Quality Website Developers

Quality website developers – time to up your game

I get really mad when low quality website developers over-specify for marketing websites.  Is this something you have seen? Part of the expertise of a high quality web developer is to recommend the right tool for the job and I find it ridiculously easy to spot website developers who are not skilful.  But it still […]

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How to compare my website with a competitors’

Sitting with a client, he brought up a competitors website and asked me how much traffic they got in comparison to his site. Top 3 ways to compare websites There are several free tools you can use to compare your public website statistics with other websites.  Remember things like Google Analytics only work if you […]

The best approach to get leads for a B2B solution

I got this question on Clarity.fm where I’m a registered consultant and so decided to share my answer here as well. Firstly, get some testimonials and case studies for the product. Build a website and pay to have it SEOed professionally. Plan a blog writing year of articles. Get public speaking opportunities to showcase your expertise […]

Business Relaunch

Business not working effectively? Have you considered a business relaunch?

If your business isn’t working as effectively as it once was, a business relaunch might be for you. Relaunching a business is a proactive decision taken to ensure that your business stays relevant and engaging in this new fast-paced, dog eat dog world. If a business is relaunched successfully, it can shed its old, ineffective […]

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Psychometric Reports add value to an Accountant’s Tool Box

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place……. (George Bernard Shaw).  Communication has always been important but in these days of Facebook, LinkedIn texting and all that goes with these mediums, do we really understand the individual through these communication channels? Psychometrics literally means “measurement of the mind”, but […]

Marketing Online magazine features how to use RSS

Rebecca’s article ion how marketers can use RSS is in this month’s edition of Marketing Online (p22-23). Really stoked that we’re getting online!   No related posts.

Unusual Christmas gifts for business

A client asked us what they could do to thank their clients for their business that was more original than a christmas card.  Here’s a summary of our suggestions: Charity Gifts Do a charity donation plus a performance.  I know the CEO of StarJam a charity empowering young people wiht disabilities through performance and singing. […]

Achieve More With Less: Time-saving techniques for business & marketing

Event: Achieve More With Less Time

Nowadays everyone works under time pressure. We all have a long list of things to do and running out of time in the day to do them becomes normal. Exceptional business owners and entrepreneurs are supremely organised. You need to understand how poor work processes affect you and what is possible to achieve with training. […]

How to Get Better Engagement on Facebook and Twitter

Return on Investment is incredibly important, and when it comes to soft marketing tools like Facebook and Twitter, it’s easy to think that putting up a link and a bit of text would get your followers from your page to your website and buying. But social media is, and has been, a marketing tool that […]

Number 1 business website problem

Website appraisal – criteria for success

If you ask Creative Agency Secrets to help improve your website marketing, a good place to start is with a website appraisal.  You get a summary document of issues and recommendations for improvements. So far, so good. The number 1 problem with business websites Let me tell you the one thing that over and over […]