About Small Business Information: Toot Your Own Horn

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Small Business Information Small Business Information Start Up Manage and Grow Money Matters From Alyssa Gregory, your Guide to Small Business Information It can be hard to promote yourself, but it's an important part of growing your business. This issue shares some resources to get you get comfortable talking about yourself and what you do. This week, I also featured an entertaining video series called, Fan Page Fails, with an article on how NOT to use social media for business. Good tips to keep handy! And we finish up with a poll about the economy, and a collection of resources for anyone starting to dabble with QR codes. Enjoy! Alyssa Get Connected: Contact Me | Twitter | Facebook | Blog Get Comfortable Tooting Your Own Horn Self-promotion is uncomfortable for many of us; it's often a lot easier to promote others than to toot your own horn. But in order to be successful, especially in business... Read more Fan Page Fails and Other Social Media Blunders There are no "rules" to guide social media behavior, but there are certainly some fan- and follower-generating activities that are just horrible ideas... Read more Poll: When will the economy turn around? This week, the Fed stated that they are not raising rates until 2013, which has a lot experts guessing that the Fed doesn't think the economy will have any... Read more QR Codes: 5 Must-Read Resources for Business Users QR (Quick Response) codes are two-dimensional barcodes that are encoded with text, URLs or other data. When scanned with a barcode reader on a smartphone or computer, a QR code will activate the embedded data... Read more Small Business Information Ads Small Business Ideas Business Startups QR Code Business Ventures 2D Barcode QR Featured Articles 101 Small Business Marketing Ideas 47 of the Best Small Business Ideas 12 Practical and Affordable Business Gifts 10 Ways to Reduce Small Business Costs 47 Online Resources for Women Small Business Owners 7 Steps to Small Business Incorporation   More from About.com Should You Go Back to School? Have you been thinking about resuming your education? These eight questions may help you figure it out. More> 5 Tips for Adult Students Whether it's finding the money or worrying about tests, going back to school can be stressful for adult students. More> This newsletter is written by: Alyssa Gregory Small Business Information Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Small Business Information newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Business Plan Help for the Overwhelmed Marketing Guide for Small Businesses Goal Setting for Small Business Owners Finding the Money to Start a Business Small Business Networking Guide Advertisement