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SpyFu: Useful But Can Be Better

I had written about SpyFu before in one of the very popular posts on this blog: p2w2-SBL: 5 Good (Marketing, HR and Other) Websites for a Small Business. I had a chance use SpyFu recently. I wanted to check how useful it is to design a Google Ads campaign.
If you don’t know what SpyFu is, [...]

7 Template Resources to Save You Time

If you are a small business, every bit of efficiency helps you. Free templates available online help you do exactly that. You don’t have to recreate Invoices, supply order forms, financial worksheets, NDA drafts, etc. They are all available out there. As you think about it, it seems fairly obvious to prepare templates for such [...]

Networking – The Key to Unlock Small Business Growth

What is the mantra for success of your business? Introducing new products? Big ad campaigns? Networking? No. It’s relationships!
Networking sounds like wiring. And many people network like wiring – they make it messy and they want to extract something out of it.
Networking is not exchanging business cards! It’s about connecting with people. That is how [...]

The Slow Down Reaches Small Businesses

Ever thought Enron is history? The past 10 days have been shocking in India as the Satyam Fiasco unfolded. The $ 1.5 billion fraud made headlines across the world. (see Satyam: Sanskrit for ‘Enron’). It’s great to see that the Indian government has acted swiftly (see: India Names New Satyam Board).
Satyam episode is not the [...]