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The Ultimate Guide to Website Design
When you’re finally ready to dive into revamping your website there are a few things you’ll want to keep top of mind. Sometimes the project can feel overwhelming just thinking about all the tiny details can make you wonder if the project is actually going to be worth it (spoiler alert: with the right designers it definitely will be). So we’ve rounded up the top elements of great web design to be mindful of as you explore your options.
Ready for Change? How to Know When it’s Time for a New Website Design
Having your website redesigned is no easy decision, and we don’t typically encourage it if there’s no reason for it. You have to consider the process of transferring content, how this could impact your SEO, etc., but some cases are a definite yes. Take our case, for instance– we went years with our old website that had outdated content, wasn’t clear about what we did especially after we switched gears with our offers, and didn’t aesthetically align with the direction we were heading.
Now that we’ve gone through with the redesign, we’ve never been happier. We feel our website does a great job in conveying what we do, our personalities, our mission, and funneling in prospects. If you aren’t sure if a new website design is the next move for you, here are 5 signs that it’s time for a change.
Heck, we’ve even landed a high 5-figure client, because our website confirmed for them that we were the ones they wanted to work with.
5 Tips to Increase Your Reach on TikTok
The possibilities of growth are endless when it comes to TikTok. Its positive effect on business’ success is apparent in the way other social media platforms are creating their own versions of TikTok in-app– from Instagram Reels to YouTube Shorts. However, nothing can compare to the “real thing”, which shows in the over 1 billion users TikTok had in just Q1 of 2022, and about that same amount of videos are watched on TikTok every single day (source).
So to make sure you aren’t missing out on the growth train coming from TikTok, here are 5 tips to increase your video reach!
How to Build Your Email List Fast
Believe it or not, email is still one of the best ways to market your business. It is estimated that there are 4 billion active email users right now (and that number is projected to increase). According to MarketingSherpa, email is STILL the most preferred marketing channel that most consumers want businesses to communicate with them through.
And not only is email your consumer’s favorite way of communicating but your list is YOURS. It belongs to you. If Instagram shuts your account down, you lose all of your followers. However, that email list you’ve built, you own it and will always be able to market to them.
So now that you know how important email is, you might be wondering how the heck you build an email list and fast? In this blog, we break down our best kept secrets to build your email list.
10 Tips for Networking When You Hate Networking
Networking is one of those words that can either make the social butterfly beam with excitement or the introverted feel more stressed and anxious. It’s not everyone’s favorite thing to do but if you’re a business owner it’s important to put yourself out there.
Making connections can help your business in so many ways. It enables you to meet influential people, gather info that may be beneficial to your business, and/or even just attain some biz support with like minded people.
Businesses are built around relationships. It’s truly who you know in many instances. So here are our 10 tips for networking when you hate networking.
Our Effective Strategy to Get More Clients Faster
After being surrounded by and listening to the roadblocks and frustrations of countless service providers, there’s a single trend we see happening all too often-- clients are dropping off before they’ve booked. And if they don’t change their mind about moving forward, they do so super slowly after bombarding you with questions or simply taking way too long to review their proposal and sign.
We’ve also seen a trend in the 2 main reasons why this keeps happening to so many service providers. Luckily, we have a foolproof strategy to bypass these obstacles, so you can sign clients faster. Keep reading as we break down what those two reasons are and how to beat them!
4 Marketing Strategies That Work for 1:1 Service Providers
We’ll be the first to admit, there’s a lot of noise when it comes to marketing strategies for small business owners. The online marketing space has exploded in recent years and with that, inevitably, comes some confusion. With the focus of those strategies being mostly geared for folks who have the desire (and skill) to move to a 1:many model (i.e. offering digital products like courses, memberships and downloads), 1:1 service providers have been left in the dust.
These same service providers are left thinking those same strategies will work for them, or worse, that the only way for them to reach their goals is to change up their entire business model.
Our 5 Favorite Ways to Repurpose Content in 2021 (Number 3 will surprise you!)
We have content come out monthly in many places. It feels like we’re posting everywhere all the time, but it’s what works for us and helps us get our message across to more people in more places. On an average monthly basis, we have 8-10 blog posts, around 15 Instagram feed posts (not including daily Stories), 12+ total emails, 8-10 podcast episodes, and multiple posts to our Facebook groups.
For a small business, this is a LOT of content, which means a lot of time creating it. However, we definitely aren’t creating a lot of it from scratch. The key to saving time with content creation is to repurpose as much as you can. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel with everything you post!
So, in this blog post, we’re going to break down our top 5 favorite ways to repurpose content in 2021. (Spoiler alert: Number 3 will surprise you!)
How Content Creation is the Key to Building a Sustainable Business
What is the key to building a sustainable business? Sure, you can keep getting referrals, cold pitching, or paying for ads, but there’s one marketing strategy that will guarantee eyes on your business for years to come. Content creation. Let’s dig into what exactly this means and how it’s the key to building a sustainable business!
Need to prioritize building your email list as a small business, but struggling to pin down which platform to start with? During the last ten years, I’ve been with four different email marketing software companies, and Flodesk by far the longest. If I had to start over and choose again, I’d STILL pick Flodesk.