Monthly Archives: August 2014

6 Surefire Strategies to Boost Web Traffic

August 27, 2014 | 2,954 views

6 Surefire Strategies to Boost Web Traffic

6 Surefire Strategies to Boost Web Traffic

In today’s world of online shopping and ecommerce, a company’s website is its biggest marketing tools and sales funnel. But it’s not enough to simply have a great website. You need to drive traffic to your site in order for customers to be aware of your services and buy from you. Here are six easy and ethical ways to boost website traffic and get people visiting your site.

 

 

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5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail

August 20, 2014 | 2,220 views

5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail

5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail

Starting a small business is not an easy endeavor. In fact, 8 out of 10 entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first 18 months. In order to avoid becoming a statistic, it’s critical to understand why companies don’t succeed and make plans to avoid making mistakes. Here are five main reasons small businesses fail and how you can avoid these common pitfalls.

 

 

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Making that End-of-Summer Job Offer

August 13, 2014 | 2,163 views

Making that End-of-Summer Job Offer

Making that End-of-Summer Job Offer

If you’re lucky, after a summer of working with temporary help, you’re left with a few good employees you’d like to ask to stay on permanently. If you’ve got the budget and have enough work for them to do in the fall and beyond, this is absolutely a great place to find your next employees.

 

The Perks of Transitioning Temp Staff to Permanent

You’ve already done the hard work in searching for, hiring, and training your staff, so that leaves less on your plate. You’ll even save money, since you won’t be taking out any ads for hiring this season.

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Leveraging Your Team’s Skills on the Schedule

August 6, 2014 | 2,583 views

Leveraging Your Team's Skills on the Schedule

Leveraging Your Team's Skills on the Schedule

It’s enough of a challenge trying to get all your  covered on the schedule. Actually trying to leverage your employees’ skills on top of that? Who’s got time?

But imagine how wonderful it’d be to have a killer salesperson, an uber organizer, and a customer pleaser on every shift. By making a little effort now, you can make sure you showcase each of your employees’ strong suits whenever they work.

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