Small Business Blog from Atlantic Canada

After a hop across the border, the CoSBI is back home.
As you have come to expect from the CoSBI, this edition includes quality business articles from around the world.
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If I were to ask you your business goal, what would your answer be? I suppose, your answer would depend on your function: Sales would say, “To sell”; Marketing would say, “To promote and generate awareness”; Production would say, “To be efficient”; etc, etc. But there is one goal common to every department: To generate [...]

It’s easy to get listed quickly and with a high ranking in Google if you have the money. But how the heck do I get my site to rank high using generic search? ah, the wonders of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in getting you a high page rank in Search Engine Results Page (SERP). It does wonders to your traffic, eh! But, how the heck does one get there? Ideally the goal ought to be within the top 10 but we can settle for the top 20 now, can’t we?

Subscribe to my RSS feed. The 18th edition of Carnival of Small Business Issues (CoSBI) is hosted Phil for Humanity. As you have come to expect from the CoSBI, this edition includes quality business articles that may you want check out - from finance to operations. This is the first time Phil has hosted a Carnival and I think he’s done well. - Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Management Blog by IQI Strategic Management Inc.

You don’t give up living because your friend always says “Life sucks”, do you? Your data and information on life tells you otherwise. Gather the relevant information – in fact asking people for data on your industry will be more productive than asking, “Does my idea suck?” Research your target market and make sure you know more about your market than anyone else. Let information be the factor that drives your self-doubt away – not people’s opinions. - Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Management Blog at Halifax, Nova Scotia by IQI Strategic Management Inc

Back in April I wrote an article You are intelligent, you cannot think. This post follows a similar vein - think outside the box guys. Don’t bind yourself down. - - Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Management Blog at Halifax, Nova Scotia by IQI Strategic Management Inc

Subscribe to my RSS feed.I am pleased to announce that The Carnival of Small Business Issues has begun its journey into the blogosphere. First stop: Phil for Humanity. Phil will host the Carnival on the 4th September. The week after that is still open for volunteers after which it will travel to The Freestyle Entrepreneur. Keep abreast of CoSBI’s travels and volunteer to host it during a week that is convenient - - Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Management Blog at Halifax, Nova Scotia by IQI Strategic Management Inc

Subscribe to my RSS feed. You spend a lot of time, money and resources developing a great website. But you know what, it is no good if your customers or prospects are unable to view it. - Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Management Blog at Halifax, Nova Scotia by IQI Strategic Management Inc

unless you have been living under the rock for the last decade, you know that Internet Explorer is not the only web browser. There are over 15 browsers with respective versions for a number of operating systems. So, did you test your website to see if it renders the same way in all the browsers. You do not know what operating system or browser your visitors use - so you have got to test your website against all the browsers - - Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Management Blog at Halifax, Nova Scotia

Subscribe to my RSS feed I met a stranger a few days ago - casual chat and complaining about the weather and stuff. One topic lead to another and somehow the conversation veered to the Internet. When he learnt I am a Business Analyst and have my own blog, he asked me, “What the hell is RSS?” - Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Management Blog at Halifax, Nova Scotia