Seth Godin and Tom Peters provide their opinion on blogging.

Seth provides a reminder that social networking is not about the number of followers you have but about using social networking to connect with real people to form real relationships.

Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.

John Gerzema gave an interesting TEDx talk on how customers are dealing with the current economy and how communications technology is making capitalism better.

You’ve got your business plan in place, and you have the money to get started. Now you need to build an organization of employees that know their jobs, understand the business goals, believe in what your doing, and can work together as a team to have your business running smoothly.

If you are considering taking in a partner, make sure you are able to deal with a different set of possible problems. But there are tips that can help you when you are working with a business partner.

RSS explained in plain English.

If you have decided to go into business for yourself, do not jump in without some careful thought. You need to come up with a plan, and then you need to present it; either to a loan officer, potential partners, or to the buying public.

Customer service means many different things to different people. We all have our personal expectations of what we want or expect from those we do business with.

It is always a good idea to survey your customers once in a while. And there are really many ways you can do it. You can ask them as they are leaving your office or store.

I asked 8 of our article contributors to provide a helpful tip on how to reduce business expenses. The tips are provided below.

In this talk from FOWA London Kevin shares the secrets to digg.com and wefollow.com explosive user growth. He covers nine unique strategies that turn passive users into passionate advocates.

A very good presentation on why businesses should look at Social Media for increasing brand awareness. We call it “Interactive Marketing”.

There is more involved in customer relations than simply making a sale or handling a complaint. If you seem to be having problems keeping customers, you more than likely need to work on improving your customer relationships.

Having a good product, or providing a needed service is what makes you start your own business. But unless you have figured out what customers want from your business, it will never become a great success.

The goal of giving form to a complex situation like the credit crisis is to quickly supply the essence of the situation to those unfamiliar and uninitiated.