​I love reading marketing blogs and anything about how to keep my toddler from throwing tantrums. When I find a good post, I like to share, but instead of linking to it in hopes you think I am so smart for finding it – I thought I would help you out with a quick review of the best points.  Check it out. 

No, not those 3 words, these 3 words I call: Power Words. 
What are power words you ask? Power words are carefully chosen adjectives or verbs that can really help your writing stand out, get attention, and most importantly help your readers visualize what you are trying to say.

​When creating a piece of writing for your email, website or your blog, you may get excited about sharing everything you know about the topic. This can lead to the dreaded long boring copy that people barely scan much less read.

"According to HubSpot, over 50% of respondents say they read most of their emails and 80% of people are reading their email on mobile devices."

​I think toddlers are one of the most destructive little people you can find, I cannot believe the amount of crazy mess my little girl can make within a span of minutes. It blows my mind but I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Writing a headline for your blog can either be a fun experience or a chore and you may be tempted to leave it to the end after you've written your amazing piece. DON"T DO THAT.

If you are anything like me the term SEO gives you a massive headache, there are so many ways to analyze and optimize your site to better reach customers that it can leave you spinning.

Now, I do not claim to be an SEO expert oh that’s Search Engine Optimization, but I do however, understand the importance and relevance of it for your business. What I do - is give people honest simple advice for their small business. 

So here are 3 simple tasks you as a small business owner can do today to optimize your website and social media pages to ensure people can find you. 

For inspiration on how other small business owners took their business to the next level, here are two articles featuring two entrepreneurs who saw the potential in their ideas and went for it. 

1. The Entrepreneur Who Saw a Fork In the Road and Remade It 
2. One Little Ice Cream Cart That’s About to Have Big Growth

For Women Entrepreneurs, here are few articles to help us in life, money and business.
     3.   11 Grants for Women-Owned Businesses You Need to Know About
     4.   Does Putting Women in Charge Strengthen Your Business?
     5.   How to Separate Work from Personal Life as a Small Business Owner

In Social Media and Content Marketing news, use these productivity tools to get the job done, keep updated on any topic with 10 minute podcasts and summer won’t be summer without some reading by the pool.

     6.   5 Twitter Tools to Boost Your Productivity
     7.  Get valuable social media tips from the Social Media Examiner Podcast you can listen to in 10 minutes
     8.   Recharge Your Content Marketing: 5 Things to Do Today
     9.   Social Media books for your summer reading

Keep mind, body and soul on track with these tips to help you throughout the day.

     10.  10 Natural Ways To Keep Sitting All Day From Ruining Your Back

If you enjoy reading like I do, please send me some of your favorite articles. I would love to learn more. Thanks.

In an effort to develop my blog to deliver quality marketing strategies for small business owners, I read a variety of blogs and articles from other experts on various topics. Upon reading many, many articles, I’ve hand selected 10 well written pieces with worthwhile information I know will be worth your time. Here is my short list, hope they inspire and inform you to get the job done.