2013 State of Women-Owned Businesses Survey

View our infographic and survey results from over 500 women business owners regarding their views on the upcoming year.

Keeping Up With the Web.com Tour

There are 25 events this year in the Web.com PGA tour. Learn about the events, the players, and more.

Marketing TIPS

Get answers about social media, online marketing, website development and much more!

Check out our SmallBiz Inspiration!

Our SmallBiz Inspiration section offers inspirational business quotes to keep you motivated and inspired.

Read and comment on our Web.com family of blogs.

Our Web.com family of blogs features content from 5 different blogs and numerous small business subject matter experts. Check it out!

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  • Friday Small Business Roundup: Customer Service and More

    Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:30:08 PDT

    What Are Consumers Spending on This Summer—and How Can You Get Your Share? Read Karen Axelton’s post to find out. Is a Talent Shortage Hurting Your Customer Service? Find out why small business owners still struggle to fill jobs in Rieva Lesonsky’s post. Are you scrimping on new technology? It could be hurting your business. [...]

  • Friday Small Business Roundup: Beating the Big Guys and More

    Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:30:02 PDT

    If you own a restaurant or food-related business, you won’t want to miss Rieva Lesonsky’s post on Tasty Food Trends for 2013 and Beyond. Want to expand your empire? Read Maria Valdez Haubrich’s post Is Now a Good Time to Buy a Business?  to see if you’re ready to buy. Feeling the need for a [...]

  • Friday Small Business Roundup: Hiring Smart and More

    Fri, 31 May 2013 08:30:06 PDT

    Is your email marketing missing the mark? Read Rieva Lesonsky’s post to learn The 1 Simple Trick That Makes Your Email Marketing More Effective. Facebook contests can be effective–but also tricky. Read Monika Jansen’s 7 Tips From an Expert on How to Run a Facebook Contest to get the scoop. What’s Holding M-Commerce Back? Find [...]

  • Nicolette Pizzitola (@nicpiz) Gets Women Out of Their Professional Ruts Live on 05.01 Today Show

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:12:34 +0000

    Today in Women Grow Business : You probably remember Nicolette Pizzitola from her continued status here as a featured Women Grow Business guest expert, a long time community member one of the sponsors of our last live networking event, or her recent TEDxWomen appearance. Tomorrow, you’ll be able to see Nicolette live on the Today Show during the 8 am hour (Eastern time) [...] Share Your Thoughts on this article here: Nicolette Pizzitola (@nicpiz) Gets Women Out of Their Professional Ruts Live on 05.01 Today Show

  • 7 Places to Get Small Business Education for Your Business Online

    Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:55:12 +0000

    Today in Women Grow Business : No matter why you start your business, the business of actually running or starting your business can be tricky. Whether you launch your business with years of experience or just barely know the ins and outs of running it, at some point you’ll need to know more about the day to day operations than how [...] Share Your Thoughts on this article here: 7 Places to Get Small Business Education for Your Business Online

  • Two More Small Business Forum Live Events Coming This April #smb

    Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:54:34 +0000

    Today in Women Grow Business : The Nationwide Small Business Forum tour, with business and marketing experts from Web.com and SCORE, makes two more stops this April, in Valdosta, Georgia on April 25, and New Orleans, Louisiana on April 26th. Each of these free events commences at 8 am local time, and should last approximately two and a half hours. (No need [...] Share Your Thoughts on this article here: Two More Small Business Forum Live Events Coming This April #smb

Tasty Food Trends for 2013 and Beyond

 June 7 2013
 posted 12 days ago
  Restaurants
 Rieva Lesonsky

Do you own a restaurant, catering business or food-service business? Then you'll want to know what food trends were hottest in the first quarter of 2013.

Web.com Small Business Tip of the Day: Social Media Goes B2B

 June 6 2013
 posted 13 days ago
  Social Media tips
 Maria Valdez Haubrich

It’s well-documented that consumers use social media to help make buying decisions, and according to a recent Forrester report the same is true for B2B buyers.

5 Ways a Small Business Can Successfully Compete Against the Big Boys

 June 6 2013
 posted 13 days ago
  Marketing
 monika-jansen

I stumbled upon a Harvard Business Review article on What Small Business Can Learn From Emerging Markets.

Good News for Retailers: Millennials Love to Shop

 June 5 2013
 posted 14 days ago
  Retail Shops
 Rieva Lesonsky

Millennials may be tech-savvy, but a new study by the Urban Land Institute reported in MediaPost reveals that they also love shopping in brick-and-mortar stores.

Web.com Small Business Tip of the Day: What You Need to Know About Social Media Metrics

 June 4 2013
 posted 15 days ago
  Social Media tips
 Maria Valdez Haubrich

Tracking what works in social media and what doesn’t isn’t always easy for a busy small business owner.

Your 6 Burning Questions About Native Advertising, Answered

 June 4 2013
 posted 15 days ago
  Marketing
 monika-jansen

If you’ve never heard of native advertising, don’t fret – it’s a very new concept and still in its infancy.

Web.com Small Business Tip of the Day: Available 24/7?

 May 30 2013
 posted 20 days ago
  Mobile/Applications
 Maria Valdez Haubrich

You know your customers and when they want to be contacted.

6 Content Creation Takeaways From How to Feed the Content Beast

 May 30 2013
 posted 20 days ago
  Marketing
 monika-jansen

As a copywriter, I produce content all day long for my clients.

Web.com Small Business Tip of the Day: What’s for Breakfast?

 May 29 2013
 posted 21 days ago
  Restaurants
 Maria Valdez Haubrich

Sandwiches aren’t just for lunch anymore.

7 Tips From an Expert on How to Run a Facebook Contest

 May 28 2013
 posted 22 days ago
  Marketing
 monika-jansen

At the beginning of the year, I wrote a blog post on how to run a successful Facebook contest to ensure you don’t get banned from the site.