Archive for September 2017
In-House vs. Hiring an SEO Professional: Which Path Should You Choose?
Search Engine Optimization is an essential part of the marketing mix today – few businesses can afford to ignore or abdicate this tactic. If you have a well-optimized website, and a content-driven SEO strategy, you are guaranteed to improve your rankings. Yes, guaranteed. Implementing a sound SEO strategy isn’t tough, but you need to do it…
Read More9 Smart Apps to Stay Connected with Your Team and Coworkers
Do you want to make communication among your team members easier and better? If you want to work together with your team successfully, you need to communicate effectively. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller According to a survey, 84% of respondents said they use instant messaging…
Read MoreHow to Write a Small Advertisement
Small ads can be good opportunities for a business if they’re done right. When you first sit down to create your ad – before you do anything else – ask yourself: What do you want them to do? This is the ‘why’ of your ad. Why are you running it? What are you hoping people…
Read MoreTop 7 Mistakes That Kill Your Ads Conversion in 2017
Business spends huge money on sending their message to customers, but the results leave much to be desired: For every $92 spent acquiring customers, only $1 is spent converting them; besides, only 8% of users pay attention to marketing ads and click on them. Yet, one assured method exists to generate lots of buzz about…
Read MoreHow Small Businesses Can Run Weekly Webinars Without Breaking a Sweat
Some products or services need more than just a fancy landing page to get people to sign on the dotted line. Customers need to be educated on the benefits before they see the value. Do you have such a product or service? What if you could get your prospects to sit down with you for…
Read MoreHow to Conduct Your Own Total Online Presence Audit
Wondering why your prospects don’t find you on Google, or why your website doesn’t generate traffic and leads like you thought it would? How about why your competitors seem to show up for coveted keywords above you in search results? These are good questions that you should have the answers to. If you own or…
Read More8 Ways to Make Better Live Videos on Social Media
As many small business owners can tell you, it can be a significant challenge to get noticed on social media and begin building relationships and brand authority. With limited resources with which to work, getting the extra boost you need to grow rapidly and efficiently can overwhelm the best of us. Have you ever found…
Read More5 remarketing strategies to prep for Q4
Remarketing is always one of the most powerful tools in an ecommerce marketer’s belt, but it takes on added importance in Q4. With the holidays fast approaching, you can do a good amount of prep work now to put yourself in a great position to capitalize on the holiday rush. I’ve outlined my five favorite…
Read More7 Tips for Finding Blog Ideas That Have Not Been Created Online
Have you developed the perfect business blog, but you are still struggling to find new content? I’ve been there, and it’s frustrating… You want to deliver creative content that will give your blog the “wow” factor, but no topic seems to fit the bill. Regardless of your niche, it can be quite a daunting task…
Read More5 Phrases To Banish From Your Copywriting (And What To Replace Them With)
As marketers, we’re all doing two things: Writing with the intent to sell something. Maybe it’s a product description in an e-commerce store, maybe it’s a landing page trying to generate a lead, or maybe it’s a blog post (like this one!) that’s trying to sell you an idea. Writing phrases and clichés that turn…
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