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This is a guest post by Sachin of Webprofits.com.au. He discusses how freelancers and sole traders can, if they want to, make themselves appear to be a larger entity than they actually are in order to attract more business.

Why Make Yourself Look Bigger Than You Are?
Making yourself appear bigger than you are, actually means making yourself appear professional and trustworthy. Before you start pushing your website with online marketing and other SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) techniques, you will need to set up communication channels for your clients. Image is everything, and here we look at how to cover all the angles.

With more transactions between businesses and consumers taking place, it is very possible for you to make your business look much bigger than it is. If you do this right, there is no reason why you cannot present yourself in a professional way and appear bigger and better than you really are. Some may argue this is not really making you look bigger, just looking more professional. Just because you are working alone to push your online marketing and SEO, does not mean you need to look like you are. In this article, we look at some tricks to make your business look and feel better
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Many small businesses think that their website is just a representation of their business online. This is not online marketing, and you are really not getting the value out of what you spent. With a little help with (SEO) search engine optimisation and website design, you could well turn your online marketing efforts into a real money spinner, and an alternative revenue source for your serviced based small business.

Just because you have a website does not mean you will make money. As with every business, you will need to think about your revenue stream. If you have an existing business, there are many ways to make a website that will be profitable. However, that will require some different strategies. Here is a look at some of the issues to think about if you are running a small service trade or business, and what a website and SEO can do for your business. Read the rest of this entry »

This was a really interesting video which I found on a Science, Culture and Knowledge blog. I think the guy speaking in this video is right in many ways as he describes how he thinks social media is potentially going to change the way the whole world does business.

You can see how his ideas could be applied with respect to data and electronic information (including music and video). Although I am not sure how it relates to physical products, other than perhaps sharing manufacturing information. But you can see how sharing and providing information or services for free has huge potential, particularly from an advertising perspective or by then offering further services that could potentially be offered at a price.

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