The Talkroute Blog

  In today’s increasingly connected world, your online presence is more important than ever. Having a website & organic traffic flowing to it is key to attracting potential new customers and building a relationship with them. Most American consumers are more likely to think that a business is trustworthy if it has a website than if it doesn’t. However, you probably already know that. You’re a savvy business owner ready to conquer the modern market, of course you have your own website! The problem is getting people to see it when they are flooded with billions of Internet pages. Even though paid advertising can get your website in front of more eyeballs, organic traffic is the best way to increase visits to your website without spending too much money. Optimizing your SEO results will help you rank higher on Google’s search engines, which in turn will help you get your …

  Launching a new business venture clearly involves a lot of work. This can make it really easy to overlook certain details. One detail that you definitely don’t want to skip is business insurance. It can be overwhelming thinking about everything you need to consider for your business, we get it. But ensuring that you, your business & your employees are protected are of paramount importance. Without insurance, you could face major financial losses, which may be enough to shut you down. With that elephant looming in the room, here is everything that we think you need to know about business insurance.     What Is Business Insurance?   Business insurance covers the costs if something goes wrong in your business. Simply put: It acts as a much-needed safety net. In the event of a lawsuit, injury, or property damage, you have protection. This can help you to recover from …

  Being productive in your business and completing all of your tasks and projects is more than just working all the time. You could even say that optimizing workflow is actually more important than just working a ton of hours, which you most likely already do because you’re a business owner. The thing is, you can work tons and tons of hours every day and still have low output and productivity. Especially if what you’re doing during all those hours is not high-quality work. That is, if you’re not working on the right things at the right times, taking the long way around to complete projects, or working in a very unfocused way. Then the work you’re doing is not actually quality work. There are many ways that you can change this, if you find that those characteristics describe you. Keep reading if you want to learn how to improve …

  How do you plan on making money? Answering this seemingly simple question can help you decide on the right business model for your new venture. Only about one in four businesses survive 15 or more years, which goes to show how great the failure rate is for any given company. Those that really succeed tend to have a solid business model to follow. You need a business model to outline your plan for generating revenue & achieving sustainability. It’s honestly one of the first things that you should decide on when developing your business plan. In this article, we’ll examine the basics of business models and the factors that go into choosing the right one.     Why Do You Need a Business Model?   First, what exactly is a business model? It’s a strategic blueprint for how your business creates and delivers value to customers. The model you …