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Why I choose moo.com for my creative business materials

It wasn’t until I received my first set of business cards and my name tag that I felt official in my new position.

You can say I had acclimated to my desk amicably. My coworkers were great and my boss was helpful as well as reassuring. I was on the payroll. There’s nothing to say that I wasn’t official in my new position.

But having those small, little tokens that helped you be visually a part of the company you’re connected to, helped me associate with the company.

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How I've reached 500+ monthly visitors to my blog and how to increase your blog traffic

If you’ve started a money-making blog, you might be frustrated when you start trying to increase your blog’s traffic.

Recently, I hit a big milestone for my money-making blog: I reached over 500 monthly visitors.

Since I know it can be difficult for a new blogger to acquire traffic, I’m offering 5 tips on how I was able to increase my blog traffic from 0 to 500 visitors a month.

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CREATE: How to make a clear and cohesive digital presence for your small business

I’ve always been encouraged by professors to have a digital presence. When I was attending and starting my classes at the University of Missouri, I was constantly told about the importance of having a presence on various social media and web platforms. It wasn’t enough to have experience. My experience needed to be broadcasted and promoted well for my peers and supervisors to take notice.

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CREATE: How to move your ideal client through the marketing strategy customer ladder

I found out more about the Marketing Strategy Customer ladder while reading and completing CREATE An Intensive Biz Playbook & Planner: Scale Your Online Business, Create Explosive Growth and Build a Brand You Crave’s section on marketing strategy.

As a business owner, you will have to determine how you will reach out and market your company to each level of these customers.

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7 Tips for small business start-up goals for the new year in 2020

With the new year approaching, it’s a perfect time to find tips that work for reaching your small business start-up goals. As a new business owner, you can set your focus on as many goals as you want for 2020 and new goals each year after.

Not only is the new year great to set-up new small business goals, but it’s also a great time to reassess your business start-up’s goals.

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(Work)Book Review: CREATE

Over the last few weeks of the year, I've been reading and working through much of Meera Kothand's CREATE. It's been much easier to determine who my target audience is, my marketing strategies towards my target audience, and goals that I'm hoping to achieve for and through my business start-up.

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