Small Business Shift

The following is a guest post from Nicole Hayward, Marketing Director for OnSIP. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment on the blog or email Nicole (AT) junctionnetworks (DOT) com. SaaS: Helping Businesses Everywhere

You might have seen my last post on why Twitter is bad for your business. The argument basically says that not that many people actually use Twitter (probably <10% of the US population), and it ends up distracting companies from other online marketing venues. A few people responded that they have had success using Twitter, […]

You’ve probably read stories about businesses using Twitter. As the examples show, there are great ways to use Twitter to grow your business. But for most companies, it’s just a distraction.

Many large websites increase sales by providing a live chat feature right on their website. This can also be effective for small companies – and a variety of providers make easy live chat software for this very purpose.

WordPress is the back-end software that powers millions of websites. It provides a simple, email-like interface for adding or editing content, but also provides the flexibility required by designers and web pros. When your business gets a new website, I think you should insist that it be built in WordPress.

I was looking at some local searches, and came across a results page that looks odd. Searching dentist minneapolis mn brings up this page on Google:

There are some people who think so. I can see why – but they’re not. Still, they’ve got issues, which I’m going to explore here… I was reading a series of comments regarding Yext over at Local SEO Guide, and think they are bringing up some interesting points. People are discussing Yext specifically, but a lot of […]

What on Earth is Small Business Shift? Why “shift?” On the one hand, it’s a reference to the different hourly shifts employees may work. But more significantly,