Attending a conference is a great opportunity to learn from experts in your field and meet new colleagues all over the country (or even all over the world) who can be a great asset for business advice and guidance. But attending your first conference ever can be a really intimidating experience, especially if you’re all by yourself.
If you’ve never attended a conference before, it can be overwhelming to know exactly what the expectations are like what to wear, how to network, and what to bring with you so that you’re prepared to make these business connections.
Here are three things to bring with you to a conference to help you prepare.
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When you’re designing a website for your company, there are about a hundred different things to consider. You have to think about what kinds of pages you want to have, what language you’re going to use to describe your products or services, what font you’re going to use, what photos you’re going to feature, and many more items to choose.
In addition to all the details your customers are going to see, you’ll also need to think about what kind of back-end platform you want to use when building your website.
Two of the most popular web platforms for companies today are WordPress and Squarespace. While they are pretty similar—they both have the tools to help you create professional, functional websites—they each have a few pros and cons for you to consider.
Let’s go over some of the differences in order to help you determine which will be the best fit for your business.
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How many times have you told yourself that you were really going to get organized this week? Organization is tough, and it requires constant maintenance. Whether your physical desk is cluttered or your online work calendar always seems to be a mess, it seems like there’s always one area of our lives that could use a bit of reorganization.
Luckily, there are many online tools and apps you can use to get organized at work. Let’s take a look at some of our favorite tools that you should implement in your work life as well as your personal life.
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Business cards may be old fashioned, but they are one of the most tried and true ways to make connections with business contacts and potential new clients at a networking event, when you’re out to lunch, or when a family member wants to get the word out about your business to their friends.
But for a business card to be effective, it has to have a few key elements in them so that the person you hand it to knows how to contact you and can remember what it is that you do. (This is especially helpful when you’re at a networking event when lots of business cards are exchanged.)
If you haven’t created your first business card or if you’re thinking about redesigning an existing one, here are a few things to know before you send it off to the printer.
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It’s tough running an online business, and even tougher when you have employees that aren’t engaged in their work. However, there are tech tools you can use to help generate employee engagement and build knowledge assets that will be useful for years to come.
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Trust gives the modern consumer a level of confidence when making purchases. But how can you build and maintain a sense of confidence and brand loyalty amongst your consumers and prospects? These days, many companies have found that answering consumers’ burning questions and providing unique, evergreen content is the bridge to building trust.
With that in mind, here are a handful of ways you can build that bridge with your own company.
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