Finding Customers

Marketing

6 Ways to Get a Fanatical Customer Base

Passionate customers are the most critical component of building a brand, but you won't gain followers by sitting on your hands.

Marketing

4 Keys to Building a Self-Sustaining User Base Without a Marketing Budget

A startup's co-founders were able to recruit thousands of users with these tactics.

Social Media

How We Doubled Our Instagram Followers in Less Than 8 Hours

The uptick was due to three easy steps that won't cost you much at all.

Business News

4 Steps to Attracting and Building Better Customers

When you're operating on a budget, you can't fulfill every whim, so part of the responsibility -- and surely thrill -- of owning a business is learning to set and then meet your clients' expectations.

Growing a Business

13 Tricks for Landing Your First Thousand Customers

Getting the first 1,000 customers will not guarantee your success, but it will you give you a chance to get some real-world feedback -- and maybe even pay some bills at the same time.

Starting a Business

5 Helpful Pre-Launch Resources for Online Startups

Generating buzz for your company in the beginning is a make-or-break task.

Starting a Business

7 Ways to Ensure Success and Profitability When Starting a Business

Today's successful entrepreneurs start their businesses backwards.

Growing a Business

4 Ways to Extend Customer Service Beyond Your 1-800-Number

To fine-tune your customer service, cultivate loyalty with a relationship-building approach that transcends single interactions.

Business News

How to Acquire Customers Without a Marketing Budget (Infographic)

The old adage 'you have to spend money to make money' doesn't always apply to marketing.

Growing a Business

5 Ways to Put Your Customers First

The sooner you can prioritize your customer's point of view and create products and experiences that reflect their needs, the more successful everyone will be.

Thought Leaders

What It Takes to Be a Small-Business Owner (Infographic)

Despite facing many challenges, the majority of small-business owners say that, if given the opportunity, they would start up all over again.

Thought Leaders

The Secret to Winning Customers and Growing Your Business

All of your business strategy should come down winning and keeping customers.

Growing a Business

How Customer Service Reps Should Answer The 3 Most Common Questions

In spite of the popularity of online shopping, most people still prefer talking to a live customer representative when they have questions or complaints.

Fundraising

6 Tips for Finding the Right Prospects and Getting in Front of Them

Seeking introductions has evolved to be leaner, but people's attention is ever more scarce.

Growing a Business

Build Your Brand With These 5 Sources of Face-to-Face Interaction

Getting to know people isn't as easy as it used to be. But without the customer connection, there is no business.