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5 Ways Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners Are Bootstrapping Their Companies

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For example, try promoting a contest like The Royal Society of Chemists. With social media and similar forms of marketing, this is a fun and highly cost-effective strategy. Accountants, web designers and marketing people can be hired online at places like ODesk and Elance.

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Your online Business Development System: The Blog Transmitter

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Do not promote your blog too soon until you have at least half a dozen good articles loaded into it. No blatant self promotion (share your knowledge but do not promote your products or services). You can also offer them advance articles and other incentives (such as putting them on your "blogroll") for promoting your blog.