by Donna Maria on February 7, 2010
it’s that time again, time for Sunday Soup! Tomorrow’s radio show features Deborah Douglas, a CPA and the author of “Ripe: Harevesting the Value of Your Business. Deborah will take your questions and share tips about how to position your growing business to fully realize the rewards of business ownership!
Join us at 1:00pm New York time at
http://www.IndieBusinessRadio.com!
You asked some great questions last week and I am here again to answer more. Ask me about social media, leadership, small business success, mompreneurship, family business — whatever is on your mind!
I’ll answer the questions you post here throughout the week.
Go!
Sunday Soup Photo: “Ripe: Harevesting the Value of Your Business,” by Deborah Douglas
by Donna Maria on February 2, 2010
The week is off to a fantastic start! It started off with the early morning publication yesterday of this week’s newsletter. I love publishing early on Mondays because my readers see the inspirational story of one of my IBN members as quickly as possible after the start of a new week. It’s amazing how much more productive we are when we start a new week with inspiration from a fellow small business owner.
This week’s issue features Gina Rafkind of Veda Sun in Flanders, New Jersey. Gina, an IBN member since May 2005, makes naturally-sourced and environmentally-friendly aromatherapy products using organic ingredients whenever available. Gina’s business slogan is “Inhale~Enjoy~Exhale.”
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How “Comment Blogging” Expands Your Sphere of Influence
by Donna Maria on February 5, 2010
Publishing comments at influential blogs in your field can help expand your sphere of influence efficiently and effectively. I call this “comment blogging” (I think I made up that phrase?), and I do it regularly. If done over a period of time, comment blogging can result in new client prospects, exciting collaborations and valuable features at other people’s blogs.
No doubt you’ve been encouraged to increase traffic to your blog by contributing blog comments that link back to you. This is great, just be sure your comments always add something of value to the discussion. Continue Reading…