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How to Measure Your Business Success: Testing the Right KPIs to Track

When you’re running a small business, it’s important to track data and measure your business success. But how do you do that? What should you track? And how will you know whether you’re successful? The answer lies in KPIs—key performance indicators. Without tracking your KPIs, your business could be floating around[…]
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Successful Sales Partnerships: How to Find Sales Reps for Your Product Business (and How to Work With Them)

How to Find a Sales Representative for Your Business Working with sales representative can be a great decision for your product business. When you’re first starting out in business, you might not have the capital to hire a full sales team. But when you work with a sales rep they will sell[…]
The Life Cycle of a Customer: How to Acquire and Convert Leads that Last

The Life Cycle of a Customer: How to Acquire and Convert Leads that Last

Businesses today know that standing out as a brand and gaining customer loyalty is more important than ever. Consumers have a never-ending amount of choices right at their fingertips… To make matters worse, according to the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report, trust is more important to ever than customers but[…]
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The Quick Guide to SEO Best Practices for Your Small Business

You might already know about the importance of SEO best practices for your small business. SEO, or search engine optimization, is how you improve your search engine ranking so you can increase traffic to your site.  But understanding and implementing those best practices is easier said than done! From keywords to[…]
The Ultimate Guide to Barcodes: Everything You Need to Know About UPCs for Your Product Business

The Ultimate Guide to Barcodes: Everything You Need to Know About UPCs for Your Product Business

At some point as you launch your product business, you’re likely to face the decision, “Do I need barcodes?” For something so small and plain, barcodes can provide a lot of information.  The choice to use barcodes or not is a big decision for your business. Barcodes have several advantages, but[…]
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How to Find a Manufacturer for Your Product Business

When you’re running a product business, choosing a manufacturer is a big decision. It’s easy to get caught up in all of the other choices you need to make, from your tagline to your packaging to your website.  But without a reliable manufacturer, the entire system for your business will stall.[…]
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Creating a Product Line that Sells (Even if You’re Just Getting Started)

Creating a product line that sells isn’t easy. Every year, thousands of businesses launch, and you’re likely to face competition, no matter what niche you choose.  In order for your product line to be profitable, you have to find a way to stand out, even in competitive markets.  Fortunately, there are[…]
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Four Common Mistakes Businesses Make on Instagram (And How to Avoid Them)

For product businesses, Instagram offers a world of possibilities. There are more than 1.15 billion active users on Instagram, and 90% of those users follow at least one business on the platform.  The average conversion rate on Instagram is 1.08%, with an average order value of $65. When you start to[…]
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Successful Business Owners Have These Things in Common

So you want to launch a business? You’ve come up with an idea, and you’re ready to get started! But do you have what it takes to start a successful business?  Despite what you may think, business success isn’t just about having experience, investors, or money. Of course those are helpful,[…]
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How to Write a Compelling Business Tagline that Your Customers Will Love

As a new business owner, you have what seems like a neverending list of things to do. One of the many is your tagline! How do you write a great business tagline that communicates what you do and resonates with your customers?  Of course, a great tagline isn’t necessary for every[…]