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I want my business to rank higher in Google! What can I do?

SEO Google Workshop Raleigh Small Business Women I knew some SEO tips but wasn’t applying them or didn’t know HOW to apply them to my websites and after one one hour session with Nicole Hanner, Vend Raleigh was showing up on the first page of a Google search! You can have that success with YOUR BIZ, TOO! Vend Raleigh will host an …

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Moving Your Direct Sales Business

Don’t Lose It, Just Move It Whether you’re moving a few hours away or across the country, moving your direct sales business along with your household can be daunting.  What with packing boxes, finding the right home and hooking up your utilities you really have enough to worry about.  But as a self-employed mompreneur, you can relocate your business as …

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Vend Raleigh Bloggers | Blog Round Up

Last week we introduced the Vend Raleigh Blog Round Up! I’ve been able to follow Vend Raleigh bloggers more closely using Bloglovin’ and I’ve really enjoyed reading your posts! Raleigh bloggers, of all kinds, you can comment below with your a link to your blog and I’ll be sure to follow you. Maybe you’ll be featured next week! You can follow me at bloglovin.com/caryheise.   I’m featuring …

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Get Your Business Directory Listing Working For You

You are a member of the most unique Raleigh Business Directory- the best collection of Mom-owned businesses! I consider you a business partner and want you to have great success with your directory listing. This week we are going to go step by step and create a listing that Works for You!  Here are 5 basic tips to get you started… …

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A Match Made In Business Heaven…

Raleigh small business owners, thinking about a business partner?  See what makes this business partnership work for Katie Leigh Boutique!  What is better than starting a business? Starting a business with your best friend! After many years of boutique shopping and scouring daily deal sites for the cutest accessories for the best prices, Leigh Ellen said, “Let’s start a jewelry …

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Vend Raleigh Blog Round Up

I’m introducing something NEW to Vend Raleigh for 2014, a Blog Round Up!  During a recent blogging meeting, Allison Carter of Go Dansker Mom made the suggestion to highlight your blogs weekly. I think this will be a great way to promote your businesses and hopefully encourage those of you that aren’t blogging to get started! I’ll be using Bloglovin’ …

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Kick Off 2014 With A Vision Board

I don’t know about you ladies, but I’m not one for making New Year’s resolutions these days.  Something about the very phrase “New Year’s Resolution” leaves me feeling doomed to fail.  According to Forbes.com only 8% of us who make resolutions actually keep them anyway.  I am, however, a big fan of living an intention based life.  To live this …

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Vend Gets Personal

While Vend Raleigh is a professional group, Vend gets personal.  It’s personal to me and that’s really how it started, connecting the inspirational women in my life, the women I meet through business. Who knew that two years into Vend I’d be doing international mission work with women I meet right here. This April, I’m traveling with several Vend Raleigh …

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Valentines From Our Etsy Shop Owners

Its 2014 and the beginning of January! That means its time for the Product Parade from our Etsy Shop Owners!  What’s the Product Parade you ask!? It is a collection or a “Treasury” of items from our Vend Raleigh Etsy Shop Owner Group put together by a different Etsy Shop Owner each month. This month, Vend Raleigh Directory member, Gretchen Krueger of …

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January Is GO Month!

Have trouble sticking to those New Year’s resolutions to become better organized? You are not alone. Although just about everyone seems to understand the benefits of being organized, it’s not always easy to figure out just where to start. Thankfully, January is GO Month!  What is GO Month? GO stands for “Get Organized”  Here are Five Easy Tips to Get …