As small and medium sized business owners, we are always concerned with making sure we can deliver goods in a timely and cost-effective manner. We’ve recently partnered with Alibaba.com, one of the world’s leading B2B global e-commerce platforms, and together, we’re going to help you understand the benefits of dropshipping for your business. In its...
Welcome back to the Lifecycle Marketing series. Last week we introduced the concept of Collecting Leads as the first part in the Lifecycle Marketing model. As you may remember, this process has three phases of its own—Targeting, Attracting, and Capturing leads. Today we’re going to dig into the phase of Targeting, which begins with...
Running a successful eCommerce business is a tough job. From product research to timely sourcing to inventory management, you have to take care of multiple tasks to grow your business. Are you treading water in your eCommerce business? If yes, then Alibaba.com’s latest offerings can make the difference to help you grow fast. One of the...
Any SMB wishing to attract an audience needs to take video marketing seriously. Here's how Boosted, a freemium video content creation app, can help.
Contributed by Blake Hutchison CEO of Flippa.com You’ve invested time and money into building your online business from scratch, but now you’re ready to embark on a new adventure. Perhaps you want to free your schedule from the commitment that comes with managing a digital asset. The thought of traveling the world sounds enticing. Spending more time...
Fashion startups have special challenges. Not only are they dealing with making a product and selling it, but they're also in a market that's fraught with sourcing challenges and identifying their perfect customer. Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com spoke with the founders of Maison de Papillon, Danielle Salinas, and Shriya Bisht about their journey...
26 of America's top business minds converge in New York City for the Listening and Beyond Marketing and Mindset Summit. This two-day event, taking place on July 29th and 30th, brings together over 20 speakers for 2 days of powerful insights. The discussions will focus on the mindset and the marketing aspects of business. Scaling a...
In normal times, 90% of startups fail. And 2020 was anything but normal. One of the biggest challenges of being a new entrepreneur is the lack of knowledge and experience, which can lead to impostor syndrome, which, in turn, can set you up to fail. This is where finding a peer group - an...
Video Marketing for Small Business Owners - Tips & Strategies Tips from Ramon Ray, founder, SmartHustle.com Video marketing for business is powerful. I’ve been leveraging the power of video for many years. Over and over and over again, people ask me, “Ramon, how have you been successful in your business.” Or I’m often told, “Ramon, we see...
To say the past year was tough would be an understatement –– the pandemic completely uprooted our lives, flipped entire industries upside down and forced many SMBs to rethink their entire business strategy. As the vaccine rollout speeds up and the world starts to return to some semblance of normalcy, we’re finally seeing a...
