Twitter Link Roundup #316 – Terrific Reads for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Marketers, and Designers!

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Now, we hope you enjoy another great set of links and articles that we shared with you over the past week on our crowdspring Twitter account (and on Ross’s Twitter account). We regularly share our favorite posts on entrepreneurship, small business, marketing, logo design, web design, startups, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Enjoy!

How to Use a Mood Board to Inspire Your Small Business Brand | @crowdspring Blog https://t.co/edE6U9lyEm | #SmallBusiness #branding #Marketing pic.twitter.com/1PobhiUt8v

— crowdspring (@crowdSPRING) November 27, 2017

Good insights … These Are the 7 Deadly Sins of Product-Driven Founders – https://t.co/HJpcd1OIdP pic.twitter.com/CiOIlJosnG

— crowdspring (@crowdSPRING) November 29, 2017

While there's no definitive list of ranking factors, experiments point to some that appear more relevant (and the importance has recently changed) … New SEO Ranking Factors Study Points to Massive Changes in Google Search Algorithms | by @larrykim – https://t.co/b4IPDcuN1L pic.twitter.com/rjbrKLynPX

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 28, 2017

RT @BizSugar: 6 Holiday Marketing Tips and Ideas for Small Businesses – crowdspring Blog https://t.co/gqK9VBChG2

— Small Business Trend (@smallbiztrends2) November 29, 2017

Smart thoughts from @rjs on why agile doesn't work for most teams – and a possibly better approach … https://t.co/WTnGa8gKf2

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 22, 2017

It’s impossible to understate how important this is (see the underlined passage). So many teams fail to do this. https://t.co/lTkCyjQQLa

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 23, 2017

Good insights … These Are the 7 Deadly Sins of Product-Driven Founders – https://t.co/HJpcd1OIdP pic.twitter.com/CiOIlJosnG

— crowdspring (@crowdSPRING) November 29, 2017

Ten Ways Leaders Can Help Employees Find Meaning at Work – https://t.co/3EthSlxsLg | #leadership #employees #strategy pic.twitter.com/fn7BMM2Y1e

— crowdspring (@crowdSPRING) December 1, 2017

Harsh but insightful words from @dhh to startups that take the blue pill & perpetually raise money from investors rather than focus on creating a business with healthy fundamentals … May the next Etsy learn its lessons – https://t.co/Dg6KSVzWtT pic.twitter.com/qgl7o0Q3rm

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 27, 2017

This is useful insight …The False Confidence of the LTV/CAC Ratio for Early Stage SaaS Startups https://t.co/vyGfg4KDLD pic.twitter.com/0zvOOMskEM

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 27, 2017

Some good advice … Dear Entrepreneurs: This Is How To Ace The New Seed Round https://t.co/Hj6UVEgCfP pic.twitter.com/mc0rt70ZJA

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 28, 2017

Everyone knows that more traffic can bring more customers. But many businesses can also increase customers and revenue by improving conversions … How A/B Testing Can Help Your Small Business Increase Conversions and Revenues – https://t.co/ITEot2z8So pic.twitter.com/mofWdTQqi2

— crowdspring (@crowdSPRING) November 21, 2017

"In a study by Marketing Sherpa, 43% of marketers reported that dedicated landing pages are highly effective" – How to create a high converting #landingpage https://t.co/vk7a9tlJKy via @crowdSPRING pic.twitter.com/cRai03hc2S

— GrowthScore (@GrowthScoreHQ) November 22, 2017

Good ones: 6 Holiday #Marketing Tips and Ideas for Small Businesses https://t.co/fdc4m6xGmx @crowdSPRING

— Access OBC (@AccessOBC) November 29, 2017

Solid list and good examples … 19 Cold Email Mistakes Revealed from Analyzing Over 1 Million Emails – Interseller – https://t.co/Zzzwef8aCO

— crowdspring (@crowdSPRING) November 30, 2017

While there's no definitive list of ranking factors, experiments point to some that appear more relevant (and the importance has recently changed) … New SEO Ranking Factors Study Points to Massive Changes in Google Search Algorithms | by @larrykim – https://t.co/b4IPDcuN1L pic.twitter.com/rjbrKLynPX

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 28, 2017

Our guest post in @youngupstarts … The Small Business Guide To Creating A Perfect Logo | Young Upstarts https://t.co/gadZFdE7L0

— crowdspring (@crowdSPRING) November 20, 2017

Famous Logos Drawn by Hand in Calligraphy (by @SebLester) pic.twitter.com/PPzB58T2fV

— Fubiz (@fubiz) November 24, 2017

Your shoes are not the reason you can’t run fast. Your ball is not the reason you can’t shoot a free throw. https://t.co/u8plyQjVCq

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 20, 2017

Fascinating. … Final decision? Why the brain keeps on changing its mind https://t.co/XtMVqNMscT pic.twitter.com/RzyvSsxP2K

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 22, 2017

Algorithm outperforms radiologists at diagnosing pneumonia | Stanford News https://t.co/kcMeLUQTwe

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 23, 2017

I may have found the perfect watch! It gives an approximation of time. … Historical Perspectives: Chromachron, A Radically New Approach To Time https://t.co/i8NMgdfU1B

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 23, 2017

Beautiful architecture. https://t.co/ClY3ciN8EK

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 30, 2017

Interesting read. … Brain activity is too complicated for humans to decipher. Machines can decode it for us. https://t.co/mm2pFVgxVs pic.twitter.com/BxdG7P5t6s

— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) November 26, 2017

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