Our Top Ten Posts Of 2011

As the end of the year approaches, it’s easy to find yourself contemplating the events of the past year; a great time of reflection for business owners. What was effective for your business? What wasn’t?
In the name of reflection, here are MyCorporation’s top blog posts from 2011:

MyCorporation on KCAL 9
January 11, 2011
We posted about Deborah being featured on KCAL 9 as a business expert. The post discusses the business tips she provided in the interview and attaches the actual clip. We always love when our CEO gets featured, and by doing so, helps audience member better understand the ins and outs of business.

MyCorporation How To: Branding Your Small Business
February 22, 2011
Branding is a constant factor of importance in owning a small business. Unless you’re a huge corporation like Pepsi (for those who think young) you’re going to need a little more than word-of-mouth marketing and a few commercials and billboards to define your brand to the public. Building your brand is a whole different game when you’re a small business and this post helps to lay that out.

10 Ways To Effectively Market Your Home-Based Business
April 27, 2011
Marketing is another important factor in small business success. This post gives 10 in-depth tips for sending your business in the right direction.

3 Reasons Why Small Biz Owners Deserve Summer Vacations
May 27, 2011
Everyone needs to be reminded every now and then to slow down and take it easy, especially those constantly on-the-go entrepreneurs.

Be Careful the Next Time You Order a Double Shot at Starbucks!
June 20, 2011
Remember when Starbucks announced that they were going to start offering alcohol at one of their locations? This post discusses whether that was a smart move on Starbucks’ part from a business standpoint.

How Start-Ups Can Save the World… or At Least Aid the Economic Recovery Effort
June 27, 2011
This relevant to the times post shows the benefits of start-ups in a time of economic hopelessness; a light at the end of the tunnel.

Four Ways to Completely Ruin A Skype Interview
August 22, 2011
As Skype interviews rise in popularity, this post is filled with good tips of what not to do when being interviewed via your webcam.

Top CEO Apologies and Lessons Learned from Them
September 26, 2011
Remember getting upset over the sudden price increase in your Netflix account this past summer? Netflix CEO Reed Hastings does. Along with Hastings’, this post looks at fellow CEO apologies to their customers and how their actions affected their business.

“Think Global, Act Local”
November 28, 2011
How could we pass up mentioning our post on small Business Saturday- the very best small business holiday of the year!

Happy Customer Appreciation Day!
December 19, 2011
Lastly and most recently, we wrote up a post thanking all of our wonderful customers for all of their overwhelming support through not just 2011 but all of the years MyCorporation has been in business. We wouldn’t be us without all of you!