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What Entrepreneurs Most Want to Know: July 2007's Most Popular Work.com How-to Guides

Do you know what entrepreneurs and business owners most wanted to know about in July 2007? I just checked the Work.com stats, and last month, entrepreneurs and business owners most wanted to know about creating a great business plan, resources for starting a business, and low-cost businesses you can start.

Here are the top 20 most visited Work.com business how-to guides in July 2007:

1. Creating a Great Business Plan
2. Resources for Starting a Business
3. Low-Cost Businesses You Can Start
4. Making Money on CafePress
5. Getting a Business Line of Credit
   
6. Word of Mouth Marketing (+4)
7. Creating an Employee Manual
8. Writing Effective About Us Pages (-4)
9. Sample Business Plans
10. Finding Free Business Cards
11. Employee Evaluation
12. Starting a Pool Hall
13. Finding Food and Beverage Distributors
14. Choosing the Best Small Business Credit Card
15. Learning Search Engine Optimization
16. Prepaid Cell Phones
17. Disaster Loans Emergency Money and Fast Cash
18. Online Business Networking
19. Starting a Real Estate Business
20. Opening a Restaurant

# in parentheses is ranking compared with last month's.

Also see June 2007's most visited guides to see what was hot last month, or you can always check the Most Popular Guides page on Work.com to see which business how-to guides have been most popular over time. Is your guide in the top 20? Hints on how to get it there: link to your guide from a variety of sites, put it in your online profiles, put your URL in your signature, email it, blog about it -- there are many ways to spread the Work. More hints in the guide to increasing your online visibility using Work.com.

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What Entrepreneurs Most Want to Know: June 2007's Most Popular Work.com How-to Guides

Do you know what entrepreneurs and business owners most wanted to know about in June 2007? I just checked the Work.com stats, and last month, entrepreneurs and business owners most wanted to know about Yahoo Small Business Services, writing winning proposals, and writing good job descriptions. Lots of new guides on the list this month!

Here are the top 20 most visited Work.com business how-to guides in June 2007:

1. Yahoo Small Business Services *
2. Writing Winning Proposals *
3. Writing Good Job Descriptions *
4. Writing Effective About Us Web Pages *
5. Writing and Using Customer Thank You Cards *
   
6. Writing a Marketing Plan *
7. Writing a Business Mission Statement *
8. Writing a Business Growth Plan *
9. Work Hours and On Call Regulations *
10. Word of Mouth Marketing *
11. Wireless LANs *
12. Wireless Internet Service Providers *
13. Warehousing for Small Business *
14. Warehouse Storage Rack Identification Guide *
15. VOIP for Small Business *
16. Voicemail Solutions *
17. Valuing a Business *
18. Using Zillow.com in Your Real Estate Marketing Plan *
19. Using Yahoo Answers to Market Your Business *
20. Using Classified Advertising Online *

* means new on the most visited list. # in parentheses is ranking compared with last month's.

Also see May 2007's most visited guides to see what was hot last month, or you can always check the Most Popular Guides page on Work.com to see which business how-to guides have been most popular over time. Is your guide in the top 20? Hints on how to get it there: link to your guide from a variety of sites, put it in your online profiles, put your URL in your signature, email it, blog about it -- there are many ways to spread the Work. More hints in the guide to increasing your online visibility using Work.com.

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What Entrepreneurs Most Want to Know: May 2007's Most Popular Work.com How-to Guides

Do you know what entrepreneurs and business owners most wanted to know about in May 2007? I just checked the Work.com stats, and last month, entrepreneurs and business owners most wanted to know about the new postage rate changes, creating a great business plan, and low-cost business you can start. Guides new on the list include Starting a Real Estate Business and Finding Wholesale Food and Beverage Distributors.

