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7 Secrets To A PR Pitch That Gets Results

AllBusiness. comDo you feel frustrated by the media’s lack of response when you send out a PR pitch? Tweaking your approach a bit—and understanding what journalists are looking for when they scan through press releases—can help. Fractl recently did a survey of 1,300 digital publishers, writers and editors from a wide range of websites, including those in the business, news, health, travel, lifestyle, education and technology industries, to see what gets their attention when it comes to a PR pitch. Here’s what you need to know.

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Do you feel frustrated by the media’s lack of response when you send out a PR pitch? Tweaking your approach a bit—and understanding what journalists are looking for when they scan through press releases—can help.

Fractl recently did a survey of 1,300 digital publishers, writers and editors from a wide range of websites, including those in the business, news, health, travel, lifestyle, education and technology industries, to see what gets their attention when it comes to a PR pitch. Continue reading “7 Secrets To A PR Pitch That Gets Results”

How To Write Better Business Emails And Improve Your Sales

AllBusiness. comThere may be an “Easy Button” for stationery supplies—if only there were one for selling! While no such button exists, there are some things that you can do that will make your emails and sales calls more effective. When you write effective emails, it becomes much easier to sell and your appointments will be more productive. Make it easier for prospects to read your emails by crafting subject lines that clearly state the purpose of your email.

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There may be an “Easy Button” for stationery supplies—if only there were one for selling! While no such button exists, there are some things that you can do that will make your emails and sales calls more effective. When you write effective emails, it becomes much easier to sell and your appointments will be more productive. Continue reading “How To Write Better Business Emails And Improve Your Sales”

6 Unconventional Ways To Generate More Leads For Your Small Business

AllBusiness. comIf you continue to do what you’ve always done, you’ll get the results you’ve always gotten. So if you really want to grow your leads, why not change things up by throwing something unconventional into the mix?Sometimes, it’s easy to assume that our friends know and understand what we do. Every few months, send an email to your network and/or post something on Facebook or Twitter.

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If you continue to do what you’ve always done, you’ll get the results you’ve always gotten. So if you really want to grow your leads, why not change things up by throwing something unconventional into the mix?

Sometimes, it’s easy to assume that our friends know and understand what we do. Continue reading “6 Unconventional Ways To Generate More Leads For Your Small Business”

S Corporation Election Deadline Is Almost Here: What Startups And Existing Businesses Need To Know

Why would you want to do so, you ask? Because it could make a big impact on your business’s bottom line. LLC owners who find themselves with a high self-employment tax burden might benefit from choosing the S Corp election. LLCs are normally taxed like sole proprietorships—with all business profits subject to self-employment taxes. With S Corp tax treatment, self-employment taxes are only applied to wages and salaries rather than on all business profits.

Why would you want to do so, you ask? Because it could make a big impact on your business’s bottom line.

LLC owners who find themselves with a high self-employment tax burden might benefit from choosing the S Corp election. LLCs are normally taxed like sole proprietorships—with all business profits subject to self-employment taxes. Continue reading “S Corporation Election Deadline Is Almost Here: What Startups And Existing Businesses Need To Know”

How To Create A Great Investor Pitch Deck For Startups Seeking Financing

AllBusiness. comStartups frequently prepare a “pitch deck” to present their company to prospective angel or venture capital investors. The pitch deck typically consists of 15-20 slides in a PowerPoint presentation and is intended to showcase the company’s products, technology, and team to the investors. Raising capital from investors is difficult and time consuming.

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Startups frequently prepare a “pitch deck” to present their company to prospective angel or venture capital investors. The pitch deck typically consists of 15-20 slides in a PowerPoint presentation and is intended to showcase the company’s products, technology, and team to the investors. Continue reading “How To Create A Great Investor Pitch Deck For Startups Seeking Financing”

State Of The Small Business Blog: What 5 Recent Research Studies Reveal

AllBusiness. comGot a company blog? If you’re a small business, odds are that you don’t. And if you’re a very small business—like 50 employees or less—you’re even less likely to have a blog. According to the WASP 2017 “State of Small Business Report,” less than 20% of companies with 50 employees or less have a blog.

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Got a company blog? If you’re a small business, odds are that you don’t. And if you’re a very small business—like 50 employees or less—you’re even less likely to have a blog. Continue reading “State Of The Small Business Blog: What 5 Recent Research Studies Reveal”

Nellie In The News: February 2017

We have been busy in the office on the phones daily helping you incorporate a business, form an LLC, file a DBA and more across all 50 states!Our CEO Nellie Akalp has been busy as always sharing her expertise and knowledge across the blogosphere. Check out her articles and press mentions from February below. Want Nellie to speak at your next event or share her tips on your podcast? Contact her todayCouple Money Podcast – How to Launch Your Business as a Couple http://bit. ly/2kCRINQLead Genius – 10 Entrepreneurs & Inspiring Stories of Startup Success http://bit.

.ly We have been busy in the office on the phones daily helping you incorporate a business, form an LLC, file a DBA and more across all 50 states!

Our CEO Nellie Akalp has been busy as always sharing her expertise and knowledge across the blogosphere. Check out her articles and press mentions from February below.

Want Nellie to speak at your next event or share her tips on your podcast? Contact her today

Couple Money Podcast – How to Launch Your Business as a Couple http://bit. Continue reading “Nellie In The News: February 2017”

Customer Retention: 6 Techniques To Cultivate And Build A Stronger Customer Base

AllBusiness. comIt would be wonderful if businesses could keep all of their customers forever. Obviously, this would lead to long-term sustainable growth and immense success. Unfortunately, this is wishful thinking at best.

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It would be wonderful if businesses could keep all of their customers forever. Obviously, this would lead to long-term sustainable growth and immense success. Continue reading “Customer Retention: 6 Techniques To Cultivate And Build A Stronger Customer Base”

10 Steps To Deliver Better Social Media Customer Service

Your business needs to have a process in place to deliver exceptional customer service when and where people are looking for it, and that includes on social media. Every day, consumers post questions about brands and products on their social media profiles, particularly on Twitter and Facebook. Some might even take the time to go to your business’ Facebook Page to post a question or complaint while others might send a tweet directly to your brand’s Twitter Profile. In fact, according to the data included in the infographic from Headway Capital at the end of this article, 33% of social media users prefer to use social media for customer service than calling a company.

Your business needs to have a process in place to deliver exceptional customer service when and where people are looking for it, and that includes on social media.

Every day, consumers post questions about brands and products on their social media profiles, particularly on Twitter and Facebook. Some might even take the time to go to your business’ Facebook Page to post a question or complaint while others might send a tweet directly to your brand’s Twitter Profile. Continue reading “10 Steps To Deliver Better Social Media Customer Service”

How One Entrepreneur Made $75K In Less Than 6 Months

Before this moment in my life, I was on the financial struggle bus. Even though I was working overtime to get my business off the ground, I saw little to no success from all of my efforts. I was the overdraft queen, and I avoided shopping with others out of fear that my card might come back “declined. ”When I wrote a rent check, I hoped it didn’t bounce because there was definitely not enough in the account to cover it.

Before this moment in my life, I was on the financial struggle bus. Even though I was working overtime to get my business off the ground, I saw little to no success from all of my efforts.

I was the overdraft queen, and I avoided shopping with others out of fear that my card might come back “declined. Continue reading “How One Entrepreneur Made $75K In Less Than 6 Months”