Seven of the Best Open Course Resources For Entrepreneurs

As a new business owner, it is critical that you remain on top of your game. Open courses are an excellent way for entrepreneurs to get top-shelf training from some of the best institutions in the country, completely free of charge. An open course is a collection of notes, audio/video lectures, and other materials from degree courses at a college…

(source) While some small business owners only see Facebook as something they have to prevent their employees from using at work, many have discovered the powerful selling ability of the popular social site. In fact, thousands of businesses are now successfully using Facebook as a marketing and promotional platform by keeping customers informed of news, sales and promotions from the…

The way people are consuming and engaging news and media is rapidly changing. Due to the number and type of media outlets accessed, and the regularity of accessing media, individuals now believe that it is easier to stay up to date with today’s changing world than ever before. Individuals, are also increasingly contributing to the conversation, in a way never…

Here is some food for thought. The freemium business model is a lot like dating. For those unaware, freemium is a term used to describe a service that can be used for free, but upgraded to a premium membership. Though the similarities may not seem immediately obvious, the steps by which a person becomes a user of a freemium product…

For those unaware, Foursquare is a location-based social networking utility for mobile phones. Users of Foursquare “check in” at any establishment around their city or neighborhood, often adding comments about their experience or tips on the best items at that place. Other Foursquare users in the same area can then use each others comments and tips to their advantage when…

Outsourcing is frequently touted as a universal money-saving tactic that can produce the same end-result as traditional employment, for a fraction of the price. While this is true in some instances, outsourcing is not always a smooth transition from in-house labor. Problems frequently arise in communication, quality standards, and managerial practicality, which can jeopardize entire operations if handled improperly. Below…

Chat Roulette is a service that allows users with webcams to randomly chat with each other under the protection of anonymity. If a user doesn’t like the person they’re chatting with, he or she can click the “next” button and immediately sync with someone else. Those who use the service know that with each press of this button brings a…

If you have been anywhere near the Internet in the past decade, you might have heard of Google. In fact, you might even be reading this article on your Android phone, using the Google Chrome web browser, perhaps after receiving the link in your Gmail account. Where many Internet start-ups stick to one or two products, Google is constantly blazing…

Email marketing is a tricky art to master. Week in and week out our SPAM folders flood with emails that quickly get deleted without ever being opened, much less read. Other emails that make it to our inbox frequently get disregarded, moved to the trash bin, and soon forgotten about. Clearly, this demonstrates that many email marketers simply suck at…

Disclaimer: this is one of the 7 tips in our course – 7 Tips to Dominate Social Media. It happened to leak out a couple of weeks ago and so I decided to create a blog post out of it. I call it the 1-10 shareable meter It’s super simple and super duper effective. The next time you go to…