top 20 social media hacks to build your business

social media words on cubessome of these can be automated.

by becky livingston
the accountant’s social media handbook

social media should be a major part of your business marketing plan.

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here are 20 ideas to help you build your small business.

you can use many of these ideas on one or more platforms; they are all designed to help increase engagement, develop leads and grow your brand.
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passwords: how to beat the hackers

nine new rules for hack-proof security.

by barry j. friedman, cpa
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consider all the passwords you use, in your personal and business lives. passwords secure all the resources on your computer and phone — your email and important online accounts.

more hot-button topics for clients: supreme court’s wayfair ruling on sales tax sows more confusion

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why work on making your passwords stronger?

hackers will attack the low-hanging fruit first.

what attackers will do is steal the storage of passwords on a vulnerable screen. these passwords are encrypted, but with tools like pwdump, airodump-ng and the meterpreter, hackers can take as much time as they need to crack your password.

the best way to make your password less appetizing is to choose a random set of characters in the maximum length your account or system will accept: read more →

the value in value consulting

woman in officekeep your eyes and ears open.

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

people can learn new skills and either do nothing further or use it to grow.

more: the making of a consultant | learning to delegate: slow is faster | a cpa looks back across the generations
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using my experience from consulting for an ice cream shop, i started to think about doing some extras for clients (see “the making of a consultant”). i still had my day job as an accountant and needed to follow the work schedule my boss gave me, but i now knew something and wanted to see how else i could use it.
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mix and match marketing channels

illustration of marketing strategy
marketing concept with financial graph and chart

don’t forget to track your results.

by sandi leyva
the complete guide to marketing for tax & accounting firms

it’s time now to start executing your marketing plan for your business. let’s review the steps that got us here.

more small firm growth strategies: marketing materials 201: some advanced tips | testimonials: why and how | how to use ‘warmed-up’ telemarketing | awards can boost your reputation | technical aspects of video and youtube | social media basics for accounting firms | how to maximize online profile sites
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you created your revenue plan, which gave you the number of new clients you need to attract. you met your ideal client. then you were introduced to the idea of creating a marketing plan for each channel you use, and only selecting the number of channels you need to get to the number of clients you desire.
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