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5 Tips for Dealing with Personal Crisis as a Small Business Owner

Tips From T. Marie

I was living hundreds of miles away, took a handful of days off to travel back but was able to compartmentalize my grief, especially once I got back to my own home office in North Carolina. Shut off the business computer, business email, social media accounts, etc. Take the time without feeling guilty. Don’t do it.

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Has your blogging pace waned?

Loosely Speaking

Then there’s lure of social media. Setting up your new home office after having shuttered your brick-and-mortar location. In the past I’ve kept a blog with links to those participating but next year I think I’ll just use a twitter hashtag. Defining a new client niche if your old base has eroded.

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It's Time to Kickstart the Year.Now!

Productivityist

So here goes… Chris Brogan on Self-Reflection: The Three Words Video Webinar (Value: $47) Gini Dietrich on Starting a Business: Starting a Business: Real-Life Experience, Tips.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

My smartphone empowers me to conduct my business better because: > I can communicate whilst on the move, e.g. voice, text & social media updates. > Triples My Efficiency On Social Media. I use both TweetDeck (on desktop, laptop, and iPad) and MarketMeSuite, as well as Twitter's own interface.

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How to Launch (and Maintain) a Successful E-Commerce Business

Success

This can be done from your home office but quickly becomes unscalable. 1 most effective sales tool; the statistics show that social media just can’t compete. Social media marketing: Men’s brand bachelr.com partnered with Instagram influencers to attract more than 20,000 visitors in two weeks. Or a service?

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Could telecommuting be a career mistake?

On The Job

He also relies on various forms of communication, ranging from phone conversations to using social media such as Twitter or Facebook. It's also important to invest in yourself, and attend seminars and/or training outside your home office. It’s something he continues to maintain for the same reasons, he says.

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Being A Digital Nomad

Brilliantly Better

Doesn’t have an office and most of the time doesn’t have business cards either (the new dial tone being twitter , of course). For a digital nomad the world is the office. But there is an important 25% which is made by consulting time, programming or interaction (email or social media).

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