Happy February all you friendly neighborhood folks!  Lets kick the month off with a guest post, shall we?

This time I’m flexing my blogging muscles for Matt Ringer over at SmallBizBee.com.  I’ve been a loyal reader of SmallBizBee for a while now. Matt’s posts are easy to digest and always insightful, perfect for a small business beginner like me!  Both Matt and I have been blogging on our respective websites for about the same amount of time, and I’ve had the pleasure of seeing SmallBizBee really start to take off from the very beginning.

In the article, I take a look at some of the techniques the Fast Food industry uses to consistently stay successful.  I then offer suggestions on how all small business owners can use these techniques in their own entrepreneurial endeavors.

But enough of my yapping.  Head on over to SmallBizBee.com and check it out:

Would You Like Fries With That? The Fast Food Approach To Thriving In A Down Economy

Just a quick update to let you all know about another guest post of mine that was just published!

In this one, I tap into my love of Jazz music and mix it with my penchant for entrepreneurship to show everyone how music and business are inextricably tied together in my mind.  The post is part of Derek Halpern’s “Success Factors” series on his blog Prevential.  Check it out and let me know what you think by leaving a comment here or over on Prevential.  I’m sure Derek would love to hear from you also!

A Lesson In Cool: What Miles Davis Taught Us About Success

I was also recently interviewed by Tim over at his blog www.timmyjohnboy.com.  In the interview, Tim asks me questions about my opinions on a whole slew of tech-related items.  Check it out, and while your at it, drop Tim a line and get to know him, he’s a real nice guy!

“Techie” Interview Series 2 - Matt Rodela

I know, I know, I need to stop guest posting and start working on my business!! But guest posting is fun, helps me make connections, and is great practice for THIS blog!  I hope you’re enjoying getting to know me through my guest posts and reading some of my stuff in other forums.  Rest assured, I am actually working hard on my business, and  have some good content coming up for this blog, including my adventures with creating a logo for my business and what VoIP telephone provider I finally decided to go with.

When it rains, it pours!  This marks my second guest post in one week!  I didn’t intend to have two guest posts published so close together like this, but alas, that’s how the stars have aligned.  And I am not complaining!

The blog I contributed to this time is called BizBox, which is the the small business blog of the online daily web magazine, Slate. I came into contact with editorial producer Marc Tracy after they picked up on my article 7 Things To Look For In A Small Business Bank.  Mark has been wonderful to work with and really knows what he’s talking about when it comes to small business.

This time around, I’m writing specifically about this blog, Y.F.N.C.G., and how it’s been a valuable asset to my start-up success.   I also seem to really like writing posts about groups of “4″ things.  Guess I like even numbers…

Four Ways Blogging Has Helped Me Start My Business

Check it out and let me know what you think!

Head on over to the Small Business Trends website to check out guest post I wrote for them called 4 Overlooked Ways To Grow Your Service Business.

If you think the article would be helpful to others, please give it some social bookmarking love and pass it on to friends!

I’m honored to have the opportunity to write for such a wonderful website. Thanks to Anita Campbell and the team over at Small Business Trends for allowing me to contribute to their wonderful community!