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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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Fiverr Buys And Co; ADP Buys Work Market; Expect More Gig Economy Acquisitions

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  Key quote from AND CO's blog post: Fiverr is building the leading global freelance ecosystem—a mission that extends beyond simply allowing freelancers to source and secure their next Gig or get the services they need to grow their business. This goal of this is, of course, to attract more freelancers to their platform. 

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The Rise of Digital Nomads

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The Internet and a growing array of telework and online collaboration tools are the key enablers of the digital nomad lifestyle. The oDesk blog has an interesting series of videos on digital nomads.   As long as they can find a decent Internet connection, laptop carrying nomads can work pretty much anywhere.

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Businesses Hiring More Freelancers

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Because of this 68% of the respondents said they would be interested in a tool that made it easier to hire, manage and pay freelancers. No doubt not by coincidence, the company that sponsored this research - Elance  - recently announced a tool to help mid-sized companies do just that. 

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Seth Godin's Freelancer Course

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  According to an interview with Godin on the Gaping Void blog , here's reason he's done this course: This is the golden age for freelancers. More opportunities, more tools, more leverage than ever before. The class is available on Udemy at a cost of $57. But for many freelancers, there’s a big “but”….

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The Personal Revolution

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The theme of the presentation is the economy is moving to "data factories" that create tools and products that make it easier to start a small business. Regular readers of this blog are familiar with these themes, but Moritz presents them with flair. .  His slide show in embedded below.

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The Rise of Micro Multinationals

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  The main internet tool creating micro multinationals is, of course, online product and talent marketplaces. Of these, about 600,000 report at least one-third of their annual revenue comes from outside of the U.S. Thanks to the Internet and a growing array of products that make remote work easier, much of this work is done virtually. 

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