Here are some helpful YouTube tips for your business

1. Make sure your content is not outdated, slowly your video will start working its way up the search engine rankings as potential customer will start watching it and sharing it with others.

2. Provide interesting and useful content for your small business to get noticed on YouTube.

3. When posting a video on Youtube, don’t use the video as a one-way medium to broadcast. Try to engage your customers by asking them to leave comments or provide input; feedback is always helpful.

4. People look at YouTube videos to find information and advice that is beneficial to them; do not use it to directly sell your products, people don’t want to see adds.

Small Business Development Center - Here is how we can help.

At the SBDC, we provide counseling, training, and financing through the SBA to support all small businesses. To find out more, stop by our offices today, call us at 803-323-2283 or visit us at http://winthropregionalsbdc.org/. We can help.

Face-lift your website into 2012

4 Tips to Keep Your Website Ahead of the Curve in 2012

To learn more information on this click on the following link

http://www.openforum.com/articles/4-tips-to-keep-your-website-ahead-of-the-curve-in-2012

Imagine opening a franchise that suites your budget no matter the size.

Might sound strange, but depending on the type of business, franchising without the restrictions could be a new way to starting a business.

This business owner took advantage of the opportunity. Here's what he has to say about the strategy.

Read more about these entrepreneurs stories and why this approach was beneficial for them.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203513604577143320572640482.html

Thinking about starting a business? These tips can help!

Believe in yourself.

Don't try to reinvent the wheel.
Use the Internet.
Seek the help and advice of willing professionals.
Meditate.
Be willing to share your business plan.
Be prepared to make sacrifices.
Do what you love to do.

To learn more on this, click here http://www.openforum.com/articles/yogitunes-co-founder-alex-king-harris-on-starting-a-business?intlink=us-openf-nav-homepagehero

Who Do We Help?

As part of the Winthrop Region of the SC Small Business Development Centers, we're very proud of the wide variety of business types and sizes that our SBDC offices assist. Take a look at our new video and you'll see what we mean!

Just opened your Small Business? This may be helpful!

Customers can be very skeptical at times. If they know you have a new business, they may be hesitant to buy from you – this is especially true of businesses that operate only online.

One way to overcome that fear is to research and learn all you can about your products/services – become an expert on what you do. Post articles on your blog about them, or put up an especially good FAQ page to answer questions about your product lines in depth. In a bricks and mortar store, make sure you can speak knowledgeably about what you do.

If the question of how long you’ve been in business should come up, you can then honestly say something like: “I had a special interest in this business for a long time, and I’ve done a lot of research and personal comparison of these products (or services). And a few months ago I finally decided to put all my knowledge to good use and opened the business. I know my product better than anyone!”