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By now, almost all of us are taking advantage of the web by promoting our businesses online. but, are you doing it well? here now are five tips to help you out courtesy of inc.com. >> one, promotions. offer limited time offers with big savings to drive customers to the website. two, tell your own best stories. let your profile, blog, and post, let your customers know who you are in a compelling way. three, leverage other influencers, knowing the right people can go a long way in getting the word...

>> what about you? >> yes. >> sounds like youre on to something. appreciate you coming on the show and pitching us. the two mikes, mike and michael, thank you for all of your advice, really loved having you and hope to see you guys again soon. did you know that you too can have a chance to pitch our panel right here on the show? all you have to do is send us an e-mail. the address i is yourbusiness@msnbc.com. in that e-mail, include a few things. what your company does, how much money youre tr...

So you can move slowly rather than taking on rent and, you know, having a big expense. it is never too late to start your own business. my husband and i started our own business after 50 years experience in our industry and we decided that this time was as good as any. so my tip is to take a risk and start your own business, it is worth it. >> so im about to go back and date myself to my 15th year reunion for business school and im so excited because i got to look at the courses happening ther...

Thanks to you and your efforts, we have done this. so with that story, you want to share it. >> so much more meaningful, and because of you, we saved using 10,000 plastic bags, and it is so much more meaningful if you see a picture of 10,000 plastic bags with an x in the info graphic, and thank you so much for sharing this, and a great way to get the word out in a way that resonates with people. so appreciate your coming on to share with us. >> thanks for having me on. it was great. are you lo...

Habits you should consider adopting courtesy of inc.com. one, target the influencers, reaching 100 major posters can be more effective than getting 5,000 less influential followers. two, put a face to a name. always look up the details for new followers or people who retweet your posts, so you know who is interested in what you have to say. number three, respond. dont ignore criticism. show that you care enough to write back. four, schedule yourself. target your postings to hit prime viewing...

Bathroom. so my wife and i go in there and we have our heated discussions, if there are any, in that environment where nobody sees it. and we come out as one unit, together. so i think thats important. to see in the employees to see. >> and its, true, i also think your employees dont want to feel or other partners that you are ganging up, you will always stick together because you are family. they want to know that youll think individually as well. >> thats where i think clear roles and responsi...

Thanks, guys. >> yes. >> if you want expose sure for the small business, sometimes you need to grab the spotlight for yourself. here are five simple ways that you can become a household name courtesy of, inc.com. one, publish a book. ebook can submit your expertise. and consider giving a portion of the book free on the website to generate awareness. two, create your own video series. keep the videos short, and grab the viewers in the first five seconds and dont cover more than three key messages...

[applause] >> and the dogs and rose and sully and tell me about those guys? >> well, rose and sully are part of the national snow boarding team of dogs and off season they like to hunt balloons, a kind of a workout for them. >> here they come. here comes rose and sully. >> while were popping the balloons, bark in the park is across america. >> most teams have it, april 23rd of course new york mets and parade the dogs around the warning track and watch the game with your dog. >> you can go to nat...

Impression on them. >> by reaching out to resolve customer reviews, youre showing the public you care about your customers which could result in increased loyalty. sometimes mended fences are stronger than those that were never broken. >> i think its all an opportunity, even though maybe when you read it, you want to find that person and say what are you doing to me, how could you do this? if you take it in the right vain and try and use it to make it better, i think its all good. i really do. ...