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A friendly place to share small business ideas & knowledge, ask questions & find help and encourage others that are involved in the small business industry. Topics include small business marketing, generating revenue and small business computing.

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	New Member Introductions (17 Viewing) Don't be shy, introduce yourself and tell us about your business.	Isabellas by isabellas 17th May 2008 11:06 AM	3,643	18,710
	Questions About the Forum Ask questions about how the forum operates, how to perform various tasks, etc. Don't post business questions here.	Buy & Sell Forum by AmdSupport.ca 15th May 2008 09:10 PM	108	658
	Forum News and Announcements Here you will find notices about the forum.	Small Business Forum Update \| May... by Logan 17th May 2008 10:56 AM	37	139
Small Business Marketing - Online
	Search Engine Optimization (3 Viewing) Learn to optimize your site for improved rankings in the search engines.	How Unique Is Unique? by RayGoneFishing 16th May 2008 06:52 PM	851	5,152
	Pay Per Click Advertising (1 Viewing) Learn about pay per click, the costs, and if it is a viable option for your site.	Do Negative Keywords Help? by namanj 17th May 2008 01:41 AM	248	1,213
	General Search Engine Marketing Information (5 Viewing) Questions and information not specific to SEO or PPC goes here.	Google Bowling by seotogo 16th May 2008 05:34 PM	673	2,086
	Link Development (2 Viewing) A great way to draw targeted traffic and boost your search engine optimization efforts.	Am I Understanding Article... by Logan 16th May 2008 01:12 PM	159	1,306
	Social Media Learn how the sites that bring people together can be used to promote (or tank) your business.	Secrets Of "Forum... by viper_one 16th May 2008 02:22 PM	68	415
	Newsletters and Email Marketing (4 Viewing) An exceptional form of marketing if done properly.	New To Email Marketing And Need... by SmallMerchant 9th May 2008 03:12 PM	154	791
	Copywriting Copy is essential element for successful marketing. SEO, brochures, the Web, fliers and more... Learn to write it right!	Copywriting Ebooks? by viper_one 16th May 2008 02:39 PM	120	615
	Blogs and Blogging	Why Does So Few Blog Have A... by Valto 17th May 2008 04:12 AM	221	1,533
	Affiliate Marketing Let some one else make the sales for you. (If only it were that easy!)	Where Do I Find Affiliates? by myspot 16th May 2008 09:39 AM	123	732
	Viral Marketing (1 Viewing) It just keeps going and going and going...	Using Youtube by Brennan 8th May 2008 06:53 AM	79	521
	General Online Marketing Information (3 Viewing) If none of the specific online categories above fits your question or comment, this is the forum you need.	Magic Pills, Leprechauns &... by Tom Young 15th May 2008 08:57 AM	629	2,267
Small Business Marketing - Offline
	Direct Mail	Lots Of Dead Addresses? by MrCreative 14th May 2008 11:36 AM	89	697
	Radio Advertising (1 Viewing)	Radio Adverstising by Logan 13th May 2008 12:14 PM	24	169
	Print Advertising	Coffee Cup Advertising by Exess100 27th April 2008 11:58 AM	50	389
	Trade Shows, Conferences & Expos Nothing like an event filled with potential customers. Learn the best ways to get the most from your participation.	Trade Show/Expo Over - What I... by MrCreative 14th May 2008 11:08 AM	44	296
	General Offline Marketing Print, radio, TV, direct marketing, etc.	Cooold Calling by JackieHFS 13th May 2008 07:56 AM	208	975
Generating Revenue, Insurance, Taxes, Etc.
