OnStartups.com’s “10 Things MBA Schools Won’t Teach You”

Advertising Rules, News&Views, Tips

This is a great list for anyone considering starting a business or running a business. 10 Things MBA Schools Won’t Teach You is the latest post on Dharmesh Shah’s site, OnStartups.com.

A blog for entrepreneurs.

A blog for entrepreneurs.

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The Top 11 Best Things About WordCamp SF 2009

News&Views, WordPress

This weekend I attended my first WordCamp, WordCamp San Francisco 2009. And here are the top 11 best things about the day’s events.

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Using Facebook to promote your business.

Strategy, Tips

You may not know that you can create Facebook Pages for your business. Sure, you’ve probably seen Pages for various things, lots of them silly. However, that does not diminish the potential inherent in creating a Facebook Page for your business, whether you sell a product or service.

find_us_on_facebook_badgeIf you have a main website, you can use your Facebook Page to promote and drive traffic to it. As a more personal note, you can use your Profile to post items or Notes regarding your business, even the creation of your business’ new Facebook Page to let your friends know about it.

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WordPress: What is it? How do you use it? Why?

Tips, Updated, WordPress

If you have a business, for profit or non-profit, and want to have an online presence, you’ll need to have a website. That’s where things get complicated very quickly.

WordPress to the rescue. There are other options out there but WordPress is a very good one and has been in use for several years by large and small endeavors. So, it’s tested.

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Getting Your First (or Latest) Website.

Tips

You have a business and you think you need a website but you’re not sure what to do next and you’re afraid it’s going to cost you.

Think blog!

You don’t have to become a “blogger” if you don’t want to. Instead, you can use the existing and very powerful tools for blogging out there to build your own website for your business. You can add your own pictures and e-commerce buttons and wind up with a fully functional marketing website for your business in a few hours or even minutes.

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