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What's Your Best Tip For Generating New Business? Got a never fails tip that always works for you? Post it here and share the joy! Here's one to get you started: Social media videos for beginners ...	125	1766	by Lindy Asimus in Ventura, CA	Tue Jan 17, 2012 06:49:39 AM by Henry Currier

How Can Small Businesses Survive A Recession How Can Small Businesses Survive A Recession There are clear signs that the global economy is in a deep recession. As small business owners, we are all feeling the ...	168	4954	by South Beach Software in Dallas, TX	Fri Jan 13, 2012 03:28:22 PM by Bryan Ring

Important Change To Facebook! Please Read! Facebook is always making changes and not letting anyone in on it. Have you noticed that you are only seeing updates in your newsfeed from the same people lately? Have ...	11	269	by Steve Presley in Orlando, FL	Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:59:40 AM by Greensboro Nc


New Layouts - What do you think? Does anyone else think the new layout is awful like I do. You had a good thing and now like all good things you think you can make it better ...	3	13	by Tony Ransdell in Milwaukee, WI	Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:20:04 PM by Tony Ransdell

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ORANGE COUNTY COPIERS AND PRINTERS "THE OPPOSITE CO." ORANGE COUNTY COPIERS AND PRINTERS "THE OPPOSITE COMPANY" We are "THE OPPOSITE COMPANY" because we take the time to do the job right and we truly care about all ...	0	3	by Chester Caney in Garden Grove, CA	Fri Jan 6, 2012 06:12:27 PM

2011 Tax Change for small (or all) Business I was speaking to a CPA friend of mine who indicated that, without a repeal, small business will have to issue 1099's to their vendors. Apparantly, if I understand ...	2	27	by Lisa Pearce in North Andover, MA	Thu Jan 5, 2012 01:08:27 PM by rick adar

Promoting Your Business With Small Budget We are in a relatively small market with one local commercial radio station, a newspaper, and a couple of advertising publications. I think each of these media are useful, but ...	5	68	by John Juneau in Nevada City, CA	Wed Sep 7, 2011 05:59:18 AM by Trulee A Wells Wells

How do I interact with my connections meaningfully? I'm fairly new to MC and see the value of search rankings, but accumulating more and more connections just so I can be the "mayor" of my local area ...	19	167	by John Leslie in Scottsdale, AZ	Fri Aug 12, 2011 05:16:34 PM by Lindy Asimus

Post your blog link Here Adding you blog link here, we can make our blog more seen to every body. Have a great marketing everybodyLocal Listings Inc www.locallistingsinc.com ...	29	279	by Jalal holiday in Las Vegas, NV	Tue Aug 2, 2011 02:09:29 PM by Jessica Swinney

Do you keep up with your Advertising? We are learning as we go about the best ways to advertise our business. We have saturated the internet, we are always searching for the best deals on local advertising ...	3	55	by Phillip Richardson in Hendersonville, NC	Thu Jun 23, 2011 02:58:06 PM by Claudia Beck

How do you react to new Merchant Circle connections? Do you send them an email? Give them a review? Read their listing? Give them a compliment? Consider giving them your business? Other ways?...	47	529	by Paul Tousignant (former member)	Wed May 25, 2011 07:30:40 PM by Lamar Morgan

Top Apps for Small Businesses With so many applications available for our smart phones, laptops, ipods, and iPads, I know there are some great resources out there. What are your favorite apps for running your ...	13	246	by MerchantCircle Community Manager in Mountain View, CA	Mon May 9, 2011 09:08:28 PM by Kent Looft

Recruiting Local Businesses to MerchantCircle I see there is a list to recruit local business to MerchantCircle and gain add dollars for doing so. That's a great idea and a generous offer but the ...	1	21	by Jason Whipple in Middletown, OH	Sat Mar 26, 2011 08:33:58 PM by Brian Wilson

The economy and your small business Many business today are struggling they like to blame the economy the economy really has nothing to do with it. What is required is that you become a sophisticated business ...	1	12	by Chris Brown (former member)	Wed Feb 9, 2011 08:06:06 AM by Lamar Morgan

Does your company have a Business Continuity Plan? Do you have a plan in place to keep your business running in the event of a disaster, whether minor, major, environmental, or technological? If your employees could not get ...	4	23	by Julie Rice in Lynnwood, WA	Thu Jan 27, 2011 05:00:24 PM by Julie Rice

Do you feel like you have to live and breathe your biz? All right, guys! I wanted to start another thread to find out who of us feels like if they don't live or breathe their business, it won't make ...	26	261	by Carolyn Schlicher in Elizabethtown, PA	Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:52:26 AM by John Newport

Starting 2011... Your Business Projection for the... I was listening to NPR the other day, and they had mentioned that the Unemployment Outlook/Projection for the 1st quarter of 2011 looks VERY positive (meaning that unemployment will ...	1	19	by Psinergy Natural Health and Holistic Wellness in Saint Paul, MN	Wed Jan 5, 2011 09:01:05 AM by Jerry Davis

Merchant Confidence Index- How are YOU feeling? What are your thoughts? Agree with these findings? Do you feel different? Let us know! (Here's just a bit... for the complete details- click the link to our blog ...	6	104	by MerchantCircle Community Manager in Mountain View, CA	Wed Jan 5, 2011 08:55:53 AM by Jerry Davis

What is the best way to optimize MC How can MORE cities in Michigan see my listing when searching for painting contractors.. MC gurus please chime in...	12	96	by Anthony Sobolewski in Bloomfield Hills, MI	Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:51:07 PM by Lindy Asimus

