Small Business with Steve Strauss

This episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast, Steve recounts his recent visit too Microsoft Headquarters! He is also joined by Alex Bradley, who lets you know about everything new with Office 365.

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Starting from humble beginnings (at one point he only had $20 in his pocket!) Michael Slavin is a true success story. Michael's new book is called One Million In The Bank and who wouldn't want to be able to say that!

 
His book provides you practical advice on how to begin a successful business. In Steve's interview, Michael lets you know how to find resources, ideas and business plans that are already existing. How does it all work? You'll have to listen to find out!
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Steve interviews an expert in the field of publicity, Rebecca Hasulek. Rebecca is the author of DIY PR: Public Relations and Content Hacks for the Lean Start-up. Her expertise is particularly suited for small business owners, because of her background in entrepreneurship. In the interview she covers such things as the best way to start, how to make an impact and become a "thought leader", how to get your information to the right people, among a lot of other very valuable information.

Don't forget, you can submit your question for an "Ask An Expert Live" segment by sending an email to theselfemployed@yahoo.com.

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Direct download: Ep.129_FreePublicity.mp3
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Norman Winarsky joins Steve Strauss to talk about the invention of Siri and his new book IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD: A Guide to Creating, Building, and Sustaining Breakthrough Ventures. Plus, Steve's tale from his recent visit to China!

Direct download: Ep.128_Siri.mp3
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SEO

Keywords, backlinks, SEM, rankings...there are a lot of terms when it comes to Search Engine Optimization, or SEO. It can seem overwhelming, but in this episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland, we make it a lot simpler!  Plus a fantastic interview with Josh Sommer of TheSMT.com 

Direct download: Ep.127_SEO.mp3
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This week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast is all about Women in Entrepreneurship.  There are many incredible contributions and examples of inspiring leadership.

We start off with a fantastic series of facts from Steve's analysis for Web.com.  He teamed up with the National Association of Women Business Owners and the results are fascinating.  

Finally, Steve interviews Dr. Stacia Pierce who is the Founder and CEO of LifeCoach2Women.com.  She is a bona fide Television star, having appeared on The Steve Harvey Show, UPN, ABC, FOX, CW and NBC among others.  Her articles can also be seen in such places as Entrepreneur Magazine, Ebony Magazine, The Huffington Post and Glamour Magazine.  Stacia has an abundance of information, that every business owner can learn from!
 
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Direct download: Ep.127_WomenInEntrepreneurship.mp3
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In this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast Steve tackles Small Biz Technology.  There are so many great ways to enhance and adapt your business to the modern digital world.  However, there are also so many options, apps, software, programs, social media platforms out there, it's hard to figure out what YOU should be doing for YOUR business!  This show will help you solve that and find success.

In Ask An Expert Live, Maria asks how you filter through all of the apps available for business.  That's a great question!  The advice given will help guide you through a simple way to figure this out.   There are a number of trusted aggregation sites out there, that can help you along the way.  It doesn't stop there and Steve will let you know what to do next.

Then we have our interview with a Ramon is a celebrated author and technology evangelist, Ramon Ray.   Among his many accomplishments, he is the publisher of SmallBizTechnology.com, a small business evangelist for Infusionsoft and the founder and publisher of Smart Hustle Magazine.  Ramon will tell you all about some of the technology you NEED to be using for your business and how to take yours to the next level!
 
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Direct download: Ep.126_SmallBizTechnology.mp3
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How to fight that late summer proscrination bug!  Plus, we have the 2nd annual Small Biz Quiz, all on this episode, powered by Greatland!

Direct download: Ep.125_TheSmallBizQuiz.mp3
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In this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast Steve interviews Brian Clark, CEO and Founder of Copyblogger.com.  Brian is one of the small business world's foremost experts in content marketing and social media.  

By now we all know that we need to provide good content to attract potential customers to our websites.  But the problem is, how do we do that?  What is the right perspective to take?  What kind of content would work well with your product?  Brian goes through all of it with us this week!

Plus, Steve goes over some details on creating great content for your site!  This episode is a fantastic guide on how to maximize the potential of your site and in turn, your online sales.

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Direct download: Ep.124_ContentMarketingwithBrianClark.mp3
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In this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast Steve speaks with Laurel Delaney of Globetrade.com.  Laurel is one of the foremost experts on getting in to exporting.  She is a successful entrepreneur, speaker, educator, blogger, columnist and author of  Exporting: The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably.  If you have dreams of sending your products overseas and capitalizing on the international market, this is the show for you!

Plus, we have a brand new Ask An Expert (almost) Live!  Steve takes a question from Maggie.  She wants to know how to get her small business into exporting.  It's important to define exactly what exporting is and how to get your business into it the right way.

