{"id":10627,"date":"2017-12-08T09:09:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T08:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/?p=10627"},"modified":"2017-12-08T01:25:43","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T00:25:43","slug":"small-business-freelancing-roundup-week-08-12-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/small-business-freelancing-roundup-week-08-12-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business and Freelancing Roundup: Week of 08\/12\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is getting closer as all those Christmas markets are being set up around the globe. Let&#8217;s see how small businesses and freelancers are getting ready for the busiest season of the year.<\/p>\n<h2>Small Business<\/h2>\n<p>1. Small businesses need websites, period. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/justin-kulla\/5-simple-website-fundamentals-many-small-businesses-overlook.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are the 5 basic things<\/a> that they tend to forget when going online.<\/p>\n<p>2. Event marketing could be a great idea to speak up about your business.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/top-30-business-marketing-conferences-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Here are the 30 top business and marketing conferences that are happening around the world&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}\">Here are the 30 top business and marketing conferences that are happening around the world.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Excited to announce that now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/invoiceberry-launches-zapier-integration-connect-invoiceberry-750-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you can connect your InvoiceBerry account with almost 1,000\u00a0<\/a><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Connect your InvoiceBerry with over 750 other software applications to help you streamline your workflow with Zapier&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}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invoiceberry.com\/blog\/invoiceberry-launches-zapier-integration-connect-invoiceberry-750-apps\/\">other software applications via Zapier <\/a>to help you streamline your workflow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>4. Facebook Watch is going to be the next big thing, and $1 bn investments will definitely help. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedrum.com\/news\/2017\/12\/07\/how-brands-and-marketers-can-leverage-facebook-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">But how the marketers can leverage it?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Bitcoin has reached $15k, and according to some researches, it will reach $100,000 mark very soon. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2017\/dec\/07\/rbs-sir-howard-davies-bitcoin-dantes-inferno-digital-currency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read how the virtual currency is linked to Dante&#8217;s Inferno here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Freelancing &amp; Entrepreneurship<\/h2>\n<p>1. Are you afraid to run out of content during Christmas holidays? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/305654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are more than 70 places to get if from.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. 2017 has been great, and a lot of apps helped in some way to grow businesses. <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2017\/12\/07\/apple-most-popular-iphone-apps-2017\/#lHS5dHekemqK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the most downloaded apps here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Ever wondered what advertising and\/or marketing will look like in 10 years from now? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedrum.com\/opinion\/2017\/12\/07\/advertising-not-marketing-here-s-what-it-will-look-10-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read some of the thoughts here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Social media has been one of the biggest trends over the past few years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/tom-popomaronis\/5-social-media-trends-brands-absolutely-need-to-monitor-in-2018-and-3-serious-challenges.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here are the major trends that you need to monitor next year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Influencer marketing might be the one thing that your small business needs to go viral. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prdaily.com\/Main\/Articles\/23670.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read about the 10 major trends that you need to watch next year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>That&#8217;s it for today! Tune in next Friday for more scoop!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is getting closer as all those Christmas markets are being set up around the globe. Let&#8217;s see how small businesses and freelancers are getting ready for the busiest season of the year. Small Business 1. Small businesses need websites, period. 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