{"id":10089,"date":"2017-09-01T09:09:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T07:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.invoiceberry.com\/?p=10089"},"modified":"2017-09-01T08:50:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T06:50:49","slug":"small-business-freelancing-roundup-week-010917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/small-business-freelancing-roundup-week-010917\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business and Freelancing Roundup: Week of 01\/09\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;d better get used to rains and colder days, as summer is officially over and not coming back until next year.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see what&#8217;s new in the small business and freelancing world in our first roundup of September.<\/p>\n<h2>Small Business<\/h2>\n<p>1. Is Irexit going to help Ireland to avoid Brexit damage? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/aug\/30\/ireland-consider-irexit-avoid-brexit-damage-academic-ray-kinsella\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See all pros and cons of that.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. 88% of customers buy products basing on recommendations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/use-customer-reviews-business-advantage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s how you can use\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Use customer reviews to increase your business sales&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:961,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">reviews to increase your business sales.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Insurance is always an issue for small businesses, and it seems that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/robbmandelbaum\/2017\/08\/30\/meet-the-future-of-small-business-health-insurance-self-funding\/#2d1fc4034714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-funding is one of the best possible options<\/a> to go with.<\/p>\n<p>4. Starting a business, you need to set a lot of priorities, especially what to spend your money on and when. <a href=\"https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/182770\/want-to-save-money-and-grow-richer-this-is-the-best-way-to-rank-financial-priorities-experts-say#.gOFTI8fxI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s how to do everything right.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. When hiring new people, some business owners tend to forget how their business is operating on a daily basis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/columnist\/abrams\/2017\/08\/30\/what-you-dont-know-your-small-biz-can-hurt-you\/612663001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are some valuable lessons and tips that can be learned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Freelancing &amp; Entrepreneurship<\/h2>\n<p>1. Video formats are wining content battles these days. And according to Neil Patel, you can increase your sales <a href=\"https:\/\/neilpatel.com\/blog\/increase-sales-using-youtube\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">almost 50% faster when using YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Ideas are great, but their implementation is what makes you a great entrepreneur. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/299080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read these 6 best tips <\/a>on how to get from an idea to operational business.<\/p>\n<p>3. Facebook is not the most convenient platform when it comes to statistics and measuring your performance. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/digital\/matt-fanelli-mni-targeted-media-guest-post-facebook-metrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out how to master this social network&#8217;s analytics here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Starting a new business is the hardest, but even to get there, you need to learn how to pitch your ideas to the investors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/jeff-haden\/how-to-pitch-18-steps-to-create-and-deliver-a-winn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s how to do that.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Warren Buffet is 87 this week, and he gives the best investment advice for businesses and entrepreneurs. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/warren-buffett-best-investment-advice-2017-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check it out in this article.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>That&#8217;s about it for today. Feel free to drop us a line if your have comments or questions.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;d better get used to rains and colder days, as summer is officially over and not coming back until next year. Let&#8217;s see what&#8217;s new in the small business and freelancing world in our first roundup of September. Small Business 1. Is Irexit going to help Ireland to avoid Brexit damage? 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