product, service, restaurant, store, your business! These days, you really have know your customer. According to eMarketer…

In this video, Susan Su, explains how people read content online and gives some cool advice on how you can get your content seen!

Are you using Content Marketing to promote your business? The more fresh, relevant content you produce or publish, the higher your changes of getting on the first page of Google. In this video, Susan Su, explains how people read content online and gives some cool advice on how you can get your content seen!

LinkedIn is a powerful marketing tool that most people think is just a place to have your resume when you’re looking for a job. It’s so much more than that! LinkedIn is live networking on steroids and online. It’s where you can literally toot your own horn, give advice, get known as an expert in your field, meet people who can give you referral as well as start building relationships with potential customers.

Every time someone likes your Facebook page or shares your post, it gets recorded. On your website, your site stats can tell you how many people visited, where they came from, what they clicked on, and how long they were there. When a user searches for something, it’s recorded.

For any business, monitoring your cash flow is crucial. Here are some tips from “Two Men in Your Business”