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Content That Gets a Click

by Kate Llewellyn of The Content Consultancy Creating copy that causes a reaction I am obsessed with the power of language and how the choice of a certain combination of words can affect people in different ways. There’s a reason that memes and inspirational quotes work so well on social media – words have power.…

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6 Essential Branding Photos Every Business Owner Needs

By Tash Jay of Natasha Jay Brand Photography Whether you’re a professional baker or a full time blogger, connecting with your target audience is essential to growing a loyal brand following and a branding shoot plays a key part in making that happen. That’s because a branding shoot goes way beyond a traditional business photo…

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2 Live Workshops: Planning Your Website and Nurturing Your Website for Success

We teased this in our Monday email last week (if you aren’t on our email list subscribe to the blog and you will be!) but now we can tell you more. We have two fantastic free live workshops coming in July to help you with planning your website or if you already have one live,…

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Website Launch or Membership Site Launch – 5 Planning Tips To Avoid Panic and Stress

The amount of last minute website launches or membership site launches that we have been involved in is, quite frankly, silly. Normally seemingly organised business owners seem to forget or be oblivious to the fact that a website launch or membership site launch takes planning and time to do it well. So, here are some…

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3 Website Design Disasters to Avoid

We often get asked to take a look at someone’s website to offer feedback and sometimes we even offer because it’s nice to help where we can. Sometimes we are pleasantly surprised, there tends to be something we can feedback on and help with but we see some really well considered websites. At other times…

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The Top 3 Things You Want to Know More About Around Your Website

We have conversations with literally hundreds of small business owners on a regular basis, both our members and those who have used some of our free resources and often the same topics of discussion come up. We thought we would share the top three things that people want to know more about around their website.…

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3 Excuses For Not having an Email List That You Need to Stop Using

We still speak to far too many people who think that they don’t need an email list or that it’s too much work to set up and maintain and it won’t be worth it. Firstly, we think all businesses who want to grow need an email list. Secondly, it doesn’t have to be that much…

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4 Ways You Could Be Using Testimonials More Effectively on Your Website

When someone has used your service or bought a product from you, do you ask for a testimonial or a review? If not, you should be. Using testimonials effectively is a great way to turn someone from interested in what you do into a paying client or customer. If you do ask for testimonials, are…

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6 Big Website Related Faux Pas

Unsurprisingly we look at a lot of websites. Not only do we need to do this as part of running our business but someone’s website is our go to place, over and above social media, to find out more about a person or a business. So, we do spot a lot of website related faux…

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Why Incredible Product Images Are So Important.

by Christina Palmer from Captured by Crissi Having incredible product images should be one of your top priorities… but why? Think about when you go out shopping. Shops put up big displays to inspire us. It allows us to imagine owning the products and visualise them in our lives. Humans are incredibly cognitive creatures –…