How Can Bricks-and-Mortar Industries Compete With Online Rivals?
The high street and industrial parks in any major town or city are very different places to what they were just ten years ago. The Internet and online retailers have opened up a huge can of worms, and many bricks and mortar businesses are still struggling to adapt. The likes of Amazon and eBay … Continue reading
Where Your On-line Business Budget Needs to Go
Do you have an on-line business budget? Monies specifically set aside for your on-line business needs? One of the most attractive reasons to start a business mainly online is because you will always hear of how cost-effective it is. You don’t have to spend on a big, fancy storefront. Sometimes you don’t even need … Continue reading
How To Make Your Staff Laugh
Have you ever thought about how to make your staff laugh? Or at least happy. The hardest part of being an employer is juggling the mammoth task of keeping your business operational whilst also ensuring the cogs that keep the system running (the people you employ) are running happily themselves. Unfortunately, you don’t rely … Continue reading
Choosing A Digital Business That Isn’t Limited By Your Skills
Have you ever wanted your own digital business? Is your lack of skill holding you back? Need some help? A lot of people leave school without any business-savvy skills. Of course, most people have qualifications but these struggle to be translated in to an actual job. So, people in this situation are limited to … Continue reading
Marketing Mysteries : Creating A Booklet
These days, most people believe that marketing only works through online mediums. They feel that traditional methods simply don’t have a place in today’s modern world. But, they are wrong! Online marketing might be a hot topic among marketers nowadays. However, it complements existing offline methods. Perhaps one of the best-known ways of marketing … Continue reading
SEOh My God! There’s So Much To Do
SEOh my God! SEO can be a troubling area for a small business. You need to make sure that your website is setup to be able to be picked up by as many search engines as possible. But, due to websites taking advantage of SEO in the past; it’s become incredibly complex. Nowadays, you have … Continue reading
When It Comes To Websites, Beauty Sells
Beauty sells when it comes to most aspects of business. So small business owners know that their website is a place where their potential clients go to snoop on them. Competitors will want to find out whether they really are the professional company that they say they are. It’s the website that provides the first … Continue reading
An Event : The Best Marketing Technique You’ve Never Tried
Every business owner is well aware of just how important marketing is to the success of their business. Your business simply can’t survive without customers. And without a fantastic marketing strategy, you’re never going to be able to get their attention and draw them in. The right marketing campaign can double the number of … Continue reading
Here’s Where Your Marketing Dollars Need To Go
Marketing dollars? What are they? There is no doubt that marketing on a shoestring budget is pretty annoying. If only you had the millions to blast on marketing your company could be massive. Alas, that isn’t the case and you have to keep up with the rest by spending the bare minimum. This strategy … Continue reading
Keep Your Enemies Close: Why Competition Is Good For Business
Keep your enemies close? Really? Well, you have to be better than average to make it in this industry. In fact, you have to be pretty exceptional. Why? Because there are so many rivals on the market that consumers have a lot of choice. If business standards aren’t up to scratch customers will simply choose … Continue reading
The Elements of Successful Search Marketing
Are you aware of any of the elements of successful search marketing? A lot of businesses are aware of the importance of search engine optimization – or SEO – and invest a significant amount of their money into trying to rank highly for specific search terms and keywords. It’s an important aspect of any … Continue reading
Humanize Your Brand with These Three Tips
Making your business relatable is a common conundrum many CEOs face in their professional careers. Unless you are working in a B2B industry, your potential customers and clients are simply going to be average Joe’s, who just want to know if you can get the job done for them. Any fancy business talk, analytical graphs … Continue reading
Selling Online Isn’t Hard – So Why Make Life Difficult For Yourself?
Selling online and running an online retail business shouldn’t be hard. But a combination of a lack of experience and sheer stubbornness can make it that way for the majority of entrepreneurs who start up in e-commerce. The main problem with selling online, as with so many retail businesses, is in managing the products. Often, … Continue reading
Where the Heck is Your Branding? Get It Recognized Now!
Marketing is essential for any business – as you must surely be aware if you’re on this blog! But a key aspect of memorable marketing is your branding. When you’re developing your brand, you need to think about at least three things. Your branding is about creating a personality and look for your business that … Continue reading
Win The Tradeshow, Wow Investors, Work To Expand Your Business
Once you find your business has reached a certain level of success on the market, you might think about slowing down. But that would be the mistake. In fact, going full steam ahead is a good idea if you want to expand your business and continue to be profitable. One of the worst things that … Continue reading
If You Build It, They Will Come: Tips For Finding Customers For Your New Business
So you’ve set up your new business. You’ve had the idea, and you’ve put in the work to make it a reality. First of all: congratulations! Being able to take that first step of conceptual to concrete is difficult and takes no shortage of hard work. But now you’re faced with a new dilemma: how … Continue reading
Avoid Growing Pains: Increase Website Sign-Ups Today!
Are you looking for useful ways to increase website sign-ups? Successful websites have a lot of people signing up to their updates and newsletters. These are incredibly useful when it comes to converting users to customers. Here are the ways you can increase website sign-ups today! Don’t rely on pop-ups Many people make the mistake … Continue reading
Marketing Masterclass : Making The Most Of Your Time & Budget
Marketing Masterclass : No business can afford to overlook the importance of successful marketing. After all, this is your platform for building relationships with customers. In turn, this is what will lead to increased sales and, ultimately, healthy profits. As a small company, your biggest challenge is generating success without disrupting progress elsewhere. There’s no … Continue reading
Business Trade Shows : Don’t Blend Into The Background!
Business trade shows can be an important step in raising your profile. Exhibiting at a trade show can provide your small business with a wealth of benefits and opportunities. From gaining exposure to meeting clients, it’s an experience of which all businesses should take advantage. However, to grab these benefits with both hands you need … Continue reading
Snoop Competitors. Why It’s Such A Good Idea.
Snoop competitors is what you may need to do because the world of SEO and backlinks can be a tricky one to navigate. In fact, there are so many variables to consider that it can sometimes get a little overwhelming. But, as with many tricky things in life, there are short cuts. Probably the best … Continue reading
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