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Networking for small business owners. Some new twists on old ideas to reinvent your networking efforts and drive new business. Read More

Shelly Kramer gives a bunch of great tips to make LinkedIn a power strategy. Worthwhile read. This one stood out for me: Don't use that silly default introduction when you reach out to someone. Spend 20 seconds and write a personal request to connect. Read More

For those relatively new to Google plus, this post will help you navigate, adding friends (fast), circles, security, search engines, and more. Read. Learn. Connect. Read More

If keyword research is key to profitable websites, why do so many skimp on it? This SE Cockpit Review discusses that, alternatives, screenshots + more. Read More

I skipped Black Friday this year, fortunately there are some great deals online, especially for marketers. Hosting, email marketing, wordpress plugins. Check it. Read More

Online Video is one of the best ways to communicate with customers for a small business owner. It doesn’t need to be elaborate or fancy, just to the point. People don’t read as much any more, so share your message in a video. Great links in here, too. Read More

Clate Mask gives 6 powerful ideas for creating order out of chaos in the world of small business and startups. Must read. From post: "We are in an entrepreneurial revolution. There has been an epic shift in people starting new businesses. People leave their jobs, either by choice, or by being... Read More

Today marks the first day customers can take advantage of the earlybird pricing for Sage ACT! 2011, here are some things to think about before you do Read More

What is this list?  195 (and growing) Tools and Solutions to help you measure and analyze your Social Media efforts.
Special thanks to  Infusionsoft (Email Marketing 2.0 experts) for generously supporting our work to help other small and midsize businesses. 

I normally don't post my own links, but this list has gotten so much attention I couldn't help sharing it. Read More

11 Lessons I Learned Raising Venture Capital

We recently just completed raising venture capital, (a Series A financing), in which we raised $1.1M. The round was led by MentorTech ventures, with participation from Amicus Capital and prominent Bay Area and Seattle angels. We started fundraising in earnest in August of 2009, so from start to finish it took us 8 months. Raising money was a lot harder and took a lot longer than we expected, but obviously with determination and a bit of luck it can be done Read More