There are many examples of online marketing throughout the internet for all of us to see, and plenty of posts and articles from gurus and experts all saying how wonderful their versions are. So I have added my tuppence-worth to the fray to let you know what I think of this subject! 1. Understand exactly what marketing is….
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There is nothing worse than setting up a blog and then forgetting about it – like someone said in a Twitter post, “a blog with no new content is like a cheese sandwich”. Although this made me smile, he is right. An inactive blog is the same as a brochure website, looking pretty but with…
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I would like to reprint a portion of a post How to get more time to blog by Michael Martine of Remarkablogger, Blog Consultant and Blog Coach. I hope he doesn’t mind, but it raised some points that I wanted to share with you and hope you would find interesting. Blog Less Despite the fact…
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Wednesday 1 July 2009 by
Alice in
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Actually a blog is a kind of website, as they have many similar attributes. They both occupy a presence on the internet, use an URL or web address, need a host server to keep them online, contain information such as text content, pictures, links and keywords, both benefit from search engine optimisation and can be…
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You’re an entrepreneur and you want to start up a business. Great. The first reaction to getting a slot on the internet is to get a website. Wrong! Why wrong? This is because websites are notoriously expensive things! How much cash do you have? I suggest you should have a good think before you go…
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I really don’t mind giving my opinion on website design. And it’s always so nice to comment on a really good one for a change. A photographer friend of mine asked for my reaction to his new website design while it was being renovated. My first reaction was very positive, with its clean, clear, crisp…
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Quick reference: How to get your leaflets to start working for you How to get your successful leaflets to look good It’s not what you say, but how you say it, that contributes towards a successful campaign. Be aware that your customers come first; after all, your business would not exist without them, so therefore…
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Whilst cleaning my bathroom I was struck by the Body Shop bottles on the shelf. That got me thinking on a variety of levels. One: how the contents of the bottles matched the colours on the labels. Silly really, but I liked that consistency. Two: the labels themselves were simple and uncluttered, and each bottle…
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Recently I was asked this question: “I need to know what is the success criteria of a newsletter, how could we know it will be appreciated or not?” Success of a newsletter will be measured by the response you get from your readership, how many more subscriptions you get from word of mouth or referrals,…
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When you write about a specific subject in your newsletter, the best way is to break it down into its basic components, and explain it simply using everyday language. This exercise is more difficult than it sounds, because the idea is to make it not only interesting, but to appeal to as many readers as…
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