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The MindFire Chats

Episode 2: Storytelling, Marketing & Modern Media RSVP for the live broadcast of the second edition of The MindFire Chats. Thu, Jan 31, 8:00 PM EST – 9:00 PM EST “marketing is a story” – Seth

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Should I Buy Twitter Followers?

Seems like a good deal, right?  1,000 Twitter Followers for $9.95 is indeed a bargain. Short answer – don’t do it. Buying followers is like buying an outdated mailing list.  Small biz owners are in

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When a Good App Dies: RIP FollowFridayHelper

So I dove into FollowFridayHelper about 20 minutes ago and was met with this: They have “FollowFridayHelper has been Shut Down for Good” – <sniffle><sniffle>. This was a dreadfully simple, and ridiculously effective bit of

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Putting on Our Big Boy Pants

Last night I “incorporated” Small Biz Triage with the Washington Office of the Secretary of State. Now we (meaning me and community management extraordinaire Seth Rasmussen) will be one of these effective January 1st, 2013:

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Selling, Guilt-Free

Know yourself If you’re confident with who you are and know that your intentions are in the right place (that being….for your customers, not just

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How to Fire a Client: Part 2

Read Part One Here So you need to fire a client. In full disclosure, I’ve failed as many times as I’ve succeeded in this particular department.  Dealing with human beings can be a messy business,

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RIP: Johnny B

One of my best friends – John Broderson a.k.a. Johnny B – died this week. He was Small Biz Triage’s first hire. Copywriting, video production, canvassing, event marketing, etc… Johnny could do f-ing anything. Hell,

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How to Fire a Client: Part 1

I’ve had to fire a handful of clients since I’ve been in business.  It is a very necessary, and potentially dangerous chore that most small biz owners ignore. Part 1 of this blog will cover

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Beer & Smokes, humble beginnings

Just got the expiration, will not renew notice from GoDaddy for SAVORTHESOUND.COM. So I got to thinking about the humble beginnings of my business, dug deep into my email, and found the thread below.  That

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Why my blog sucks?

Why? Because I haven’t updated it in FOUR MONTHS. And the last two blogs were ATROCIOUS.  Suppose I could pull that post down, or pull the blog down completely.  Transparency is necessary and often embarrassing.  And

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Selling, Guilt-Free

Know yourself If you’re confident with who you are and know that your intentions are in the right place (that being….for your customers, not just

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