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Direct download: Ep.123_Exporting.mp3
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In this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast speaks with Jim Beach, founder of School for Startups and Host of School for Startups Radio to discuss starting and growing a business.  Jim is an absolute expert in this and you won't believe the bet he won in college!

Plus, we have the story of the founder of one of the most successful health products ever invented, Burt's Bees.  Burt Shavitz unfortunately recently passed away recently, but the story of his life is incredible.  He was the quintessential entrepreneur, from working in the service, to producing amazing products from his bees wax.  Burt's eccentric life is an inspiration for us all!

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Direct download: Ep.122___SchoolforStartups.mp3
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In this episode Steve interviews the KING of VIRAL CONTENT, Emerson Spartz!  Emerson's websites receive more than 45 million monthly users.  He is the creator of OMG Facts and Dose.com and his unique story is a must listen.  His advice and techniques will prove invaluable to your business.

Direct download: Ep122_HowToGoViral.mp3
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This Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast the topic is how to become your own boss.  Isn't that the ultimate dream?  Steve is joined by Barbara Winter, author of Making A Living Without A Job.  This book not only influenced and helped guide Steve's career, but thousands of others!  She has some amazing tips that will help you reach your goal of becoming your own boss.

Direct download: Ep121_Howtobecomeyourownboss.mp3
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In this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast Steve discusses how to create a great brand for you business. Plus an interview with Lida Citroen, an international branding expert from Lida360.com

Direct download: Ep120_CreatingAGreatBrand.mp3
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In this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast Steve discusses using technology to grow your business. Plus an interview with Sabrina Parsons of Palo Alto Software.

Direct download: Ep119_UsingTechnologyInYourBusiness.mp3
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In this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast Steve discusses how to start a successful business.  Once you make that great decision to go forward with your dream or idea, there are some key factors to making sure you succeed.

Steve gives us the background of what inspired him to make the switch to being an Entrepreneur.  Let's just say the best thing that may have happened to him career-wise, was the day he was fired!

Then Stone Melet, startup guru and founder of Best Of, LLC, joins the show to discuss his business success.  Stone has started may companies and knows what it takes to also continue to adapt your business, to achieve the maximum success and profitability.  Truly inspiring!

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Everyone would like to have a successful business, right from the start! Steve lets you know how by interviewing Stone Melet, startup guru and founder of Best Of, LLC.

Direct download: Ep117_Howtostartasuccessfulbusiness.mp3
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Steve speaks with the CEO of SCOREKen Yancey.  SCORE is one of the best friends that small businesses have.  SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship.  The best part....it's free!  Ken reveals how SCORE can help you.

Direct download: Ep116_FreeResourcesForYourBusiness.mp3
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This week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast is all about making Crowdfunding easy.  We've all heard stories of the amazing success that some people and businesses have found through crowdfunding.  Whether it's Kickstarter, GoFundMe or one of any number of sites that now exist, it can be incredible way to get your business off of the ground.   

In Ask An Expert Live, Steve answers an email from JJ regarding his Crowdfunding campaign.  Is it as simple as posting a video and then you are instantly inundated with vast funds?!?  Well, not exactly.  There are some specifics too it and Steve lets you know the best way to go about.

Finally, Steve gives you 7 amazing tips from Forbes Magazine about how to make your campaign successful.  Much like any business plan, your campaign should be well though out, to have the best chance.  With these tips, you'll know what to do, to make sure your product gets noticed!

Sidenote: Simon Poswolsky was on a previous episode of Small Business and was listed by The Fiscal Times as a Top 9 Crowdfunding Success Story!  Hear his interview here: http://theselfemployed.com/featured/podcast-millennial-desperation

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Direct download: Ep115-CrowdfundingMadeEasy.mp3
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This week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast is all about selling your business.  Steve speaks with Tom Hopkins, the world reknowned "Builder of Sales Champions".  Tom knows how to teach you to sell your product.  Tom is also an author of many books, including How To Master The Art Of Selling.  

Direct download: Ep114-BeYourOwnSalesperson.mp3
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This episode of of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland is all about creating great content.  Steve talks with Brian Clark, the CEO and Founder of Copyblogger and host of Rainmaker.fm about his successful internet campaigns, content marketing, social media, blogging and more. 

Direct download: Ep113-CreatingGreatContent.mp3
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Steve interviews Seth Godin about his new book The Icarus Deception and how being restless and human will help small business and entrepreneurs make a difference.

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On this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast, we learn about digital marketing.  There are so many important ways to be marketing your business in the new year!  Also, Steve interviews Alex Rodriguez, author of Digital Bacon.

Direct download: Ep112-DigitalMarketing.mp3
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On this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast, we learn about bootstrapping your company on a budget.  Get your company started while still holding down a full time job!  Also, Steve interviews author Sramana Mitra about her book, Bootstratpping on a Paycheck!

Direct download: Ep111-BootstrappingOnABudget.mp3
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