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Small Business Blogging Declines

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500 companies blogging declined in 2011. 500 blogged.   While blogging is down, social media usage is up. So why are fewer small businesses blogging?  Based on our research the reasons are: Blogging is hard and takes a lot of time. Most small businesses fail to see a solid ROI from blogging.

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Coworking Labs Blog is Back

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After a 5 month break, our coworking project blog - Coworking Labs - is back.  We   We started actively posting on the site again last week.    We consider the coworking movement to be a leading indicator of this shift, which is why  Coworking Labs is back. 

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The Top 50 Blogs for Small Business Owners

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The Online Accounting Degree blog published their list of The Top 50 Blogs for Small Business Owners.    Smallbizlabs made the list and was very pleased to be listed between two of the top small business blogs around - Pam Slim's Escape from Cubicle Nation and Guy Kawasaki's How to Change the World. 

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Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce | Main | What is Freelance Camp?   We will, of course, continue to post on coworking on this blog. . 

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Beyond BRICs - A New Emerging Markets Blog from the Financial Times

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  Which is why I'm very excited about a new blog - Beyond BRICs - from the Financial Times (FT).  .  The CIVETS are: Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa. Keeping up with all these countries is tough.    While the bog is new, they already have some great articles. 

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Which Colleges Will Survive the Coronavirus

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You may ask why are we covering this in a blog focused on the future of work, small business and the gig economy? .  But while we aren't all that knowledgeable about colleges, we have built multiple index ranking systems and this one looks pretty good to us.   So it's interesting to see how they're reacting.

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Does It Pay to Be a Writer? Yes, But Not Well For Most

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  The second survey comes from The Make a Living Writing blog. The Pay Survey 2019: What 1,400+ Freelancers Get Paid to Write study surveyed writers of all types, with most writing articles and blog posts.   But again there is good news. 10% report they earn more than $76 an hour, and another 17% earn $50-$75 per hour. 

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