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small business

List Building for Entrepreneurs and Realtors

by Tara Jacobsen on April 21, 2009

Everyone talks about the need to build a list if you are going to do any marketing, whether via the internet or by direct mail. Everyone says that you should add to that list on a daily basis. Well, as annoying as they are, I agree with everyone! Having a list, mostly targeted to your [...]

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Virtual Assistants – Leveraging Yourself!

by Tara Jacobsen on March 2, 2009

How can hiring a virtual assistant help your small business? Well let me tell you about MY day: 3 Client Phone Calls – 1.5 Hours 2 Fun Phone Calls – 1 Hour 2 Calls to cancel services – 1 Hour Submitting Sites to RSS Feeds – 2 Hours Errands – 1.5 Hours Writing Blog Post [...]

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How does social networking help small businesses?

by Tara Jacobsen on February 26, 2009

The single-most question I get is “How will social networking make me money?” I am SO not qualified to answer this BUT I can tell you how it has helped my business! Social Networking Makes You More Approachable I teach classes and am very aggressive about what I think people should do to grow their [...]

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Small Business Lead Generating – Why you can’t do it!

by Tara Jacobsen on November 18, 2008

So I was at a Philanthropy lunch today with one of my favorite people, Tammy Leventis of Mail Marketing. On the way over I was telling her to hold on to her hat because we were gearing up to help even more people with the Thrive Program and she was going to be super busy [...]

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What is a Small Business Database?

by Tara Jacobsen on November 17, 2008

So I talk a lot about how to use your small business database. Many small business owners do not know exactly what a database is. It can be as broad as a full-blown contact management system to a Excel spreadsheet with names and emails. I am going to review the good and bads of different [...]

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