Loretta talks to America's #1 Small Business Expert Melinda Emerson

Loretta McNary Live, The Radio Show is the internationally syndicated "go-to" show bringing together some of the world’s greatest visionaries, change agents: best-selling authors, empowerment speakers, leading-edge technology influencers, eco- friendly advocates and educators, world-renowned spiritual leaders, gospel performers, filmmakers, artists, and professionals and lay persons that encourage and support individual and community growth, and want to make a meaningful difference.

Our guest today is America's #1 Small Business Expert Melinda Emerson.

Melinda F. Emerson, @SmallBizLady, America’s #1 Small Business Expert, creator of the Huffington Post syndicated blog www.succeedasyourownboss.com, international speaker and bestselling author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by Month Guide to a Business That Works (just released January 2nd in its second edition) is making it her life’s work to end small business failure as she is helping millions of small business owners across the United States each week (3 million to be exact).

In addition to being a regular columnist for the NY Times she is frequently quoted by other media organizations including The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, MSNBC and Fox News. Forbes magazine named her the #1 woman for entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. She is an expert on what it takes the start a successful small business, marketing pitfalls to avoid, and how to become a brand in demand using social media. She is also a regular contributor to Essence magazine.

We will discuss:

• The Importance of your website and content strategy 
• Why social media is so critical and how to become a social media ninja
• How to become a brand in demand
• How to get 300K followers on twitter