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How To Write An Effective Business Proposal
This week’s Entrepreneur University comes thanks to Andy Marken. Andy has worked in front of and behind the TV camera and radio mike. Unlike most PR people he listens to and understands the consumer's perspective on the actual use of …
SEO Advice – Teach and Still Grow Rich
It's time for another SEO Advice post! Last month, I offered free SEO advice to 21st-century-boy.co.uk. I'm going to continue my SEO Advice series today by helping out another YoungEntrepreneur.com blog reader Kimmoy Matthews, from Teach and Still Grow Rich. …
1 in 12,500,000 Spam Emails Get A Response
A new study from a team of researchers at the University of California in Berkeley revealed that the response rate of spam emails is 1 in 12,500,000. The researchers manage to get into the Storm network, a network which hijacks …
Never Back Down – Warren Buffett
He challenged the conventional teachings at business schools. He’s a 25 Top Visionary, one of the Top 24 Most Powerful Men In Business, and advises people to hang out with people who are better than you. I wanted to add …
How To Do An Annual Business Checkup
This week’s Entrepreneur University comes thanks to Dave Turkin. Dave is the president of Accessible Business Consultants, a full service business consultant that has over 32 years of experience working with small-medium size businesses. Dave shares his advice on how …
Alexa Rankings Become Increasingly Innacurate
On Thursdays I usually discuss Google and ways to get your website ranked at the top of the search engine. Today I wanted to change course a little bit and talk about Alexa. If you’re not familiar with the company, …
Obama For Entrepreneurs?
Well America has a new President, Barack Obama. Some of Obama’s plans for small business include: - Increase the minimum wage and index the rate to inflation so that it goes up every year - Wants to eliminate all capital …
Business Lessons From Poker – Guy Laliberté
In July I did a feature on Guy Laliberté (Stick To Your Dream – Guy Laliberté), founder of Cirque Du Soleil. I wanted to expand on that profile today by sharing how Guy compares running business to playing poker (Guy …
The 6 Biggest Mistakes Entrepreurs Make When Growing Their Businesses
This week’s Entrepreneur University comes thanks to Dianne Crampton. Dianne is an Executive Leadership Coach and Team Building Consultant and creator of the TIGERS team development model. For the past twenty years she has helped leaders and teams achieve goals …
Keep Your Links To 8 Words Long For Best SEO Results
It’s no secret that anchor text of your links help increase your prominence in Google’s rankings. The simple idea here is that instead of having your links say “click here” or “more info”, you should put your keywords in the …
How Focused Are You? The Great Secret To Success
Most entrepreneurs I meet are running a mile a minute, have a million ideas in their heads, and barely have enough time to eat lunch every day. They chase every conceivable opportunity that comes across their tables because it might …
Are You Driving Your Business Or Is It Driving You? – Benjamin Franklin
He was the fifteenth of seventeen children and his father didn't have enough money to send him to school, but that didn't stop Benjamin Franklin from becoming one of the most prominent figures in early American history. As one of …
How To Increase Your Cash Flow
This week’s Entrepreneur University comes courtesy of Casey Gollan. Casey offers Business Coaching & Mentoring Programs and products for extraordinary business growth. Since 1996 Casey has to added hundreds of millions of dollars to businesses. Today Casey shares with us …
Two Important Annoucements From Google
It’s been an exciting month if you are an online marketer with a series of Google updates and announcements. The two that made the biggest impact on me were: 1) AdSense Will Be Integrating With Analytics “Here in AdSense, we're …
7 Ways To Surround Yourself With Successful People
When you read about the stories of successful entrepreneurs you always come across similar advice: “Surround yourself with successful people” How do you actually go about doing that? Here are 7 strategies to help you get started. 1) Join A …
It All Starts With A Great Business Idea – Jerry Yang
Jerry Yang and David Filo (among the Top 25 Visionaries) started off as two graduate students at Stanford University. Today, they have a combined personal net worth of billions. That is all thanks to Jerry Yang's and David Filo's attempts …
Make An Appointment With Yourself!
In this week’s Entrepreneur University we turn again to a familiar face here at the Young Entrepreneur Blog: Leanne Hoagland-Smith. Leanne has already been profiled twice before (7 Ways To Get Rejected – Entrepreneur University and Avoiding The 7 Mistakes …
5 Ways To Know If Google Has Penalized Your Website
A common question that I get asked by website owners is “How do I know if Google has penalized / banned my website?” There are a few telltale signs that I wanted to share with you today. 1) You’re Not …
7 Ways To Build A Successful (And Profitable) Community Website
This morning my website was featured in a story in one of Canada’s most respected newspapers, the Financial Post. The story focused in on how entrepreneurs don’t like to talk about their businesses online and it’s difficult for people who …
How Dana White Launched The UFC
I covered UFC owner Dana White’s advice back in November (Do What You Love And The Money Will Follow – Dana White) and later featured his thoughts in a post on if you should go to college or not (What …
7 Ways To Make Money In A Hurry
This week's Entrepreneur University comes thanks to Chris Simpson. Chris is dedicated to helping people find honest and legitimate work at home and home based business opportunities. Chris shares with us his tips for 7 ways to make money in …
Clate Mask Interview
Name of Company: Infusionsoft.com 1. What ignited the spark in you to start Infusionsoft? We had a genuine desire to help small businesses use automation to grow. We hated seeing small businesses do things the hard way. Oh yeah, and …
5 Ways To Know If Your Business Idea Is Any Good
A question I get asked very frequently by young entrepreneurs is: “How do I know if my business idea is any good?” I thought today I would share some of the advice that I usually give. 1) You Love It …
SEO Advice – 21st Century Boy
It's time for another SEO Advice post! Last month, I offered free SEO advice to soundsofrock.com. I'm going to continue my SEO Advice series today by helping out another YoungEntrepreneur.com blog reader Gareth May, from 21st Century Boy. Gareth May …
6 Reasons Why You Should Hire Your Friends / Family
I had an interesting conversation this afternoon with a friend of mine who is currently working for me and we’re considering expanding his position and making it more of a full time role. I have always loved working with family …
