by Scott Bourquin | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, The Small Business Minute
Small Business Minute Why do I need SEO? Recently an artist asked me “Why do I need SEO? Heck, why do I even need a website?” The conversation that followed got me thinking about it. The reality is that there are two issues at hand. First...
by Scott Bourquin | Feb 28, 2022 | The Small Business Minute
Solving Customers Problems There is but one secret of business. Solve a customers problem and charge them a price that makes your solution valuable to them. Learn MoreContact Us " Building Successful Businesses Since 1985 One of the biggest mistakes I...
by Scott Bourquin | Feb 24, 2022 | The Small Business Minute
Product Design What Is Your UX? The Term UX might feel odd to some business owners. When we build a mobile app or a website we talk about the UI being the user interface and the UX being the user experience. I am amazed at how many businesses overlook this when it...
by Scott Bourquin | Dec 9, 2021 | Newsletter, The Small Business Minute
Most Surveys Don’t Work, Here is why. Recently, we had a situation where a business owner was very frustrated. He owned a wine bar and he had what he thought were really good salespeople working at the bar, but there was a problem as the orders came in, the wine...
by Scott Bourquin | Dec 7, 2021 | Newsletter
If you think you are being scammed it might be phishing. Do you think you’re getting phished? Email phishing hurts you and your business. Scammers, send out a real (-ish) looking email, you click the fake link, and now the scammer has information from your...
by Scott Bourquin | Sep 23, 2021 | Newsletter
Business Introduction Videos can make a big difference in any business if they are done right. Videos have long been used by corporations to promote their newest additions, new positions, and to give their current employees a behind the scene look into what the...
by Scott Bourquin | Sep 8, 2021 | Newsletter
Press Release Writing Services A press release is basically an official written statement delivered to various media for the sole purpose of making a statement. The statement can be an official announcement, or offering information to the public. Press releases can...
by Scott Bourquin | Aug 21, 2021 | Newsletter, The Small Business Minute
I am asked often “What is SEO and Why Do I Need It?” So Let me take a minute or two to explain. SEO literally means “Search Engine Optimization”. The reality is that there are about 5 different “search engine algorithms” out there....
by Scott Bourquin | Aug 9, 2021 | Newsletter
If you should not duplicate data online, then a press release sounds like a bad idea, but is it? Since many of our SEO plans include a quarterly or monthly press release we get this question from time to time. Many SEO experts say that you need to...
by Scott Bourquin | Jul 26, 2021 | The Small Business Minute
I keep threatening to do a video on the WhiteBoard Method, but admittedly, I haven’t. In The Beginning Throughout my life I have followed the directions of others. When I was 17 I had zero direction of my own. My dad wanted me to go to the Air Force Academy. I...