Top Small Business Articles for October 2012

I keep finding more and more awesome content for my Small Business Article Reading Schedule. Great stuff coming in October on blogging, webinars, beliefs and attitudes, web design, productivity, Twitter lists, video, contests, customer service, email marketing, Facebook, SEO, and more. If you know of a blog that creates great material for small business owners, please drop a link in the comments below and I’ll add it to my Google Reader. Otherwise, enjoy this diverse and powerful line-up of insightful daily reads for October 2012…

“What are you going to do to be part of the 1% who accomplish their goals?” – Craig Jarrow

Note: Anthony’s blog, The Sales Blog, is the first blog I ever read. His one million word milestone is a testament to his consistency as a writer and, if you actually follow his work, you’ll find that he never writes “just to write.” He always has something valuable to say. And it’s not just about sales–it’s about self-improvement, bettering yourself as a human being as well as a business person. I cannot recommend Anthony’s blog highly enough. Check. It. Out!

October 2012 Small Business Article Reading Schedule

Date	Day	Author	Title
October 1	Monday	Anthony Iannarino	What I Have Learned From Writing One Million Words
October 2	Tuesday	Andy Crestodina	12 Most Vital Reasons to Use Lists
October 3	Wednesday	Peg Fitzpatrick	Triberr: The Kick in the Pants Your Blog Needs
October 4	Thursday	Dan Slagen	18 Ways to Guarantee Nobody Misses Your Next Webinar
October 5	Friday	Peg Fitzpatrick	12 Most Spotless Reasons Dry Cleaners (or Any Small Business) Should Be on Social Media
October 6	Saturday	Dan Waldschmidt	26 Radical Beliefs of Superstar Business Leaders
October 7	Sunday	Ken Mueller	The Elements of an Effective Small Business Website
October 8	Monday	Craig Jarrow	Do What 99% of People Will Never Do
October 9	Tuesday	Don Perkins	Empathy in Sales - The Shortest Path to Success
October 10	Wednesday	Margie Clayman	The Power of the Handwritten Note
October 11	Thursday	Malhar Barai	4 Reasons to Tap into Twitter Lists
October 12	Friday	Angela Maiers	12 Most Must-Have Habitudes for Social Media Success
October 13	Saturday	Robert Terson	Your Authentic Self is Good Enough
October 14	Sunday	Margie Clayman	5 Fundamentals for Video
October 15	Monday	Corey Eridon	10 Social Media Risks Most Companies Are Too Afraid to Take
October 16	Tuesday	Matt Beswick	12 Most Effective Ways to Accelerate Your SEO
October 17	Wednesday	Miles Austin	Google Hangouts: What Do They Do?
October 18	Thursday	Christian Hollingsworth	Why Do Blogs Fail?
October 19	Friday	Kathi Kruse	Social Media Illiteracy: How to Stop It Before It's Too Late
October 20	Saturday	Nick Kellet	How to Run a Contest on Your Blog: 21 Tips...
October 21	Sunday	Don Perkins	Is Cold Calling Just a Numbers Game?
October 22	Monday	Stephen Abbott	Customer Service: Strategy or Culture?
October 23	Tuesday	Craig Jarrow	21 Signs that You Are Failing at Time Management
October 24	Wednesday	Becky Gaylord	5 Keys to Powerful, Precise Writing that Really Works, Every Time
October 25	Thursday	Joe Castro	Google Sitelinks: The Quickest and Easiest Way to Improve PPC
October 26	Friday	Ruth Zive	Do You Know How to Write a Call to Action that Converts?
October 27	Saturday	Corey Eridon	25 Little Email Marketing Experiments that Deliver BIG Results
October 28	Sunday	Rosabeth Moss Kanter	10 Reasons People Resist Change
October 29	Monday	Juan Felix	Facebook Marketing: 12 Tips to Grow Profits Fast
October 30	Tuesday	George Passwater	How to Get Higher Demand Generation Results from B2B Content Marketing
October 31	Wednesday	Daniel Hebert	Social Media Tips for Small Business Owners