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From research and choosing a platform to payments, shipping and marketing, here are the steps to build an ecommerce business and keep it growing once you launch.
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The Best Platforms to Monetize Your Blog
A guide to the main ways bloggers earn from their traffic, covering display ad networks, native ads, affiliate networks, automated affiliate links and direct ad sales.
How to Build a Lifestyle Brand: Strategy, Steps and Examples
Lifestyle brands sell a way of living, not just products. Learn how to build one, from research and brand personality to community, plus what brands like Nike, Harley-Davidson and Patagonia do well.
How to Write a Mission Statement (with Inspiring Examples)
A strong mission statement explains who you are, what you do and why it matters. Here's how to write one, plus well-known examples and what makes each of them work.
Where to Find Virtual Assistant Jobs as a Beginner
Virtual assistant work is a flexible way to earn from home. Learn what VAs do, the skills clients look for, and the freelance marketplaces, agencies and job boards where beginners find work.
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Your first hire can unlock growth, but it comes with new responsibilities. Here's how to know when you're ready, handle the essential paperwork and find the right person.
How to Start an Affiliate Blog: A Step-by-Step Guide
Everything you need to launch an affiliate blog, from choosing a profitable niche and domain to planning content, ranking in search and measuring what earns commission.
How to Write a Winning Business Proposal
A great proposal can win a contract or secure funding. Here's what goes into one, how to structure it section by section, and the best practices that make it persuasive.
How to Write Blog Content That Performs Well
Good content starts with knowing what your audience wants. This step-by-step guide covers everything from planning and outlining to writing, editing and optimising posts that perform.
The Major Components of a Brand (and Why Each One Matters)
A brand is more than a logo. Learn what makes up a brand, why a strong one builds trust and loyalty, and the essential components every business should get right.
Logo Design Rules: 14 Principles for Creating a Logo That Lasts
A logo is the face of your business. These principles, from research and sketching to simplicity, versatility and rollout, will help you design a logo people remember.
Brand Guidelines: What They Are, Why They Matter and Examples to Learn From
Brand guidelines are the blueprint for how your brand looks and sounds. Learn why they matter, what to put in them and what you can learn from the style guides of well-known brands.
User-Generated Content (UGC) Marketing: What It Is and How to Use It
User-generated content turns your customers into your best marketers. Here's why UGC works, the forms it takes, examples from GoPro and e.l.f., and how to build a campaign around it.
How to Write an Inspiring Vision Statement (with Examples)
A vision statement is a window into your business's future. Here's what makes one great, how it differs from a mission, and a step-by-step process for writing your own.
How to Start Affiliate Marketing with No Money: A Beginner's Guide
Affiliate marketing is one of the few online businesses you can start for free. This guide covers how it works, choosing a niche and programmes, free traffic sources and content that converts.
Catchy Slogan Examples from Famous Brands (and How to Write Your Own)
The best slogans are short, original and emotionally resonant. Learn the traits of a great slogan, how slogans differ from taglines, and the stories behind some of the most famous lines in advertising.
How to Write Your First Blog Post (Plus 7 Post Formats to Try)
Your first post doesn't need to be perfect, it needs to be useful. Here's a simple process for picking a topic, writing and promoting it, plus seven proven blog post formats.