Every day I check out the 100s of subscriptions in my RSS feed about marketing, PR, advertising, branding, social media, and a host of other topics of interest to small businesses that sell online. Most of what gets posted isn’t earth shattering but I reserve Fridays for the best reads of the week. So here you have it, the most valuable things I read in the business blogosphere this week:

• Improve Your Website’s Load Time – Easy to follow suggestions for making your website load faster. A slow loading site is an easy way to lose a visitor’s interest so make sure you’re taking all necessary steps to speed things up.
• 21 Ways to Improve Your Conversion Rate – Simple to implement changes you can make to get more sales.
• How to Cope With Marketing Burn Out – tips on avoiding marketing burn out that are specifically geared to artists.