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PayPal Credit Card Processing: How to Accept Card Payments With PayPal
By Adam Uzialko | August 20, 2020

Accepting debit and credit card payments is easy with PayPal. Here's how to do it.

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A Guide to Creating a Customer Journey Map for Your Brand
By Adam Uzialko | August 17, 2020

Building a customer journey compels you to understand how your customers engage with your brand and their experience toward making a purchase.

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Survey Says: The Importance of Survey Data in Marketing
By Max Freedman | August 05, 2020

Survey data can help you better understand who uses your products and services, and why. Using this data to inform your marketing can make your budget go much further. Here's how to do it.

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Aim and Fire! How to Identify Your Target Audience
By Usman Raza | June 26, 2020

You can't effectively market your products until you know who is likely to need them. Take these steps to pinpoint your ideal clients.

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How to Set a Price for Your Service
By business.com editorial staff | June 26, 2020

Are you properly valuing the services you provide?

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How Projection Mapping Is Changing the Ad World
By business.com editorial staff | June 12, 2020

Projection mapping is transforming buildings into works of art.

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Is Wholesale Over? The Death of the Middleman
By business.com editorial staff | June 10, 2020

Companies like Warby Parker are changing the game.

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3 Powerful Tips for Successful Account Management
By business.com editorial staff | June 04, 2020

When you open an account, you begin the process of building the account. Here are some useful tips for managing the process.

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Use Role-Playing to Engage Your Sales Force
By business.com editorial staff | May 20, 2020

Sales skills can be taught, and role-playing is a great way to improve them. Here are five tips to incorporate role-playing into your sales training.

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That Was Easy: How to Make Payment Effortless for Clients
By business.com editorial staff | May 08, 2020

The ideal payment processes are rooted in the preferences of your customer – not those of your staff, or even your ideal business model.

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8 Ways to Use Social Media to Grow Your Sales
By business.com editorial staff | May 06, 2020

If you sell products online, you can't afford to ignore social media as a marketing tool.

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Born to Sell: What Makes A Successful Sales Personality?
By business.com editorial staff | April 29, 2020

How do you rank above your competition if you have the same education, willingness, and resources provided to you as every other sales representative applicant?

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Sell for Tomorrow
By Dr. Cindy McGovern | April 27, 2020

Sales may be few and far between today, but smart business owners can spend their downtime laying the foundation for "sales for tomorrow."

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How to Sell on Instagram: Emerging Trends and Platforms
By business.com editorial staff | April 22, 2020

Master the skill of social selling with these emerging Instagram trends and tools for business owners.

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7 Simple Digital Marketing Tips That Work
By business.com editorial staff | April 22, 2020

Reinvigorate your marketing plan by implementing these strategies.

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5 Reasons Why Emotional Intelligence Matters in Sales
By business.com editorial staff | April 15, 2020

Emotional intelligence is a valuable skill in any career but even more so in sales.

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Entrepreneurs, Take Note: 7 Trends in Online Purchasing Habits
By business.com editorial staff | April 14, 2020

Whatever product or service you sell, stay on top of consumers' shopping behaviors.

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Super Sales Strategies: Quick Tips for Upselling and Cross-Selling
By business.com editorial staff | April 09, 2020

Improve your site revenue by upselling and cross-selling like a pro. Here are quick and easy tips to help you boost your sales.

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How to Boost Sales with Cross Selling and Cross Promotion
By business.com editorial staff | March 19, 2020

Expand your marketing reach by exploring how to promote jointly with non-competing businesses

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Why Everything as a Service Is a Game Changer for Small Businesses
By Erik Day | January 29, 2020

In today's customer-centric world, businesses need to provide sharing economy-like experiences while maintaining low overhead.

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6 Tips for Bootstrapping Your E-Commerce Business to 7 Figures in Sales
By Lucas DiPietrantonio | January 21, 2020

Even with a microscopic budget, you can still achieve tremendous profits.

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How to Choose an Attorney Answering Service
By Adam Uzialko | December 19, 2019

Here's what to look for when choosing an answering service for a legal practice.