2 founders share how developing a personal brand elevated their businesses — and 3 tips for building your own

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Quynh Mai, the founder of Qulture.

Stephen Mack

3 ways small-business owners can use ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, plan campaigns, and create a cheap marketing strategy

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Headshot of Christal Alert, who is wearing a white button-down shirt in front of a cream background.
Christal Alert, the founder of Tonal Cosmetics.

Logan Thomas

Remarketing is a low-cost and effective advertising strategy — small-business owners share the 3 tips they swear by

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Joe Karasin, the CMO and owner of Karasin PPC.

Cortland Gillespie

YouTube ads aren't just for big companies — founders share 3 tips for using them to target customers and show off products

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Headshot of Chris Orzechowski, left, who is wearing a black polo and has his arms folded. On the right is Kenneth Burke who is wearing a a gray suit and glasses.
Chris Orzechowski, left, a marketing consultant who founded 100 Year Brand, and Kenneth Burke, the vice president of marketing for Text Request.

Bryn Fallon and Text Request

3 tips for mastering niche-community marketing, according to small-business founders who used private Facebook groups to drive sales

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Headshot of Danish Soomro, right, who is wearing a black long-sleeve shirt with his hands folded. On the left, a photo of Laura Gatsos Young, who is wearing a black turtleneck, sitting on the arm of a green chair.
Danish Soomro, left, the founder of Visadb.io and Devi, and Laura Gatsos Young, a copywriting consultant.

Danish Soomro and Dana Castro, Three Crowns Studio

Product giveaways are a win-win for small businesses and customers — founders share 3 ways to get the most from every one

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Wendy Wen wearing a brown sweater and holding a black-and-white dog.
Wendy Wen, the founder and CEO of Antelope Pets, which owns Bocce's Bakery.

Antelope Pets

How 2 successful small-business owners use YouTube for cheap, sustainable, SEO-driven marketing

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Photo Dielle Charon, wearing a dark blouse and gold earrings.
Dielle Charon, a sales coach.

Kaylee LaMoine

4 small-business owners who swear by podcast interviews explain why they're a marketing strategy worth prioritizing

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Paul Gunn Jr., the founder and CEO of Kuog Inc.

Royce Carter

3 reasons short-form video is one of the best — and cheapest — marketing tools small businesses can use

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Krystal Allen, left, wearing a white sleeveless top in front of a bookcase and Vanessa Rissetto, left, wearing a blue blazer and black top.
Krystal Allen, the founder and CEO of K. Allen Consulting, left, and Vanessa Rissetto, the cofounder and CEO of Culina Health.

Courtesy of K. Allen Consulting and Lauren Anzevino

I tried every marketing tool to build my small business but nothing worked until I went all in on SEO — within 2 years, I was making $1 million in annual revenue

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Meredith Noble, cofounder of Learn Grant Writing.

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