Category: Small Business

In this infographic, we’ve included caution signs, hurdles and stumbling blocks that may get in your way as you consider starting a small business blog.

If you are a small business owner with a WordPress website, this tutorial is for you. WordPress websites are often targets of Brute Force Attacks for the mere fact that WordPress is a popular CMS.

I love Pinterest. It is a great social media platform for creative, visually-oriented people. It’s also different from most other popular social media websites. So if you’re struggling with your efforts on Facebook or Twitter, don’t despair. Pinterest may be right for you. Think you’re funny? You can demonstrate your sense of humor on Pinterest too. Engaging with your followers this way as a business can help humanize your brand and make it seem more approachable.

Are you a small business owner with a restaurant website? Many customers will visit your restaurant for the first time today. You plan to offer them warm hospitality, exceptional service and a menu with organic and locally grown produce. But did you realize that many mobile device users will also visit you for the very first time today – through your website?

Website Visitors are a Hasty Group. They’re quick to shop around, forgetting where they’ve been just 10 minutes ago. Click. They land on another unfamiliar website. Then another. Each time they do it, 5 questions go through their mind.

Most people don’t understand web design. It’s hard to understand web design when you are not computer savvy. But if you run a small business today, your business needs to be found on the web. This mini-tutorial is aimed at the small business owner looking for a jump-start guide that explains the basics of ‘How Websites Work.’

Unfortunately, in 2013, most business websites have been designed with only a desktop or laptop computer in mind. When you view a typical business website on the browser of mobile device, it usually requires pinching, zooming and scrolling with your fingertips to see what’s on the page. And interacting with the website is often awkward and clumsy. What most business owners are really looking for is not a mobile design. Most business owners are really looking for a mobile friendly responsive web design.

Are you a small business owner thinking about updating your website? Then you should consider utilizing Responsive Web Design. It is a web design approach used to provide an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of
devices – from a desktop computer to a cell phone. Right now, it seems that responsive websites are still few and far between in New Hampshire so you still have plenty of time to decide if it is right for your business.