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Today I’m working on my own site. It has been years since I first started it and a few years since I updated the theme. I recently did that and now have to go through the cleanout process. I thought I’d take this opportunity to give you a short list of what you should do …
Read moreA short list to clean out your well-established website, aka long-in-the-tooth
In this time of being fluid, flexible and adaptable, many former managers, CMOs, CEOs, CFOs, Vice Presidents of this and that are ready to take the step to become an independent consultant to be able to work with many clients in a variety of settings. It’s so exciting! I’ve helped several people make this transition …
Schools, churches, non-profits, sports teams all rely on volunteers to make the magic happen. This is good to a point, but when it comes to being the online spokesperson for your group, team, organization sometimes an “as it fits their schedule” volunteer isn’t good enough. It’s so tempting to delegate and just consider it “done” …
You’ve seen this done before, right? A small business or company sees something online that they really like, it fits in with their brand image and audience, and they think, “I can totally use that!” So, they grab a screenshot, download it, change a couple of things like taking the logo off the original image and then put theirs on, and voilà! Share it.
Guess what? That’s theft. They’ve stolen the work of someone else and passed it off as their own. Intellectual property theft is theft.
Ah, the love hate relationship with WordPress, hosting, security and efficiency. Some assumptions are made here: 1. Your website looks great and is responsive on mobile. 2. You have an SSL certificate with auto renew on all sites and subdomains. 3. You have someone keeping your plugins and themes up-to-date and reviewing them quarterly to …
I work from my home office. I see my home a lot. It also means I get used to the typical messes, daily wear and tear of having a family and three furry pets. As we come into the holiday season, it’s a great time to think about spiffing up a bit more, especially if …
When you have multiple divisions, you need to have cohesive, yet unique branding and content. For Audubon Realty, his old site didn’t perform well and didn’t allow him to use it as a marketing vehicle. We started with Audubon Realty and then added Louisiana REO and HUD For Lousiana. Recently, broker/owner David Reso earned his …
This episode is a continuation of a previous one, your online media kit, where we talk about the need to have the bios, photos and logos you want others to use. Your online pressroom is about credibility. When you have credibility, it adds to your authority, which adds to your trust which means more people …
Banks protect you against fraudulent charges, but you need to watch THEIR random charges, too. I have a bookkeeper, this is good. But that doesn’t mean I can forget about reviewing my accounts and regular charges. I bank with Chase. They call regularly for fraud protection issues. I’m glad. BUT, for the past few months, …
Long Tail Revenue – Catch Them in the Afterglow of the Moment and How to Make the Most of It! After you close the deal on a house for a client, be there for the moment when you hand them the keys while it’s fresh and the emotion is sincere and spontaneous. Make it a …
Are you changing some of your branding? For a podcast, a series, or any of the other thousand ways we use branding? If yes, you need to decide if you want to go back to old episodes and BACK BRAND with the new branding to make it all look current. We can tend to go …
How do you know if your marketing dollars are leading to revenue unless you can track it? Even small businesses that have one or two events a year need to be tracking how their efforts pay off. Sometimes we pay for ads in directories, sponsor events, sponsor a local team of kids, put an ad …
Read moreUse easy URLs to track your marketing efforts for events, books, products, campaigns.
Who has admin rights for your business on Google? If your mail runs through your Google Business and they have access, did you know they can set it up that all email accounts in your business can send a copy of back and forth conversations to any email address of their choosing? It’s deep in …
The FOIBLES of “save-as”. We highly recommend using a MASTER TEMPLATE for your “content worth repeating” for newsletters, emails, proposals, videos, to help avoid mixed up links, double tracking, embarrassing moments and costly sloppiness: If you use MailChimp, Constant Contact, Get Response or other email marketing and CRM tools, be sure to keep one or …