[Updated February 2019] Aside from the decision to start your own small business, choosing a name for your startup may be the most important thing you do. A good name can be worth millions of dollars, while a bad name…
Dharmesh Shah is well known in the online startup world. But if you live and work outside of that group, you may not have heard of him. He is the co-founder of marketing engine HubSpot, which offers software designed to…
I love books. And I love finding a book that gives me something to think about. Most books are good for a couple of ideas, but it’s rare to find a book that actually changes the way you think. Fortunately…
One of the problems with our business culture is that we celebrate success in a way that makes it seem as if it is only the very smart, very gifted, and very well-funded people who succeed. Superheroes. The rest of…
It used to be that starting a business was so difficult, that only the bravest of souls would think of doing it. And it was so expensive, that you needed a nest egg or rich uncle to get started. But…
You’ve probably heard the statistic that the average human attention span is about 8 seconds long. And that a goldfish’s attention span is 9. But it’s not true. Think about it: the last time you were watching Breaking Bad, or…
Are you ready to leave that “safe” cushy job at BigCorporation, Inc. and do your own thing? If you answered “yes,” then good for you. Before you jump and form your own small business, however, here are a few things…
“There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.” America is an extroverted society. The loudest talkers, the slickest presenters, the most confident speakers get the most attention. They are often our movie stars, our news…
[Updated February 19, 2019] You’ve just finished designing your own logo using our DIY logo maker tool – congratulations! You should now have access to all of your logo image file types within your account as well as in your email…
Rand Fishkin is a successful entrepreneur, author, and noted convention speaker. Mr. Fishkin began his career by building websites for customers in the late 1990s. That led to an interest in usability and search engine optimization. He began participating in…