by Michael Crook | Aug 13, 2019 | online researching
This is the 1st of a series of 4 posts comparing Duck Duck Go against Google. I’m not a fan of long blogs (I tend not to read them so I won’t write one), and there is going to such a wide variety of information to consume so I thought I’d offer you one morsel at a...
by Michael Crook | Jul 17, 2019 | online researching, small business
I’m doing my best not to sound like a sponsored add, but how good is Google Search? There is so much information at your fingertips. No matter what you need to find, the answer will be available if you “Google it”. However, there is one snag. There is just...
by Michael Crook | Jun 14, 2019 | business solutions, online researching, small business
When I started Better Small Business Solutions, one the 1st gigs I got was to find contact details (preferably email addresses) of Bloggers in a “certain Industry”. It was a relatively easy job and the client liked it so much they told everybody about “how good...
by Michael Crook | Feb 7, 2019 | online researching, small business
Why do I like this Article? “Does it spark joy?” Every-time I am on social media, it seems that every post is asking me this. Are you seeing this? It is a great question to ask when finding or getting rid of physical items. However, it is probably not the best...
by Michael Crook | Sep 11, 2018 | online researching
In September 2017 Better Small Business Solutions conducted a survey on the online research habits of small business. This is the second survey conducted by BSBS regarding this subject matter. The 1st survey was conducted in Sept 2016. The 2nd survey was sent out...
by Michael Crook | Aug 8, 2018 | business solutions, online researching, small business
Todays Blog about Privacy Policies is from Bill Hess from PixelPrivacy.com. I’ve shared some of Bill’s article before. I encourage you to check out his blog which is all about making the world of online security accessible to everyone. He prides himself...
by Michael Crook | May 18, 2018 | business solutions, online researching, small business
Research is much more than typing a few words in Google. If you want any research project to success then you have to do some pre-research planning. With this in Mind I have come up with a few handy tips which get you better results for your next research project....
by Michael Crook | Mar 13, 2018 | business solutions, online researching, small business
Cold emails, everyone who owns a business has an opinion about them. Most hate them with a passion. In a recent desk top scan of Facebook business groups, I found that 72.5% of the discussions about cold emailing were negative. The reason people in these groups didn’t...
by Michael Crook | Sep 19, 2017 | business solutions, Survey design
What is a Business Survey A business survey is a handy data collection tool for collecting information about individuals. Surveys generally involves participants (groups of individuals) to answer certain questions about themselves. They can focus on information...
by Michael Crook | Aug 14, 2017 | business solutions, online researching
Need to know more about your potential client? 2017 has been a great year for small business wanting to know a bit more about the demo-graphical make up of their potential client base. This year we have seen the release of three very big data sets. All with some...