What kind of sucess have you had using merchant circle? I have had a ton of sucess myself. I have not read a ton of stories other than one on my dashboard down in the right hand side of the ...	26	345	by Bryan Gilles in Minneapolis, MN	Mon Nov 29, 2010 04:35:04 PM by Lindy Asimus

Alert on Internet Marketing for all Businesses From time to time, I like to share some ideas, and things to look out for, with the community. Here is something everyone should read and pass on to fellow ...	3	120	by Anthony Carlitto in Las Vegas, NV	Mon Sep 20, 2010 04:18:12 PM by Mike Wheelwright

Business and Profit. Starting a new business can be challenging, but with hard work and patience the reward is worth the effort. My question is, after starting a new business, how many days, ...	2	41	by Josephine Emeli in Brentwood, NY	Sat Sep 11, 2010 09:12:17 AM by Josephine Emeli

Who thrives in a recession? Some businesses do great in a recession. Remember back in the 80's Amway skyrocketed Mary Kay went into overdrive and fast food joints popped up on every corner and ...	3	30	by Patsy Grieco in Castleton On Hudson, NY	Tue Jul 13, 2010 04:57:30 PM by Paul Tousignant (former member)

The VERY Best Online Resources for Small Business! We know you love MerchantCircle (We love you, too!) But we also know there are a host of other fantastic resources for small business owners. Got some you want to ...	7	86	by MerchantCircle Community Manager in Mountain View, CA	Fri Jul 9, 2010 03:45:51 AM by Athens Divorce Lawyer

Do you prefer to buy from merchants who donate sales? During the Holidays, do you prefer to buy from merchants who donate a portion of sales to charity or non-profits? With so many charitable organizations and non-profits needing ...	6	62	by Victoria Gloster in Wilmington, DE	Sun May 9, 2010 01:04:47 PM by Mark Heiss

Green Promotions As company's get hit with hard times it's important to value the use of promotions and giveaways. At the same time, as sustainability awareness spreads, many companies ...	3	28	by Steve Mullen in Westbury, NY	Sun May 2, 2010 07:20:56 PM by NAPW National Association of Professional Women

Big bucks, Big name I am a 38 year old female that decided about a year ago to stop making everyone else around me money and try to make some for my own ...	3	33	by Dana Jeffries in Moncure, NC	Sun Apr 25, 2010 06:48:35 AM by Monte Tareski

Does your town need revitalizing too? The Allegiance Network has been mulling over a new idea and we would like input from you! Just the other day, I was driving down Main St. in my current ...	4	31	by Marc Franco in Hamburg, NJ	Thu Apr 22, 2010 03:38:13 PM by Marc Franco

Best Place To Gain A Referral Did you know the best place to start a referral is with the people in your inner circle?...	3	31	by Monica Ross-Williams in Livonia, MI	Thu Apr 22, 2010 01:14:47 PM by Kent Aabye

Market yourself different then before. This site is a great tool for people. I believe that there are so many different websites out on the market that you can list your company on for free. ...	1	17	by Bryan Gilles in Minneapolis, MN	Wed Apr 7, 2010 10:24:53 AM by Lisa Baer

BOOST YOUR BUSINESS DURING RECESSION Looking for new ways of approaching gaining market share during this lingering recession?? Here is alternative by using independent contractors and outsourcing much of your work during what appears to ...	1	9	by Rod Cook in San Antonio, TX	Sat Apr 3, 2010 04:20:58 PM by George Galvan

Put the Socializing Back into Business I've been in network Marketing (MLM) off and on for about 8 years. I'm not a very outgoing person, let alone walk up to someone and try to ...	9	47	by Jamise Wilson in Suffolk, VA	Fri Apr 2, 2010 07:19:37 AM by Ron Redlich

Stimulate the Economy - Buy From Your Network!! Let's really help each other: One way to stimulate the economy is to actually buy products or services from people or merchants in your own MC Network. What better ...	29	184	by Janet Rothstein in Beverly Hills, CA	Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:53:45 PM by Richard Bowley

Doing business with the growing "no credit" consumers. With the crash of the mortgage/housing industry we are seeing a fast growing number of consumers who have no credit (perhaps due to foreclosure) but do have a job ...	2	18	by David Knapp in Mesa, AZ	Wed Mar 17, 2010 07:55:32 AM by George Galvan

Experience With Social Media Networking? I'd love to hear some feedback from merchantcircle members on how social media networking has worked for them. We recently created an NAPW Twitter page, put some videos on ...	9	51	by Cindy Burns in Garden City, NY	Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:59:04 AM by Kristal Hunkler

Merchant Showcase The homepage has featured the same Merchant Showcase for at least, a year. What about me? I've spent $several on the various advertising packages here. How about a front ...	1	11	by Aggrey Mensah in Seattle, WA	Mon Mar 8, 2010 03:15:02 PM by MerchantCircle Customer Care

What's holding you back from investing in Social Media? What has been holding you back from investing in a Social Media Marketing campaign? For many business owners and career professionals, I know you've already begun integrating social media ...	2	15	by Stephen Jones in Duluth, GA	Sun Mar 7, 2010 11:50:11 AM by Anderson Lawn Care

The economy and your small business Many business today are struggling they like to blame the economy the economy really has nothing to do with it. What is required is that you become a sophisticated business ...	1	20	by Chris Brown (former member)	Fri Mar 5, 2010 03:58:09 PM by Sequoia Payroll Solutions

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