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Episode 37: Business Essentials | Legal Considerations with Jay Horowitz

Episode 37: Business Essentials | Legal Considerations with Jay Horowitz

One business essential that many entrepreneurs know is important but feel is out of their reach is good legal representation and consultation. That is why I invited my friend Jay S. Horowitz to the podcast. Jay has been a licensed attorney for 30 years. He counsels and advises clients regarding legal matters, including business law, wills and estate planning, immigration, bankruptcy, and trademark protection and registration.

Learn more about Jay S. Horowitz and his business at https://jayhorowitzlaw.com/

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Business Essentials: Establishing Strong Public Relations

Business Essentials: Establishing Strong Public Relations

This month I am starting a series that slightly deviates from content marketing, I wanted to explore some of the basic essentials each entrepreneur needs to strengthen if they want a successful and strong business. Today's special guest is Kimberly Hodges of Provision PR & Events. Kimberly is the head “creative and chief” of Provision Pr & Events (ProvPrE), a company that provides public outreach, strategic marketing, and event production services to government and non-profit organizations.

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Business Essentials: Managing your Finances with Karen Castle

Business Essentials: Managing your Finances with Karen Castle

This month I am starting a series that slightly deviates from content marketing, I wanted to explore some of the basic essentials each entrepreneur needs to strengthen if they want a successful and strong business. Today we kick off the series by speaking with Karen Castle of Castle Business Accounting here in Montgomery County Maryland. Karen is a Certified Public Accountant with over 20 years of experience helping small businesses with their day-to-day financial management.

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A complete Guild to How Curated Content Can Help You Create Amazing Content

A complete Guild to How Curated Content Can Help You Create Amazing Content

For the past month, we have been exploring different ways to find inspiration for generating content for your brand. We understand as business owners and entrepreneurs, it is hard to be on top of your game 24/7. There will be moments when creativity just isn't flowing but you really want to get a fresh piece of content out for your followers. Today we explore how we can use curated content for inspiration and content filler.

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Special Announcement: Content Marketing Strategy Workshop

Special Announcement: Content Marketing Strategy Workshop

Lately, I have spoken to several groups about how to avoid marketing burnout by planning your content ahead of time and not drowning in the sea of never-ending marketing needs. Each time I shared this topic, I received great feedback and appreciation. So much so that I realized that everyone could really benefit from me diving deeper into this topic and sharing more.

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The Complete Guide to Listening to Your Clients' Questions for Content Creation

The Complete Guide to Listening to Your Clients' Questions for Content Creation

There are times when our creative juices are just flowing and we can create loads of content for our business in just a few hours. However, there are times when we simply can't figure out what to talk about. This series is to help give you ways to find content when you are stuck and need an extra push. Today we are looking at how we can use the questions and comments our customers and leads ask us regarding our product or service.

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The Complete Guide to Using User-Generated Content in Your Content Strategy to Save Time and Find Quality Content

The Complete Guide to Using User-Generated Content in Your Content Strategy to Save Time and Find Quality Content

We could all use a boost of inspiration along the way. Especially when we have been swamped with the day-to-day responsibilities of running a business. That is why I created this series of different ways we can find inspiration and creative content ideas for our brands. Today we take a look at how we can use User-Generated content in our content marketing strategy.

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A Complete Guide to Using Google Search to Find Inspiration for Your Content Creation

A Complete Guide to Using Google Search to Find Inspiration for Your Content Creation

Are you struggling to find inspiration for new content? Want to learn some easy and free ways to find out what your audience is interested in and suggestions for content topics and formats. Then keep reading.

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3 Yoga Exercises to Help Strengthen Your Mental Health

3 Yoga Exercises to Help Strengthen Your Mental Health

Before we wrap up mental health awareness month, I want to leave you with three yoga exercises you can practice anytime anywhere to help strengthen your mental health and ease your stress. 

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The Comparison Game And Mental Health - Stop Comparing Yourself To Others

The Comparison Game And Mental Health - Stop Comparing Yourself To Others

We are all guilty of playing the comparison game to some degree. Heck, as a marketer, I am always encouraging my clients to know who their competition is, monitor them, and learn from them. So it is no wonder that sometimes, comparing our company's growth, success, and achievements against other more experienced companies leads to complicated mental health issues. Today, let's look at what we can do to correct and overcome this.

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How Being an Entrepreneur or a Marketer Can Affect Your Mental Health

How Being an Entrepreneur or a Marketer Can Affect Your Mental Health

I can speak from first-hand experience. Burnout is a state of being no one ever should have to experience. And statically speaking, I am not alone. Many of us have experienced some degree of burnout since COVID has taken over our daily lives. For entrepreneurs and small business owners, the struggles can seem magnified. Today we chat with Chou Hallegra on ways to recognize and avoid burnout and take care of our mental health.

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How Being an Entrepreneur or a Marketer Can Affect Your Mental Health

How Being an Entrepreneur or a Marketer Can Affect Your Mental Health

When you become a small business owner, you take on a lot of responsibility. This includes developing a brand reputation and the way others see you and think about you. So you take a lot of care of what you post on social media for your business. Today I want to make sure that as an entrepreneur, you are taking care of yourself while you take care of your business.

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The Ugly Reality of Social Media - How it Affects Mental Health

The Ugly Reality of Social Media - How it Affects Mental Health

“You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to relax and have faith that things will work out. Let go a little and just let life happen.” — This amazing quote by Kody Keplinger is just one of many that have inspired me over time to relax and stop trying to control everything around me. The more stuff I had on my plate, the more crowded and out of balance I get. And this includes how I use social media. How is your social media consumption affecting your mental health?

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Local Paid Advertisement Strategy for Small Businesses

Local Paid Advertisement Strategy for Small Businesses

So you are considering investing in a paid advertisement for your business but don't know where to start. You want to make sure you target the right people, in the right areas to make the most of your investment. So how do we do this? Keep reading to find out how.

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Marketing Plans & Local SEO with Amber Chaney

Marketing Plans & Local SEO with Amber Chaney

This month I launched a small series on the value and importance of Local SEO and how small businesses can improve their chances of getting found on Google. We are now on week three, and I have brought on a special guest to add their expertise to the conversation.

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How to Build a Strong and Generous Local Image for your Brand

How to Build a Strong and Generous Local Image for your Brand

If I told you that you can do some things today, completely offline, to improve your Local SEO would you believe me? Well, get ready because that is exactly what I am here to discuss with you.

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Local SEO: What Small Business Owners Should Know in 2022

Local SEO: What Small Business Owners Should Know in 2022

Depending on who you ask, Local SEO can be a tricky subject. The good news is that it's not as difficult to do as you might think. Let me break it down for you and show you how to get started with your strategy.

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How LinkedIn Can Improve Your Networking Strategy in 2022

How LinkedIn Can Improve Your Networking Strategy in 2022

So you decided to start putting yourself out there and start networking your brand. You are scheduled to attend some in-person events and you even have some virtual events on your calendar. But you aren't sure if you are prepared for the full experience. Maybe you haven't created a follow-up system to keep in touch with the people you meet. Then let's take a look at the social platform Linkedin and see how you can use the platform to improve your follow-up.


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