Here are the top 20 most visited Work.com business how-to guides in May 2007:

1. The 2007 Postage Rate Changes (same ranking as April)
2. Creating a Great Business Plan (same ranking as April)
3. Low Cost Businesses You Can Start (+1)
4. Getting the Most Out of Linked In (+1)
5. Resources for Starting a Business (-2)
6. Making Money on CafePress (same ranking as April)
7. Doing Business in Second Life (same ranking as April)
8. Finding Free Business Cards (+3)
9. Sample Business Plans (+6)
10. Finding New Business Ideas (+6)
11. Getting a Business Line of Credit (-2)
12. Business Logo Design (-2)
13. Building an Online Community (not in April top 20)
14. Point-of-Sale (POS) Software and Systems (not in April top 20)
15. Learning Search Engine Optimization (-1)
16. Starting a Real Estate Business (not in April top 20)
17. Finding Wholesale Food and Beverage Distributors (not in April top 20)
18. Starting a Pool Hall (not in April top 20)
19. Employee Evaluation (not in April top 20)
20. Using SCORE Counseling Services (not in April top 20)

* means new on the most visited list. # in parentheses is ranking compared with last month's.

Also see April 2007's most visited guides to see what was hot last month, or you can always check the Most Popular Guides page on Work.com to see which business how-to guides have been most popular over time. Is your guide in the top 20? Hints on how to get it there: link to your guide from a variety of sites, put it in your online profiles, put your URL in your signature, email it, blog about it -- there are many ways to spread the Work. More hints in the guide to increasing your online visibility using Work.com.

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What Entrepreneurs Most Want to Know: April 2007's Most Popular Work.com How-to Guides

Do you know what entrepreneurs and business owners most wanted to know about in April 2007? I just checked the Work.com stats, and last month, entrepreneurs and business owners most wanted to know about the new postage rate changes, creating a great business plan, and discovering resources to start a business.

Here are the top 20 most visited Work.com business how-to guides in April 2007:

1. The 2007 Postage Rate Changes (+6)
2. Creating a Great Business Plan (-1)
3. Resources for Starting a Business (+2)
4. Low-Cost Businesses You Can Start (same ranking as March)
5. Getting the Most Out of LinkedIn (-3)
6. Making Money on CafePress (+2)
7. Doing Business in Second Life (-4)
8. MPLS (+7)
9. Getting a Business Line of Credit *
10. Business Logo Design (-1)
11. Finding Free Business Cards (+6)
12. Writing a Resume Cover Letter *
13. Second Life Real Estate: Buying and Selling Land in Second Life *
14. Learning Search Engine Optimization (-8)
15. Sample Business Plans (-3)
16. Finding New Business Ideas *
17. Marketing Your Business in Second Life *
18. How to Write a Resume *
19. Creating an Employee Manual (-9)
20. Finding Home Business Opportunities (same ranking as March)

* means new on the most visited list. # in parentheses is ranking compared with last month's.

Also see March 2007's most visited guides to see what was hot last month, or you can always check the Most Popular Guides page on Work.com to see which business how-to guides have been most popular over time. Is your guide in the top 20? Hints on how to get it there: link to your guide from a variety of sites, put it in your online profiles, put your URL in your signature, email it, blog about it -- there are many ways to spread the Work. More hints in my new guide to increasing your online visibility using Work.com.

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Top 10 Most Popular Work.com Search Keywords in April

Soon we'll have a report about the most visited Work.com guides for April. While you're waiting for that dish (I know you're on the edge of your seats), here's an appetizer for you: the top 10 most popular searches on Work.com for April.

Searchers on Work.com in April were looking for:

1. Second Life
2. Google
3. Google analytics
4. good business (This one kind of confuses me - are people looking to do good or to do well? In any case, we have guides that cover it ;-)...)
5. restaurant
6. resumes
7. LLC
8. fax
9. business video
10. agriculture

What do you want to know about business? Do your own search on Work.com and see if we have a guide. If not, please let us know (or write it yourself!).

Tags: work.com, entrepreneurs