Still Working From Home? End Your Day with a Jump-Start for Your Morning Still Working From Home? End Your Day with a Jump-Start for Your Morning Even small steps move you forward! Breanne Bannon / Tuesday, March 15, 2022 0 397 Article rating: 4.0 Working from home is still work, which still causes stress. Set yourself up for a productive day by planning ahead the day before. Read more
Building a Strong Online Foundation Is Vital to All Your Other Marketing Work Building a Strong Online Foundation Is Vital to All Your Other Marketing Work Second in a Series Kate Gingold / Monday, January 24, 2022 0 797 Article rating: 4.0 Of course you want to start your next marketing campaign immediately, but hold on there! You’re wasting your money if you don’t establish this solid base. Read more
Fortify Your Website as Online Business and Virtual Networking Continues Fortify Your Website as Online Business and Virtual Networking Continues Focus on these steps: Kate Gingold / Monday, August 9, 2021 0 1839 Article rating: 3.0 As we deal with this pandemic’s two-step-forward-one-step-back progress, it is increasingly obvious that doing business online isn’t going away any time soon. How well is your website meeting the challenge? Read more
Why You Should Meet the Challenge of Your Most Difficult Clients Why You Should Meet the Challenge of Your Most Difficult Clients Look for the silver lining! Kate Gingold / Tuesday, April 27, 2021 0 460 Article rating: 3.0 The book “If It Wasn’t for the Customers I Would Really Like this Job” was published in 2011 and back in 1994, the “Clerks” movie said the same, albeit less politely. But we should really be thankful for our difficult-to-please clients. Read more
Stressed at Work? Tips to Handle the Strain BEFORE You Explode Stressed at Work? Tips to Handle the Strain BEFORE You Explode Save yourself and your colleagues! Breanne Bannon / Tuesday, March 16, 2021 0 589 Article rating: 3.0 Seven years ago we wrote an article about handling stress in the work place. After an entire year of COVID-19 living, it’s amusing to think how innocent we were in 2013 and how the need to handle business stress is more important than ever. Read more
5 Signs That You Should Hand Off the Management of Your Social Media 5 Signs That You Should Hand Off the Management of Your Social Media And sooner rather than later! Breanne Bannon / Tuesday, February 16, 2021 0 974 Article rating: 4.0 Whether we like it or not, social media is here to stay. Small business owners should definitely make use of this opportunity for promotion and yet they aren’t able to do it on their own. If any of these signs sound familiar, then it’s time to get help: Read more
What Sprocket Clients and Colleagues Read During the Past (Weird) Year What Sprocket Clients and Colleagues Read During the Past (Weird) Year The Sprocket Report Kate Gingold / Monday, December 28, 2020 0 678 Article rating: 3.0 December brings out the analyst in all of us as we look over the past months to plan for the coming year. Our Sprocket Report research reveals that the most-read articles of 2020 were a very mixed – and representative - bag. Read more
Face-Palming Tips of Successful Small Business Owners Face-Palming Tips of Successful Small Business Owners Breanne Bannon / Tuesday, November 24, 2020 0 983 Article rating: 3.0 What’s the magic trick that gets all the balls rolling in the right direction when you are launching your small business? The trick is: There are no tricks. Read more
The Virtual Conference - Yes, You Can Be Pants-less, But Is It Worth Your Time? The Virtual Conference - Yes, You Can Be Pants-less, But Is It Worth Your Time? The Sprocket Report Kate Gingold / Monday, November 2, 2020 0 997 Article rating: 4.0 When the coronavirus ended large business gatherings, many conferences went online. Now that we’ve all attended a few – and are facing maybe another year of them – let’s recap the pros and cons and plan for the future. Read more
Claim and Update Your Google My Business Profile For Better SEO Claim and Update Your Google My Business Profile For Better SEO The Sprocket Report Kate Gingold / Monday, August 24, 2020 0 894 Article rating: 4.0 Since the whole point of digital marketing is to be found by customers, if you are ignoring Google My Business, you are only hurting yourself – and your business. It’s free and simple, so just take care of it already. Read on for the whys and hows: Read more