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Own Your Instagram Today!

There is no doubt that Instagram is one of the most popular social media channels today and the best place to monetize your influence. Having said that, one of the main reasons for low engagement is fake or inactive followers. Thus, it’s important to make sure you focus on obtaining a quality audience. Once you’ve achieved that, you can start earning money on Instagram in the following ways.

Become An Affiliate Marketer

Affiliate marketing can prove to be a solid revenue stream once you’ve got a significant following. Essentially, affiliate marketing involves partnering with a brand to generate awareness as …

Turn Your Ambition Into Achievement

As an entrepreneur, you will inevitably experience both failure and success in delivering targets and projects. Sure, while there are many variables that lead to a successful outcome, there are five indispensable and controllable variables that must be present in order to transform ambitions into achievement.

Let’s take a look at each one in greater detail.

Alignment

Establishing a clearly defined short and long-term set of objectives and having a plan to get there is critical.

Within a corporate structure, shared values are an important factor in ensuring everybody is aligned with the company’s purpose and goals. External stakeholder participation …

Yes! Achieving Success Through Effective Digital Marketing

According to research, there are currently over 28 million small businesses operating in the United States. Accordingly, these companies provide almost half of the private-sector employment. The data also revealed that small firms accounted for 64% of net new job creation between 1993 and 2011. Thus, it’s very clear that small businesses are the firepower behind American economy.

In today’s day and age, digital marketing serves as leveling force for small businesses around the globe. When executed properly, the right campaign can put even the smallest business in front of the right buyers. Now, small businesses can compete with larger …

You Can Do It! How to Crush That Interview and Get the Job

Recent college graduates are told too often to focus on optimizing their resumes and underscoring their most significant accomplishments (of which there a generally few). Sure, while a high GPA and attractive internships look good, they won’t get you an offer. The best advice for interviewees is to reverse what many people do and highlight your potential rather than your limited experience and resume.

Let’s examine the secrets for a successful interview that is guaranteed to help you obtain your dream job:

Conduct Proper Research

More often than not, employers will seek out the candidate who not only demonstrates a …

Why?

“What are you doing, daddy?”

“I”m fixing this.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s broken.”

“Why?”

“Because.”

Kids challenge everything around them, especially the actions of adults. One of the first things they learn is how to ask questions. Their natural curiosity is forever urging them to inquire about their surroundings—how things work and why they are important. That’s how they learn and grow. They want to fit in and be a part of the social norms within their family. They want to belong and to contribute.

Ironically, that role is reversed in school, where the teachers ask the questions and students are …

Champions and Money Players

 

From 1947 through 1964, the New York Yankees were the American League Champions fourteen times. They missed playing in the World Series only three times during those seventeen years, and won the Series ten times in that short time span. They were known as the “money” players—players who fought hard for a share the World Series bonus money. The bonus money was truly significant, often equaling close to the annual salary of the typical player. They could smell victory and had the killer instinct to win.

But was it the pursuit of money that really motivated these players? The …

Hall of Famers or Journeymen?

 

America has a tendency to become obsessed with superstars, lavishing them with a host of awards and huge paychecks, and ultimately enshrining them into various halls of fame. Their fetes are often beyond legendary, and the adulation they receive is truly earned. Sports figures and entertainers alike all work toward achieving this high level of distinction.

They are the crème de la crème of their peers, but they have not arrived at their station alone. Their adoring fans become impatient; as the recipients are constantly thanking the people whom they believe helped make their success possible.

What then, is …

The Dog Days of Summer

 

In baseball, they are called the dog days of summer. Those long, hot, sluggish days, where languishing in the hot sun becomes a millstone to efficient performance. Trudging through them takes energy and determination. Player trades are often made to bolster rosters, and managers are poised to be as creative as they can be.

At the end of ‘dog days’, baseball teams arrive at the proverbial fork in the road. One path leads to victory and the playoffs, where money is on the line, and aches and pains no longer keep key players out of the lineup. Their energy …

Bad Things Happen To Good People

 

Bad things happen to good people. Life is full of adversities; we’ve all experienced some personal crisis in our lives. Maybe it was an illness, an untimely death of a family member, a debilitating accident, a financial loss that wiped out all personal assets, or a bad error in judgment that created unthinkable liability. Tragedy strikes individuals, families, communities, and even countries, as evidenced by the 9/11 terrorists attack.  And when they do, lives are changed forever.

Businesses also experience disasters, and the resulting setbacks can be a major blow to the company.  Doomsday can be knocking at their …

Tax Consequences of Selling a Business

 

There are pros and cons associated with the sale of every business. Selling a company has its obvious financial benefits. However, it’s important to keep in mind that your profits will have to be shared with the government. How much of your profits you keep and how the sale is structured is determined by your business entity. An exit strategy should be in order for this process. The experts at Corporate Business Solutions can assist you with the preparation of a solid exit strategy.

There are three different ways that a business is set up – as a partnership/limited …