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Podcast Beginner? Experiment with Soundcloud, Free

Published: September 16, 2015; Updated: February 18, 2020 Filed Under: Audio, Internet, Marketing, Social

Free Podcastinf for Beginners

Podcasting is effective, passive and low cost marketing. Get started for free with SoundCloud and reach your audience in the audio format…

Social Networking On Your Day Off

Published: August 25, 2015; Updated: March 27, 2019 Filed Under: Marketing, Social

Social Networking On Your Day Off

Do you participate in social networking? Not Twitter or Facebook, but real social clubs and groups for indulging your hobbies, interests…

Boost Your Biz Using Local Web Directory Listings

Published: August 21, 2015; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing

Boost Your Biz Using Local Web Directory Free Info Listings

In this 10 minute video I demo the value of free online business listing directories for the purpose of publishing your business information to be discovered by search engine users…

Twitter Tweet Chats: The Good, The Bad and The Spammy

Published: April 7, 2015; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Audio, Marketing, Social, Video

Tweetchats

Tweet chats are a great way to network on Twitter and build relationships with your peer group or potential clients. In this post I share tips and warnings…

Automatically Post Any RSS Feed to Twitter via Sniply and TwitterFeed

Published: January 27, 2015; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Marketing, Social, Video, Web Development

Auto Post RSS through Sniply

Here’s a novel way to use free social tools to add an extra dimension to your Twitter content curation. The system uses Sniply and Twitterfeed…

Is Offline Marketing Still Relevant in a Digital World?

Published: October 10, 2014; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing

Offline Digital Marketing

While more of us continue to spend time on mobile devices or desktop computers, is it still worthwhile for businesses to invest in offline media?

Simple DIY Excel Customer Management Database 🗒️

Published: September 30, 2014; Updated: March 5, 2024 Filed Under: Design, Legal, Marketing, Operations

Excel Customer Database

Small Businesses are advised to keep sales/enquiry records in a spreadsheet as part of their customer management activities…

Leverage Seasonal Sales Trends

Published: September 16, 2014; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Marketing, Sales

Seasonal trends

How the peaks and dips of seasonal sales trends offer a window of opportunity for pushing sales…

Web Designers: Create Community Websites to Promote Your Services

Published: August 31, 2014; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social, Web Development

Create Useful Local Community Websites and Promote Your Biz

A good way to promote your local website design business is to create a website providing something of value or that solves a problem in the community…

Future Privacy Regulations: How Will These Affect Telemarketers?

Published: July 29, 2014; Updated: March 23, 2015 Filed Under: Legal, Marketing, Operations

Marketing Telephone Headset

Over the years the telemarketing industry has gotten away lightly in terms of regulations. This is changing as the EU rolls out greater data protection laws…

Beginner’s Tips for Email Marketing Strategies

Published: June 3, 2014; Updated: March 23, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing

Email campaign optimisation

Successful email marketing campaigns are based on preparation, clear messages, proper delivery, and analysis. Here are some tips to help you…

How to Beat Anti-Social Media Marketing 🤜🏼

Published: May 20, 2014; Updated: September 23, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

Anti-Social Media Marketing

When you begin your social media marketing activity, look objectively at your business messages and think what exactly you are bringing to the table…

The Dreaded Marketing Plan: Do You REALLY Need One?

Published: May 5, 2014; Updated: February 20, 2020 Filed Under: Marketing, Operations

Map Reading

Your marketing plan exists for identifying price points, markets, costs and competition. Here are some tips for coming up with a coherent plan of action…

5 Ways to Make Your Small Business Look Bigger

Published: April 8, 2014; Updated: February 20, 2020 Filed Under: Design, Internet, Marketing, Operations

Big Fish

There are a few creative ways to use technology and resources to improve the perception of our operation. We can apply a more professional veneer…

Local Business Content Marketing Ideas 🍎

Published: February 27, 2014; Updated: August 25, 2023 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social, Video

Local Business Content Marketing Ideas

A local business should be thinking of how to connect with customers instead of broadcasting. If your product/services are as good as you believe, prove it…

Twitter Mood Predicts Market Trends?

Published: January 21, 2014; Updated: March 23, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

As a small business you may be interested in a piece of research suggesting that Twitter can foresee the general mood of financial markets…

Facebook Are In Business to Make Money, Not Friends

Published: January 7, 2014; Updated: March 23, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

Facebook Revenue System

Our favourite social network may have started as Mark Zuckerberg’s dorm room pet project but we must remember it is public property with a profit margin…

Google Plus Brand Page Backlink Tips

Published: December 10, 2013; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

Google Plus Brand Page Backlinks- Promote Your Website & Other Social Media

Are you using a Google Plus Brand page? Make sure you’re getting the most out of it for potential referral traffic to your website and other social channels…

Business Card Idea: Hand Stitched Price Tag

Published: October 8, 2013; Updated: March 27, 2019 Filed Under: Design, Marketing

Hand made business card

If your business is arts/crafts related you might be interested in these hand made business cards. I use them whenever I sell artwork in locally…

The Power of Google Plus for Local Businesses

Published: September 17, 2013; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

The Power of Google Plus for Local Businesses

Social media sites are continuing to gain influence in Google’s ranking algorithm. Naturally, Google favour their own Google Plus social tools in search results…

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