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The Complete 2024 List of The Best Billing, POS, Payment Processing Tools
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In the early days of SEO, savvy entrepreneurs could hack their way to the top of search results using unsophisticated tactics because search engines weren’t sophisticated. All they had to…
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Out of ideas for content? Join the club. Coming up with new content ideas is a challenge. It’s especially hard to do it regularly for multiple platforms. But that’s our…
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Stepping into the world of SEO can be akin to unlocking a treasure chest for your business — provided you have the right keys. Whether you’re gearing up to tackle…
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First off, we’ve got a lot of love for Squarespace. It’s intuitive. It’s well-designed. Jeff Bridges uses it… We’ve noticed that many of our creative industry customers (i.e., graphic artists, interior…
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Right now, there are more than 6,000 marketing tools available. That’s a lot of tools to pick from! And while you’ve probably heard of the giants in this space: MailChimp,…
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Tracking the key performance indicators (KPI) that give you an understanding of your business’s overall health is critical to ensuring your company is in a position to grow. But for…
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Competition in the startup world is high. You must jump through hoops and set yourself on fire to stand out in the ever-increasing pool of new businesses. And, like with…
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Over the last 15 years, I’ve been a founding team member at three different startups and the one thing I can tell you is nothing can kill a new business…
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With about 60% of US consumers listening to podcasts every week, brands, both large and small, have started using podcasting as part of their content marketing strategy. Thinking about starting…
The 7 Deadly Sins of Naming Your Startup
Creating a good name for your startup is objective and subjective. The right name can be the foundation for building a lovable brand and company. The wrong name, however, cannot…