To date, we’ve had another great year here at Small Business Trends Radio, with new and knowledgeable experts every week. As a result, the site has accumulated a wealth of strategic business advice.

From time to time we like to list our most popular small business podcasts and now we would like to share them with you. So here are our top 5 most popular small business podcasts for the year to-date.

Congratulations to the small business experts listed below — they had the most requested audio podcasts for the months of January, February and March of 2008.

The Top 5 Popular Small Business Podcasts are:

How To Use Facebook To Market Your Business
Shama Hyder, Founder of After The Launch
Facebook has some benefits for small business owners that you need to know about and Shama shares them with you.

How to Start a Profitable, Long-Lived Business
Scott Shane of Case Western Reserve University
Choosing the right industry when starting a business is crucial because some have an 840 times greater chance of success.

Are You Making These 5 Local Marketing Mistakes?
Court Cunningham, CEO of Yodle, Inc.
Are your local online marketing efforts failing? You might be making these 5 common mistakes.

How to Buy A Business At A Bargain
John L. Herman Jr., Founder of Hermanisms.com
Herman is recognized as an expert in the sale of financially troubled companies and he’s sharing his insider tips.

How Men Can Achieve A Fulfilling Work Life Balance
Matthew Scott, Founder of The Life’s Work Group, Inc.
Matthew shares valuable insights into the questions that men can ask themselves to make a successful work/life transition.

What’s great about podcasts is that they can be listened to over and over again and downloaded for iPod listening at your convenience as well. They’ve got a long shelf life and we hope you enjoy listening to them - while learning a thing or two in the process.

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So far we’ve had a great year here at Small Business Trends Radio, with a new expert each week. The result is a wealth of business advice.

From time to time we share the most popular small business podcasts with you. Today we want to share the top 5 most popular small business podcasts for the year to-date with you.

Congratulations to the small business experts listed below — they had the most requested audio podcasts between January and October 2007.

Here are the Top 5 Popular Small Business Podcasts:

Entrepreneurial Terror: Through Dark Days Into the Light
Ruth King, CEO of BusinessTVChannel.com
Uplifting true-life stories of entrepreneurs who overcame crises. One of the stories Ruth shares is even her own.

What’s All This Buzz About Buzz Marketing?
Ron McDaniel, CEO of Buzzoodle.com
The trend toward buzz marketing and word of mouth marketing - and why they are so important today.

How To Reduce Stress On The Job - The Easy Way
Erik Luhrs, President of BOOM, Inc.
Shedding a few tears may be worth a million dollars. Stress can be eliminated through a few small steps towards balance.

Getting Really Organized For Small Business
Liz Franklin, Founder of Miz Liz On Biz
Pull new cash and productivity out of your existing business as a substitute for more time and money.

Why Hackers Love Small Businesses
Thomas Raef, Founder of e-Based Security
Cyber criminals will break into your network and steal sensitive data. Offers practical tips to protect your systems.

The great thing about podcasts is that they can be listened to over and over. They’ve got a long shelf life. We hope you enjoy the information.

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The Small Business Trends Radio Show experienced a great first quarter for 2007 and we wanted to share the Top 10 Small Business Podcasts with you for that period.

Congratulations to the small business experts listed below — they had the most requested audio podcasts!

Here are the Top 10 Small Business Podcasts (in no particular order):

How to Start a Business With No Money
Gary Schoeniger, Founder of GarySchoeniger.com
Gary Schoeniger started a business dead broke with a borrowed ladder. Soon he had a multi-million dollar business.

Help Yourself: A Self Service Strategy For Help Desks
David Weiss, CEO of Numara Software
If your small business is still dependent on an IT support employee or department, David has a solution for you.

Real Estate Photography As A Small Business
Kelly Thomas, Founder of SIHomeTours.com
Do you enjoy snapping photographs? If so, then you’re qualified to own and operate your own real estate web site.

Voice over IP (VoIP) in plain English
Guest: Dan Hoffman, CEO of M5 Networks.
Dan Hoffman of M5 Networks explains how VOIP technology can transform your business.

SEO Success for Small Business
Steve Kinney, Founder of Search Optimizers
Search engine optimization (SEO) can help your business beat your biggest competitors.

Why Hackers Love Small Businesses
Thomas Raef, Founder of e-Based Security
Cyber criminals will break into your network and steal sensitive data. Offers practical tips to protect your systems.

Building a Successful Online Forum — a Case Study
Lee Dodd, Zydeca Media
Do you know what an online forum is? How would you use one for your business? Learn this and more.

Avoiding the Top 10 Online Marketing Mistakes
Jim Kukral, Publisher of ReveNews
Jim says “Tell me you didn’t buy that $99 offer to get a top Google listing — it does not work!” Listen and learn.

Virtual Phone Systems - Sound Big, Spend Little
Siamak Taghaddos, CEO of GotVMail
Can your customers reach you? GotVmail’s CEO, a BusinessWeek “Top 5 Entrepreneurs Under 25,” explains how.

Why Mastering Excel is a Critical Marketing Skill
Ivana Taylor, Third Force Marketing - Bill Jelen, MrExcel.com
Learn from the expert, Mr. Excel, and marketer Ivana Taylor, Co-Authors of the book Excel For Marketing Managers.

We would also like to make a special mention of Warren Carter, CEO of MyOnlyOne, along with Andy Birol, Founder of Birol Growth Consulting, both of whom have achieved emeritus status as perennial favorites.

Our special thanks to our listeners and our informative small-business experts for your loyalty and support and for making the first quarter of 2007 such a success for Small Business Trends Radio!

