Understanding website statistics is extremely important for businesses and individuals to succeed in today’s cutthroat business environment. These statistics offer insights into user behavior, design effectiveness, and much more. In this article, we will take a look at 40 essential website statistics, covering a wide range of topics from traffic trends to design principles. Understanding Website Stats In the vast expanse of the internet, there exist approximately 1.13 billion websites. However, it’s essential to note that only a fraction of these are actively maintained and visited, with 82% b ..read more

A federal jury today convicted Brandon Aumiller, owner of Brandon Aumiller & Associates, an insurance sales business based in Milroy, Pennsylvania, on charges of tax evasion. The jury found Aumiller guilty of failing to pay substantial amounts in personal and business taxes, following a scheme that spanned several years. According to evidence presented at trial, Aumiller filed personal income tax returns for 2007 and from 2009 through 2011, revealing he owed approximately $82,311 in taxes. Additionally, his business’s employment tax returns indicated about $24,882 owed for parts of 2013 a ..read more

If a telemarketer tells you, the Internal Revenue Service owes your small business thousands. Watch out! You may find it too good to be true. The IRS says companies contact small businesses telling them to apply for something called the Employee Retention Tax Credit. “Scammers and unscrupulous promoters continue to run aggressive broadcast advertising, direct mail solicitations and online promotions for the credit,” the IRS warned in a memo last year. “Many of these ads wildly misrepresent and exaggerate who can qualify for the ERC, which is sometimes also called ERTC or the Employee Retention ..read more

Sales leaders can motivate their sales teams by regularly incorporating contests for both individuals and teams. However, sales leaders face the challenge of coming up with innovative sales contest ideas that will motivate their sales teams and enhance their performance. So, we’ve made that easy by developing a list of 35 sales contest ideas. 35 Contest Ideas to Motivate Your Team Coming up with fresh and effective sales contest ideas is crucial for energizing sales teams. In our list of sales contest ideas below, we’ve developed five general categories and included contest ideas for each cate ..read more

For businesses looking to improve operations through AI, Narrato has several intriguing functions. In fact, the company harnesses AI to create marketing content on autopilot. Learn how it works and what sets it apart in this week’s Small Business Spotlight. What the Business Does Offers AI marketing solutions for businesses. Founder and CEO Sophia Solanki told Small Business Trends, “Our product Narrato is an AI content creation and marketing platform for small businesses. Besides hundreds of amazing AI tools and templates for content creation (social, blogs, product descriptions, emails and ..read more

Actor Rainn Wilson and the cast of the NBC show The Office tout AT&T business services in a new ad. The ad also includes actors Jenna Fischer, Craig Robinson, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery, and Creed Bratton, also from the hit show. “I have a business idea, and it might just change the world,” Wilson says in the new ad as his former cast members lie on pillows on the floor. Fischer and Robinson say they’re eager to help with the project. Baumgartner and Flannery seem more unsure. Bratton sleeps soundly through the ad. The ad, The Pitch, was launched as part of an AT&T campaign ..read more

What is a virtual assistant? Who is hiring them? Why does a business owner need one? Becoming a Virtual Assistant is a great fit for an entrepreneur with excellent organizational skills and tech savvy. In this article, we’ll detail the key skills necessary for a virtual assistant job, the types of businesses that need virtual assistants, and the pathways you can take to become a virtual assistant. What is a Virtual Assistant? A virtual assistant is a professional who assists businesses with a wide range of tasks while communicating and handling their work remotely. They can serve a huge range ..read more

It’s easy to think that naming a new product, service, or business simply involves brainstorming ideas, testing the ideas out on some people, and choosing a name. But to do it right, it’s more involved than that. Here are three things to keep in mind when naming new products or services. 1. Does it quickly communicate what the product or service is? Unless you can pour thousands of dollars into developing and marketing an abstract name (e.g., Google), it makes more sense to come up with a name that communicates what the product or service is. Here are two examples: PayPal and OkCupid. They’re ..read more

Isabel Casillas Guzman, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), has announced the launch of a new digital resource called the Investing in America Small Business Hub. This online platform is the first of its kind and is designed to help small business owners take advantage of federal funding available under the Investing in America agenda. The Investing in America agenda is a part of President Joe Biden’s plan to improve the U.S. economy by making it more competitive, tackling climate change, and bringing manufacturing jobs back to America. “The SBA’s new Investing in America ..read more

Why sell a house with a 3% mortgage to buy a new one with a 7% mortgage? That wouldn’t make sense. And new home builders apparently know it. For four months, builder confidence in the new home market was on a steady upswing, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders. But in April, as the latest inflation data showed an alarming trend, builder confidence did not grow. But there’s good news: Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 51 in April, unchanged from March, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells F ..read more