	Selling Ad Space Discuss selling advertising on your site, in your newsletter, in your RSS feeds, etc.	Google Adsense Known Issues by Logan 8th May 2008 01:57 PM	54	295
	Ecommerce (1 Viewing)	Email Vs. Chat by financestrategy 12th May 2008 12:07 PM	224	950
	Sales	3 Reasons Why Prospects Don't Buy by viper_one 12th May 2008 12:45 PM	112	511
	eBay & Other Auctions & Marketplaces (1 Viewing)	New Ebay Affiliate Prgram If You... by puti1 14th May 2008 01:00 AM	122	379
	Small Business Finance Funding your business, accounting, bookkeeping, tax, payroll, budgeting, cash flow planning, etc.	I'm Young..I Have Bad Credit...I... by WI Mom 15th May 2008 08:18 PM	163	780
	Insurance (2 Viewing)	Life Insurance Question by financestrategy 12th May 2008 12:24 PM	27	160
Inspiration & Ideas
	What Type of Business Should I Start? (4 Viewing) If you have the desire to run your own business but just don't know what to start, post here to get help and inspiration.	Need Some Business Ideas... by Glenn6788 16th May 2008 02:09 AM	304	1,745
	Success Stories and Profiles Do you want to shout out to the world about your latest success? Jump in here and share with others how you did it!	A Story Of Inspiration by Dale King 16th May 2008 08:30 AM	51	192
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General Issues
	General Small Business Issues (5 Viewing)	Importing From China by juliousfay 15th May 2008 12:22 AM	1,109	3,930
	Small Business Conferences, Seminars & Webinars (1 Viewing) Get the dates and locations for upcoming conferences, expos, etc.	Google Adwords - Jumpstart Webinar by JamesStern 31st March 2008 12:56 PM	58	143
	Reviews (2 Viewing) Ask to have your website, logo, blog, etc. reviewed by other members. Only active members with at least 5 posts may ask for a review.	Review New Site by RayGoneFishing 16th May 2008 07:19 PM	97	615
	Help Wanted If your business needs help or you want to outsource extra work, this is the place to post. THIS IS A PRE-MODERATED SECTION. Your posts will only appear after moderator review. Be sure and read the forum sticky before posting.	Want To Make A Easy Commision? by digitaloffering 8th May 2008 06:17 PM	24	39
Small Business Computing
	Website Development	Website Content by sdk1988 7th May 2008 12:22 PM	237	1,526
	Domain Names (1 Viewing)	When Buying A Domain Name by RayGoneFishing 9th May 2008 11:19 AM	49	338
	Computer Hardware	Sound Problem On My Pc by Hb-Tech 15th May 2008 09:05 AM	60	228
	Computer Software	FTP Programs by RayGoneFishing 17th May 2008 11:45 AM	176	807
	Computer Security (1 Viewing)	Make Your Computer Immune To... by veronica 29th April 2008 04:53 AM	57	208
Specialist Website Forums These are forums tied to a specific website. This allows other business site owners to have a place for their visitors to ask questions that pertain to their site, newsletter or blog while also participating in the general forums here.
	Small Business Trends Forum (4 Viewing) This forum dedicated to: Small Business Trends Blog. Edited by Anita Campbell, the Small Business Trends Blog brings you daily updates on trends that influence the global small business market.	Amazon Vs. The State Of New York... by stillwagon428 13th May 2008 08:03 AM	127	563
	Free Links A forum dedicated to FreeLinks.com, a small business guide to find, review and discuss free website advertising to promote your business.	Privacy Policy Generator by Logan 16th May 2008 02:13 PM	43	202
Just for Fun
	Chat (1 Viewing) Kids do something hilarious? Dying to tell someone about your new computer? This is the place to shoot the breeze.	Do You Like Detective Stories? by mindfullness 14th May 2008 11:28 PM	433	2,362
	Pets (1 Viewing)	Looking For A Dog by bellapria 8th May 2008 10:29 AM	20	143
	TV	Who Here Thinks Heroes Is Cool by BusyKev 8th May 2008 09:47 AM	18	143
	Movies	What's Your Favorite Movie... by BusyKev 9th May 2008 01:43 AM	35	285
	Books	Are These The Same Books? by youngsequan 7th April 2008 07:28 PM	26	140
	Sports (1 Viewing)	Is Tiger Woods The Greatest Golfer... by theHusla 29th April 2008 01:25 PM	15	134
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