Knowledge, they say is power. And this is particularly true for business owners. To keep your business ahead of your competitors, you have to continuously think of innovative ways to get me clients and keep your existing clients coming back.
In this post, we highlight 6 blogs business owners should follow for business tips and solutions – from tech, business development, marketing and media, these blogs have it all!
1. Bplans
Bplans, like its name, implies provides business plans to help grow your business.
They have a collection of free planning resources; this is no surprise as Bplans has one of the largest online collections of free sample business templates that are easy to use and replicate.
Top pick: How to go From Startup Founders to a Growing team
2. Hubspot
If you handle your business’ marketing and communication, you must have come across Hubspot.
HubSpot has quickly become a one-stop-shop for inbound marketing and client relationship management. The Hubspot marketing blog covers a range of marketing topics like content management, budgeting, social media, video marketing, and more.
If you have a BigCommerce store, not only can you read all of Hubspot’s great content, you can also use their platform.
Topic: 7 Steps to (Effectively) Branding Your Business on a Budget
3. Small Business Trends
This blog is an award-winning online publication for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners. The focus of this blog is to provide business success tips daily for businesses.
Small Business Trends provides daily updates of business, news contents, reviews tech products and shares business rules, The blog is focused on providing tips, trends and answers to tough business questions.
Top pick: 10 Tips for Changing the Way You Think About Your Small Business
4. Seth Godin’s Blog
Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, author and a celebrity in marketing circles.
He often inspires people to try different ways of doing things, and his blog mixes commentary, news and personal anecdotes to share such an approach
Top pick: The Bootstrapper’s bible
5. Fast Company
Fast Company is regarded as the world’s leading business media brand and its focus is on innovation in technology, leadership, world-changing ideas and creativity.
The articles posted on this blog inspire readers to think objectively and embrace change, especially in business.
Top pick: The Travel Industry Will Survive COVID-19, with big changes.
6. Banke Alawaye
The list would not be complete without my very own blog – Banke Alawaye. In fact, chances are, if you’re reading this post, you’re on it! 🙂
Banke Alawaye is a brand which is focused on helping small businesses utilize digital tools and technology. The blog shares tips, tricks and digital tools businesses can use to make their work easier.
Banke Alawaye encourages business owners to think differently and make good use of the resources made available to them. So why don’t you look around, who knows what helpful tip you’d find?
Top pick: 5 Ways to Reduce Businesses Cost Using Technology.