Dear Friends:

Mission Main Street Grants® by is awarding $100,000 each to 20 small businesses - and we would love to be one of these businesses to help us bring Phacient to the next level as a professional services provider. As a small business, everyday is super busy working with clients so it can be difficult to dedicate time and resources toward business tasks like upgrading our website.

Please support us by clicking on the link and voting for us! If you click and get a search bar, just type in "Phacient." And, please spread the word. We need at least 250 votes to be considered for the grant so we need all the support we can get. (Here is the actual link just in case:

*https://www.missionmainstreetgrants.com/vote/businesses*

Thank you so much for supporting us in our goals. We are very grateful to be part of this wonderful business community.

#SmallBusiness   #SmallBusinessWeek   #SMB   #LocalBusiness   #SmallBiz  

Could 15 min change your life and the life of your business? Here's an easy way to find the #MICROminute  Show (where we provide results in your business, and insights in minutes).

Don't miss this weeks show where we help you FIND the money! All it takes is 15 minutes of your time to, Find it, Get it, and Grow it here: https://plus.google.com/events/ct2kat59517af09vok88ue9p3qs

#entrepreneur   #smallbusiness   #SMB   #startup  

Using Pinterest for #business? Our creative guide has tips for everything from Pin descriptions to engaging images: http://pin.it/eDM7-LF #SMB

Businesses, today, are far more challenging than they were ever before! To maintain a healthy rate of success, entrepreneurs need to regularly define and redefine, construct and deconstruct, predict and envision the possibilities as well as opportunities in the corporate industry. Have you ever experienced the magic of changing the way you view things as either an obstacle or an opportunity?

#MotivationMonday #SMB #Change #businessintelligence #QuoteOfTheDay  

New Survey Finds A Vast Majority Of U.S. Small Business Owners Believe Cybersecurity Is A Concern And Lawmakers Should Do More To Combat Cyber-Attacks

Interesting numbers.  For example, 1/3 of small businesses surveyed has experienced a cyberattack or attempted cyberattack. 

Read this +PR Newswire article at http://snip.ly/RX5n

#SMB   #CyberSecurity   #Concerns   #ProtectYourBusines  

Need help with your cybersecurity and/or other business functions? Give us a call at 646-580-4070 or use our contact form at http://www.phacient.com/contact-us. Have a great day!

How to Hit the Right Target with your Website
Businesses are constantly trying to position themselves on the top of search engine results and be in front of everybody but what if you could get better results by targeting the right customers and not just going after everyone on the web?

If you haven't seen this case study by +David Kutcher and +Confluent Forms LLC on +Michlin Metals I highly suggest you grab your coffee (or tea), take a few minutes and read through this.

David and I have gotten my website on a continuous path of refinement. We have been discussing strategy and implementing pieces of it over the last year, and finally about 3.5 months ago we launched the new site.

Since then, customer acquisition has been up 40%, we have set goals which are monitored via conversions and those conversions are averaging 11%, which is absolutely amazing, we created a metal calculator to offer functionality, we have created the site to be fully responsive and lastly it just looks great. 

So, take a few minutes and read this. It's not a list that you can just glance at and toss away like every other "How to do this best" post in 3 mins. You have to work for it, but like anything worth having, it's worth working for. Trust me.

 If you care about your business and their web presence, read it. 

#SMB   #webdesign   #Google   #SEO  

Why You Should Never Redesign Your Product or Website

Always do an Evolutionary Redesign instead.  Why? Traditional redesigns are often based purely on aesthetics, not analytical data or feedback from users, which means it’s impossible to determine if the new sites will outperform the old ones. 

Read this +Entrepreneur article at http://snip.ly/OZcY

#SMB   #Websites   #Analytics   #SEO  

Need help with upgrading/redesigning your website, SEO, localizaton and other business functions? Give us a call at 646-580-4070 or use our contact form at http://www.phacient.com/contact-us. Have a great day!

Great chat, enjoy the Storify recap. #Business   #Strategy  #SMB #SocialMedia +Tamara McCleary Rocked it! Thanks +Bryan Kramer and +Suzi McCarthy :]

New CMO, Ted Gilvar, spoke with Ad Age about Vonage’s growth in the #SMB space as well as his marketing plans to differentiate Vonage in the crowded telecommunications space. #VonageMeansBusiness

Using Pinterest for #business? Our creative guide has tips for everything from Pin descriptions to engaging images: http://pin.it/eDM7-LF #SMB

Small business owners: Many security incidents relate to the theft or loss of #BYOD equipment. Make sure you have a way to find lost devices or remotely wipe away data if it is irretrievable. Learn more here, http://bit.ly/1DZU9LB #SMB #tips

The 5 Most Influential Small Business Leaders on Twitter

+Funding Gates ~ THX for including me on your list!

Small business owners need to stay on top of the latest news and trends in their industries.

But entrepreneurs should be plugged in beyond their own specialties; they also need to read up on small business news, especially as technology’s progress continues to shape so much of the economy and the culture surrounding small business.

#SMBs   #SMB   #smallbusiness   #business   #leaders  

Here are the benefits of hiring a social media marketing team: http://bit.ly/1ccOOLk

#socialmedia #smb #smm

Top 10 SEO Consulting Shops in Beverly Hills according to the guys from Thumbtack. If you own and operate a small business, no doubt you already have a Google My Business Listing. Having a profile on the Thumbtack is a decent directory to have in your portfolio.

#thumbtack   #smb   #smallbusiness   #Beverlyhills  

Using Pinterest for #business? Our creative guide has tips for everything from Pin descriptions to engaging images: http://pin.it/eDM7-LF #SMB

On my blog: How to Market Your Crowdfunding Campaign #SMB #Entrepreneur http://bit.ly/1HJi4Gg

The frictionless enterprise (or SMB) is what all IT teams need to be working toward today. Here’s why.

IT Pros and Working Toward The Frictionless Enterprise http://bit.ly/1blYRvX   #SMB   #IT  

This is beautiful! Thank you #Google  for all the support you lend to #SMB #Owners! We need all the help and resources we can get to get hammering it out! #YesWeCan!

If passion drives your entrepreneurial ventures and philanthropy, then you're on the right track! Tell us about the one thing you're doing passionately better than others?

#MotivationMonday #InspirationalQuotes #SMB #SmallBusinessTips #FindYourNiche  

#Cloud   is not only the way of the future but will save SMBs time and #money. Read how: http://sqz.co/g9Z5AkY #Business   #SMB