By Claudia Young, Writing Intern I am a writer, a leader, and a small business owner. I am one of those people who loves to wear multiple hats because I get so much out of each responsibility. As a writer, I get to create my own story and determine the ending. The Type A in …
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By Wayne C. Hahne, Writing Intern Businesses of all sizes look for every opportunity available to attract more consumers and sell the most products possible. With sales essentially being the life-blood of any business, attracting each and every possible customer is important. Let’s look at recent examples of several missed opportunities to capture an audience …
By Shannon Farr, Writing Intern You are working on one project, something comes up, so you just push it aside on your desk until you finish the next project. But wait, something comes up at home and you have to rush out of the office. Now your desk has three or four projects laying around, …
By Claudia Young, Writing Intern If you feel constantly overwhelmed keeping up with your company’s social media or don’t even know where to start, you’re not alone. Having a specific plan in mind to reach your goals is hard. What exactly is going to bring your business, and what social media is going to …
By Wayne C. Hahne, Writing Intern Effective leadership is known to be the source of success in society, but a question rarely asked is, what does it take to be an effective leader? The answer to that is different depending on whom you ask, but from the experience of an Eagle Scout, my personal answer …
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Millennials. What do you think of when you hear that word? Is it negative? That’s understandable. We are different than past generations. But the stigma behind millennials only accounts for a small percentage of us. Because of this stigma, there’s an unfair bias when applying to jobs. I worked extremely hard to graduate with a …
What millennials are looking for in a job (and why you should care) Read More »
by Claudia Young, Staff Writer at Jamie\’s Notebook If you’re breathing, you most likely know what Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are. While there are many different social media sites, these are the three pillars. And if you run a business, you know how important they are. Advertising and branding used to be simple. Run an …
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We’ve all heard that quote by William Davis, “the road to success runs uphill” but in the case of promoting a business of any size, it does not have to be. Yes, it’s hard work, but careful and strategic planning makes the small business marketing process much easier, efficient and affordable. The key to any …
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One of my recent blogs focused on four components of a successful website, including search engine optimization, intuitive navigation, clear call to action, and a clear way that you can solve the reader’s problem. Today, we’re going to talk about the second most commonly visited page on most websites: the About page. Philosophy of an About …
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For more information Alison Taylor-Brown Founder/Director, The Village Writing School [email protected] 479.292.3665 www.villagewritingschool.com Jamie Smith Owner, Jamie’s Notebook [email protected] 479.531.1685 www.jamiesnotebook.com For Immediate Release May 23, 2017 Online platform writing focus of full-day course June 10 Village Writing School class geared to authors, small business and nonprofits ROGERS, ARK.— …
Full-day class to feature various forms of online writing for small business Read More »
