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Starting a new venture is an exciting event. It can be so exciting that sometimes people forget to consider some basic first steps. If you're starting a new business, congratulations! But make sure you take a moment to think about protecting your company in the long term. Here are some tips to consider.

ave you ever wondered why some companies consistently appear on the first page of Google, while you can't seem to move above the third or fourth page? As you get your business up and running on the internet, search engine optimization (aka: SEO) can be a critical step to success online. Search is a great way to get your name in front of new customers and expand your reach beyond your local market. Here are our SEO basics to help you get your website to the top.

Coworking is office space for us–free agents, freelancers, starter-uppers, and home entrepreneurs. You go to this shared space and, I don’t know, do all the things you used to do at your former nine-to-fiver. It’s actually a great idea.

So here are 10 specific strategies you can begin to implement today and start getting more blog subscribers right away.

Thousands of blogs are being created every week and many of them are making critical mistakes within the first week of starting. If you are thinking about starting a blog here are some things that you should think about and do within the first 7 days of s

A DBA is short for “doing business as”. In some states, it’s also know as an “assumed name”. It simply refers to a factious name under which you conduct business.

In this article you will learn exactly what blogging is and what blogging is not and why you should or should not start blogging.

If you’re going to take your business online – whether you are planning to sell a product or a service – there’s an important thing to consider: how will your customers pay you?

Green filters, certification, screening criteria, eye of the green needle—how do you know if you’re ‘green’ enough?

David Korten’s presentation at the Seattle Green Festival, April 2008

After all, if you aren’t willing to go the extra mile for your customers, then you can expect to be just another commodity rather than an indispensable resource.

One of the common challenges I see many new business bloggers face is they think that they must be a subject-area expert. While I do believe you can provide excellent service to your blog readers through depth of knowledge and information, being a guru is

Building a brand from scratch is not an easy thing to do, especially if you are in a market that is very competitive. How does one start to rise above the noise to distinguish themselves as a heavy hitter? Below I have outlined some of the most effective

A page with a huge block of text is an eyesore to anyone trying to read it. So how can you break up your page? Thanks to behavioral science, we now have an answer: Formatting your content to maximize its readability.

I firmly believe the best way to be successful is to watch, listen, and learn from those who have already made their mark. With that in mind I’ve collected a list of articles from successful people, covering a range of issues related to blogging.