Small biz tip: Ways to make 2023 your best year yet

Prepare your business for the new year with these five small business resolutions for 2023. We’ll help you cut costs, gain new skills and find ways to optimize your work life. It’s time to be more strategic with your marketing goals, develop your online presence and whip your finances into shape.

1. Stop paying for stuff you can get for free

Are you paying for Photoshop, Microsoft Office or other expensive apps? Inflation is at 7.7%, and the cost of living crisis isn’t going away anytime soon. Many financial experts predict an economic downturn in 2023.

This means you must look for new ways to save. Always look for free and cheap alternatives. Often, they work just as well!

We can help you save time you’d otherwise spend researching alternatives. We found free programs with just as much value as those you’re paying for. Save money during an economic downturn with these 20 freebies.

2. Small business resolutions 2023: Master digital marketing

All small business owners should learn marketing skills. Once you understand the best ways to reach out to people, you can take your business to the next level. This means you can better impress customers, partners and investors.

Luckily, it’s easy to learn how marketing strategy works. You don’t have to pay for an expensive education. Thanks to resources like Coursera, you can learn these skills online.

Grow your small business in 2023 with these four ways to learn digital marketing.

3. Develop your online presence

Give your website a good, hard look. Does your site need a facelift? Run it through one of these free tests:

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How to declutter and earn some extra cash this January

A brand-new year means one thing around here: a hard reset on everything in our lives. This includes our closet full of things we no longer use. New Year, new us.

Most of your used electronics and other gear shouldn’t just be thrown into the trash. After all, one person’s trash might make another person’s day. Tap or click here for a list of old tech worth big bucks.

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Apps to track your New Year's resolutions

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Want to stay on top of your goals? Try these apps to keep yourself accountable.

How to bring in more income in the new year by selling your stuff

Are you new to the neighborhood or want to connect with your community? Try joining a buy nothing group. Neighbors pass around items for free, which is a great way to save money on things you need and establish rapport. Tap or click here for safe ways to get free stuff from next door.

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Must-do tech cleanups for your inbox, network and gadgets

The best way to embark on a new year is to start fresh. After all, you can’t make a new beginning if you’re tied to the past. Tech issues can hold you back when you’re trying to leap forward.

Cleaning up your tech is one of the best ways to obtain a clean slate. By tidying up your tech, you can ensure they’re working in tip-top shape. Tap or click here for five ways to quickly clean up digital junk.

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Happy New Year from Kim! How to live your best digital life in 2023

Let me be among the first to wish you a blessed, healthy, and prosperous New Year! We make resolutions this time of year more than any other time.

The average American makes three resolutions, and the theme is pretty much summarized by one word — better. We want to look better. We want to act better. We want to be better. We just want to be better at something.

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Start 2023 right: How to give your inbox a fresh makeover

We’re at the threshold of the new year, and it’s not too early to get a head start on getting your home in order. We’re not talking about scrubbing your floors and dusting the blinds. Tap or click here for seven tools to get your digital life in shape.

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CES 2022: What you can buy now and all the best announcements

New year, new tech. “New” is a relevant term in the tech world, and there’s always something on the horizon, no matter how incremental the update may be.

You’re probably playing with the toys you got over the holidays. While you’re at it, you may want to take a new approach towards tech for the new year. Take care of your old devices, keep your new ones updated and get rid of some annoying distractions. Tap or click here for more on these simple tech resolutions.

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5 genius tech hacks to do before it’s February

It’s a new year, and we’re busy setting goals and making resolutions. One of mine is to spend at least an hour outside every day.

Of course, I still have work to do, and much of that happens via email. I started 2022 by cleaning up my inbox. Tap or click for the steps I take every year to clear out old emails and start fresh.

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Buying health supplements or weight loss pills online? Read this first

New year, new you. You may not have hosted the most traditional New Year’s Eve celebration this year, but many of us still made our annual resolutions like we do every year.

Typical New Year’s Resolutions often include things like getting in shape, exercising more or losing weight. You may have committed to something similar this year to help eliminate the quarantine weight many of us are gaining as we try to pass the time indoors.

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Zoom lifts call limits for Christmas - here's how to celebrate virtually

Zoom has been the most popular video conferencing app during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has one major weak spot: Calls are limited to 40 minutes per session.

That time limit makes it tough to have meaningful get-togethers with family members or friends for the holidays. Tap or click here to see how the most popular video conferencing apps compare.

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5 health apps you never knew existed

Many of us resolve to work out more often or eat healthier when the new year rolls around. Really, you can adopt healthier habits at any time, but the new year offers a “clean slate,” so it feels like an appropriate time to start on a “new you.”

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Check your phone! 17 apps you must delete

The start of the new year means letting some of the worst parts of the last fade into the background. But let’s be frank: Did you really expect the year to slide by without a single mention of malicious apps on the Google Play store?

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Busiest online dating day is here - 5 tips to find that special someone

Did you make any lofty New Year’s resolutions this week? Many people set the same goals every year, like eating healthier, exercising more often and to stop smoking.

How about trying something new this time? If you’re single, maybe it’s time to get back out there and search for love in the new year.

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Happy New Year from Kim!

As the calendar rolls over to the first day of January each year, it’s a new chapter. A clean slate. It’s bigger than just 12 months this time around, too, because 2020 also kicks off a new decade.

While there are certainly reasons to be optimistic about what lies ahead, we still have to remain vigilant about the dangers that persist in the digital world. I know that can be difficult when so much of it seemingly becomes commonplace, like data leaks and breaches.

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