2012

Does your logo need refreshing? Recently, the Director of Operations of Action Tech contacted me from a search on the Internet for "Graphic designer, Midlothian, VA". With a high ranking for those keywords, Graphic designer, Midlothian, VA on Google, after reviewing my website (SamuelLittleGraphicDesign.com) and contacting me, he determined that I was a fit for them to redevelop their logo, business cards, shirts and soon to be website. Action Tech has been established for over 29 years. They had outgrown their logo and need a new look. Anytime I look at...

Short and brief: This is a scam. If you receive an invoice from DNS Services (unless you have services with them). Disregard. Download what the invoice may look like. BBB Report http://www.bbb.org/oregon/business-reviews/internet-services/d-n-s-services-in-vancouver-wa-22720940

Issue Briefing: Small Business Access to Capital Nationwide Trends and Best Practices to Improve Your Creditworthiness  On July 19 at 1:00 p.m. EST, NSBA (National Small Business Administration) will hold an issue briefing teleconference for members to discuss access to capital and best practices in small-business finance. This teleconference will provide members with insight on various lending options and sources, the latest national trends on small-business financing, and how to avoid the most common mistakes small-business owners make when it comes to their finances. During the call, members will hear...

Why is blogging so important to your business? By providing valuable information to share with your clients and the public it allows you to be the expert in your field. Thus giving credibility to your services which result in sales. Blogging also helps with your search engine optimization by having fresh content on your site and other places, giving you higher search rankings and building your keyword regiment. People love (current) helpful information and search engines eat up fresh content. With our plans not only will you blog but your...

I recently attended 2 events (Coffee Talk with the Chesterfield County Chamber of Commerce and The Powhatan Chamber of Commerce luncheon) having Dave Saunders of Madison and Main to speak on social media. Samuel Little Graphic Design has recently positioned itself to handle the services and principles that Dave is talking about. I will explain them after each point that Dave makes. Remember: You are not going to be able to take the easy way to market yourself online. You're just spinning your wheels and spending money with no return....

A job search is not what it used to be or is it? I find too often that when others are finding a job they are using only the Internet. Using the Internet is all fine but you've got to get out there and do the ground work first then use the Internet as a tool not as the only way to go. Fundamentals from the ole days still work. Here's a few tips on how to find a job: Ammo: -Get your resume together that is presentable in a...

How to deliver your blog. 1) Keep your postings/blogs short. I recently wrote a blog and it got too long...I was rambling on and wanted to tell the world everything had to say. When I finished...I broke the blog into two blogs then cleaned up the beginnings and endings. Then I added a link from one to the other so people can read the related article. And lastly, I scheduled them to publish 2 weeks a part. The information is not timely, just informative. Readers don't have a lot of...

Make good decisions on what types of marketing avenues you should take. Don't be spontaneous. Think it through. If it looks like too much work to figure out if this is a good marketing opportunity and all of the things that should come along with it then, maybe it's not a good marketing opportunity for you. You should have a process in place to handle these types of decisions. To ask the questions, to have the other leveraging marketing opportunities in place, if it fits the criteria and then to be...