3 Important Ways Being Different Works to Your Competitive Advantage | Inc.com
If you compete by being similar, your only differential will almost always end up being price. If you are different, and in an authentic, meaningful way, you will be able to base your price off of the unique value you give, and since this difference is unique to you, it will be much harder to copy or undercut for your competitors. read more at inc.com
Study: Whopping 93% Say They’re More Productive Working Remotely
Conlan says. “But working remotely, especially with an employer who embraces a project- or results-based approach to work and is dedicated to supporting employees’ lives away from work, can make finding a sense balance a lot easier.” read more at forbes.com
8 Essential Growth-Hacking Tools to Build Your Business
One of the biggest challenges startups face is scaling user and customer bases. This is particularly daunting for startups and smaller companies: They’re marketing without a well-known brand or the financial resources needed to make a substantial impact through conventional marketing outlets like radio, TV or paid digital advertising. Growth-hacking is about using your creativity to find cost-effective, scalable ways to acquire and retain as many users as possible. read more at entrepreneur.com
Seth’s Blog: The opposite of the freeloader problem
Freeloaders, of course, are people who take more than they give, drains on the system. These are the people who feed the community first, who give before taking, who figure out how to always give a little more than they take. What happens to a community filled with freegivers? read more at sethgodin.typepad.com