Are you ready to leave that “safe” cushy job at BigCorporation, Inc. and do your own thing? If you answered “yes,” then good for you. Before you jump and form your own small business, however, here are a few things…
“There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.” America is an extroverted society. The loudest talkers, the slickest presenters, the most confident speakers get the most attention. They are often our movie stars, our news…
[Updated February 19, 2019] You’ve just finished designing your own logo using our DIY logo maker tool – congratulations! You should now have access to all of your logo image file types within your account as well as in your email…
Rand Fishkin is a successful entrepreneur, author, and noted convention speaker. Mr. Fishkin began his career by building websites for customers in the late 1990s. That led to an interest in usability and search engine optimization. He began participating in…
We’ve written before about how you can create a great logo design. So if you’re interested in the how-to, click that link. But what exactly makes a logo great? What is it about your favorite logos (or the logos you see…
If only it were as easy as searching between the cushions of the sofa or opening up your piggy bank… Are you ready to launch your new business? If you’re lucky, your startup won’t cost much. But don’t count on…
No doubt you’ve heard that you need a unique selling position for your small business. That’s good advice. But it may not be true. Don’t get us wrong, you definitely need a selling position. But it probably doesn’t have to…
There are very few entrepreneurs or small business owners interested in raising venture capital that haven’t heard of Y Combinator or its founder, Paul Graham. BusinessWeek once included Mr. Graham in its list of 25 Most Influential People on the…
Small business owners are always looking for a way to improve their website’s search engine optimization (SEO)—that is, how high up in the search results your website appears when people look for your product or services. You’re probably not a…
Hiten Shah is the co-founder of a number of companies (Advaced Consulting Services, Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics) with his partner, Neil Patel. His startups have been both bootstrapped and venture-funded. He has also advised and invested in several other companies…