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Dirty Little Secrets About Using (or Not) Pop-Up Ads
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What If Your Customers Don’t Answer the Door?

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Started Jul 25, 2011

5 Ways To Get Other People To Send You Free Website Traffic

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Started Jul 18, 2011

Small Business Owners: Is Your Marketing Losing Its Mojo?

On Wednesday, July 06, 2011 President Obama held the first ever …Continue

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Dirty Little Secrets About Using (or Not) Pop-Up Ads

Your biggest assets, whether you are running a home-based business or small business online or offline, is your list. Ask any information marketing guru and he will tell you the most important thing you can do for your business is build a list of prospective customers.Think about the last time you made a purchase online, then started receiving the company’s catalogs in the (snail) mail. This business obviously understands the value of building a list and knows it’s easier to increase sales by…See More

Aug 1, 2011

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What If Your Customers Don’t Answer the Door?

While working in my home office the other day there was a knock at my door. Since I was not expecting anyone I immediately looked out the window before answering.To my surprise it was a door-to-door salesman. How did I know …the corporate branded shirt, the badge, the clipboard and I could see a big sign with the logo of his product from the window in his hand.Uh oh, I’m working the last thing I want to hear is a sales pitch. So I don’t answer the door.I was shocked. I didn’t think anyone…See More

Jul 25, 2011

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5 Ways To Get Other People To Send You Free Website Traffic

It usually starts with this question: “Tonya, how do I get more traffic to visit my website without paying a ton of money for it?” Well, let me answers that question this way, here are 5 ways to get other people to send you free website traffic:1. Hold a contest – Create a contest that is not only fun and exciting to participate in but has a great prize too (I won an iPad by sending a tweet). A good idea for your contest is to have your participants use video as their entry. Part of the rules…See More

Jul 18, 2011

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Jul 11, 2011

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Jul 10, 2011

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Small Business Owners: Is Your Marketing Losing Its Mojo?

On Wednesday, July 06, 2011 President Obama held the first ever Twitter town hall meeting. Using Twitter marks a major milestone in the intersection of social media, technology, and politics. President Obama introduced a new way to reach not only his target audience but those who may…See More

Jul 10, 2011

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Free Small Business Tools: The Good, The Bad, The Difference

WARNING: When running your home-based business remember “You get what you pay for.”Yeah, that’s what they (I’m really not sure who “they” are) say. However, sometimes you get WAY more than what you pay for too.Believe it or not there are hundreds, if not thousands, of no-cost online tools available to help you run and grow your small business.How do I know? Because, I created an…See More

Jun 27, 2011

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No More Hiding – Beware of NOT Using Your Picture Online

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” right? Well its true offline and in the online world too. Many home-based and small businesses owners fail to convert prospects into leads due to the lack of trust they convey with their website and overall online presence.This is particularly true for small and home-based business owners who don’t have a “store front” location. Your online presence is what will “sell” you to prospective clients. Keep in mind people like…See More

Jun 19, 2011

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It’s Graduation Day, Is Your Home Based Business Ready?

You don’t have to be a high school senior or even a college senior to be dressed in your cap and gown. Your home based business deserves a graduation day too! I’m not talking about graduating out of your home,;I’m talking about graduating your business to the next level.How do you know if your home based business…See More

Jun 12, 2011

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Here’s a Powerful Small Business Marketing Tool You’re Not Using

Your small business does good work.No, your small business does GREAT work that gets results!How do you know? Your clients and customers tell you so.Your clients are giving you a marketing tool that boosts credibility, generates leads, and helps maximize your online exposure. This powerful gift is called a…tes·ti·mo·ni·al1. a written declaration certifying to a person’s character,…See More

Jun 6, 2011

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Don’t Let Your Small Business Get An “F”

There are quite a few four letter words (and some longer) that begin with “F”. None of them have anything to do with the one you may be thinking about. The “F” words used here are about the battle to succeed as a small business owner. In fact, some of these “F’s” you may want for your small business:FearThere is a genuine fear of being judged when you start building a big online presence. It can be a scary thing to put yourself out there for the world to see. It’s true no one wants to be…See More

May 30, 2011

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Ten Ways To Take Your Business Out The Office And Into Your Phone

With today’s technology being able to run your business away from the office just as if you were in the office is easy. This means you can access your office email, faxes, files and more–wherever you are, no laptop needed.Believe it or not there are many web services that give you the power to run your business from your…See More

May 23, 2011

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10 Things I HATE About Visiting Your Website

Small business owners don’t waste money and time building a website that emphasizes the bells and whistles. This type of website rarely generates leads or creates new sales because they frustrate and confuse visitors.If visitors find it hard to navigate your website, locate information or find it worthless they will quickly click away to your competitor’s website. So just keep it simple.Yes, it’s 2011…See More

May 16, 2011

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Make Money 24/7 Here’s How…

One simple way to increase your revenue while you sleep is to use an online shopping cart for your small business. Adding a shopping cart to your website or blog enables your customers to pay for your products or services online, anytime, anywhere 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Even if you are a home based business don’t let the fees of adding a shopping cart stop you any longer. There are many free shopping carts pre-integrated with the payment processing tool PayPal.However before you…See More

May 9, 2011

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Secrets To Growing Your Business Using Email Marketing

Every business large or small needs a list of leads or potential customers with some interest in your product or service. Large companies may attend trade shows, run ads in trade magazines or hold a big contest as ways to generate leads.What effective and affordable strategy can a home based business do to generate leads? Easy! Learn how to grow your business using email marketing.Why?It’s effective and affordable. But only if you use it the right way.Some small business owners may ask does…See More

May 2, 2011

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10 Things Every Home Based Business Owner Should Know How To Do

While running a home based business you wear multiple hats so it’s not possible to know everything. However that doesn’t mean you need an entire technical support team to assist you with a few basic tasks. Every home based business owner should know how to:1. Purchase a domain name. You came up with the perfect domain name for your business use, only to find it’s registered to your web developer and not you! Your domain name is property owned by your business. It should be registered to your…See More

Apr 25, 2011

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Do You Have a Home Based Business?: Multiple, I own a traditional business

Company or Business Name:: Rising Star Ideas, LLC

Business Overview:: Rising Star Ideas, LLC, a Columbia Maryland based company, founded by Tonya R. Taylor over 10 years ago to provide essential information technology solutions. Ms Taylor is a Business Success Coach who specializes in teaching how to leverage online tools through her seminars and workshops.

Mission:: I coach women owned businesses, solo entrepreneurs and home based business owners

About Me (We read this!):: Ms. Taylor graduated from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) with a M.S. and B.S. in Information Technology. In addition, she has a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University.

Activities:: Studied Information Technology at UMBC

Interests:: April D Ryan, HootSuite, I SUPPORT MY PRESIDENT, Ray Lewis, Michael Port, Jennifer Longmore - Soul Journeys® Empowerment and Enlightenment Coach, Kandice Ray | Business Coach Consultant Networking Leader - Work From Home, Tonya R. Taylor - Your Savvy Online Business Builder, American Express OPEN, Entrepreneurs and Professionals Network (EPNET), OnStartups, Stylemakers International, Drew & Associates, Eccentrics The Spa Sanctuary, The Home Based Business Networkand 108 and more...

Favorite Books:: Twitter Power, The 4-Hour Workweek, Conscious Business Revolution

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