It’s no secret that I’m a complete geek for anything marketing, design, or advertising. Even I can admit that the idea of a marketing plan is one of the least exciting conversations we have in business- maybe second to tax planning or insurance. After years of working...
We are preparing for a very different holiday season. The change to online shopping has been accelerated by Coronavirus and social distancing. However, this new environment has opened the doors to innovation. I am so inspired by the ways I’ve seen businesses serving...
Anyone who dares to ‘talk shop’ with me knows my love of WordPress. I’m all about an open source system that can build with so much flexibility. Are other website systems amazing – yes. Will they ever eclipse my love of WordPress- not yet. The best feature from a...
The Benefits of Chat We live in a world of Amazon Prime, grocery delivery, movies at your fingertips, and news updates by the minute. Our expectations for that sort of responsiveness are very high. How is your business adapting to this ‘I want it now’ mentality? If...
Website Help Have you ever noticed that some websites URL’s start with ‘http://’ and others start ‘https://’ That extra ’S’ is no typo- it stands for secure. The system behind that one little letter is called SSL or Secure Sockets Layer and is very important for the...
Maybe this year started out with some big goals- new products, new marketing ideas, and maybe even a new website. Before you run out and hire the first person you meet -or your cousin who’s a sophomore in college and SO good with computers (hint- no!)— slow down and...
If you were building a house. You would want to be sure the land was good, solid, and strong. Then you would (hopefully) use a builder that had a good reputation for customer service. Building a website is no different- you want to build from a strong dependable...
Creating a Client-Focused Business Every business should start with some guiding principles, clear goals, and effective methods. I spent a good chunk of 2016 working on building blocks to my business: sharpening and updating my skills, networking, writing a killer...
Many people start their business with the best of intentions- a great idea, the support of friends, family, spouse, financial backing, motivation for days, gallons of coffee, a prayer, and off they go. But crap, you need a website! You let all of your Facebook friends...
Before I explain exactly WHAT this new venture is… I want to tell you a story about how I started this path. I was 14, my father was creating the website for our family business on his own. He had a few books to help him and he had a programming background. At that...
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