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The Small Business Trends Radio Show had a great year and we wanted to share the Top 10 Small Business Podcasts for 2006 with you.

Congratulations to the small business experts listed below — they had the most requested podcasts for 2006.

Here are the Top 10 Small Business Podcasts for 2006 (in no particular order):

SEO Success for Small Business
Guest: Steve Kinney, Founder of Search Optimizers
Search engine optimization (SEO) can help your business beat your biggest competitors.

How to Start a Business With No Money
Guest: Gary Schoeniger, Founder of GarySchoeniger.com
Gary Schoeniger started a business dead broke with a borrowed ladder. Soon he had a multi-million dollar business.

Entrepreneurial Terror: How to Get Through the Dark Days and Into the Light
Guest: Ruth King, CEO Business TV Channel
Uplifting true-life stories of entrepreneurs who overcame crises.

Building a Successful Online Forum — a Case Study
Guest: Lee Dodd, Zydeca Media
Do you know what an online forum is? How would you use one for your business? Learn this and more.

Protect Your Intellectual Property Assets
Guest: Michael Dees, President of Esecurity-Direct
Michael, a seasoned technology professional, explains how to protect your intellectual property from theft.

Stage a Business Coup
Guest: Barry Moltz, Author of “You Need to Be A Little Crazy”
Barry does a reading of an article he wrote and gives the backstory on his real-life experiences behind it.

Avoiding the Top 10 Online Marketing Mistakes
Guest: Jim Kukral, Publisher of ReveNews
Jim says “Tell me you didn’t buy that $99 offer to get a top Google listing — it does not work!” Listen and learn.

What’s All This Buzz About Buzz Marketing?
Guest: Ron McDaniel, CEO of Buzzoodle
The trend toward buzz marketing and word of mouth marketing — and why they are so important today.

Voice over IP (VoIP) in plain English
Guest: Dan Hoffman, CEO of M5 Networks
Dan Hoffman of M5 Networks explains how VOIP technology can transform your business.

Search Engine Marketing is Not Voodoo
Guest: Jennifer Laycock, Editor-in-Chief of Search Engine Guide
Search engine marketing really isn’t voodoo, it is something you can do.

We would also like to make a special mention of Warren Carter, CEO of MyOnlyOne, along with Andy Birol, Founder of Birol Growth Consulting, both of whom have achieved emeritus status as perennial favorites.

Our special thanks to our listeners and our informative small-business experts for your loyalty and support and for making the year 2006 such a success for Small Business Trends Radio!

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Our thanks go out to our listeners and all of our terrific small business expert guests. Our Podcast RSS Feed received over 30,000 requests for content, doubling where it was in January 2006! Thank you for your support!

Here are the Top 5 Shows for September 2006: (in no particular order)

What Investors Look For in Startups
Guest: Cathy Panzica, Principal of Panzica Investments
Do you know the WORST thing to say to an investor? Listen to find out how to improve your chances of getting VC money.

Unlocking Growth Potential in Every Small Business
Guest: Steve MacGill, Founder of PeerSight
The power of advisory boards and other techniques for overcoming impediments to grow your business.

How to Succeed as a Virtual Freelancer
Guest: Michael Haaren, Editor of Rat Race Rebellion
Dreaming of working from home as a freelancer? This show offers tips and pitfalls to watch out for in home business.

SEO Success for Small Business
Guest: Steve Kinney
Search engine optimization (SEO) can help your business beat your biggest competitors.

How to Start a Business With No Money
Guest: Gary Schoeniger of garyschoeniger.com.
Gary Schoeniger started a business dead broke with a borrowed ladder. Soon he had a multi-million dollar business. One of the TOP 5 shows for 6 Months Running!

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Our thanks go out to our listeners and all of our terrific small business expert guests. Thank you for your support!

Here are the Top 5 Shows for August 2006: (in no particular order)

Protect Your Assets and IP
Guest: Michael Dees of Esecurity-Direct
Michael, a seasoned technology professional, explains how to protect your IP from theft.

SEO Success for Small Business
Guest: Steve Kinney
Do SEO right and beat your biggest competitors. A must listen to learn how to best leverage the web.

Franchising In The New Millennium - The Latest Trends
Guest: Marty McDermott of FranchiseInterviews.com
Marty provides his franchise trend analysis, perspective and advice on how to identify and choose the right franchise for you.

New Ways to Market a Small Business
Guest: Michael Plummer of OurTownAmerica.com
Michael shares how to target the right market, capture it and get new customers for life.

The Unhealthy State of Small Business Healthcare
Guest: Dawn Rivers Baker of MicroEnterpriseJournal.com
Dawn updates us with the latest on healthcare and what Washington is doing to address the issues.

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We had over 35,000 Podcast feed requests in July, that is a 25% increase over June.

Our thanks go out to our listeners and all of our terrific small business expert guests. Thank you for your support!

Here are the Top 5 Shows for July 2006: (in no particular order)

Protect Your Assets and IP
Guest: Michael Dees of Esecurity-Direct
Michael, a seasoned technology professional, explains how to protect your IP from theft.

SEO Success for Small Business
Guest: Steve Kinney
Do SEO right and beat your biggest competitors.
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Marketing Partnerships for Faster Growth
Guest: Kare Anderson
Get your customers’ attention and grow by partnering smartly.
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One American Against Sony Music
Guest: Steve Popovich of Cleveland International Records
Steve shares his story of a 40-year history of the music business and why it is important to stand up for your rights. Inspiring.

How to Start a Business With No Money
Guest: Gary Schoeniger of garyschoeniger.com.
Gary Schoeniger started a business dead broke with a borrowed ladder. Soon he had a multi-million dollar business.

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