How to create a lead funnel

How to create a lead funnel

Lead funnels are a process – to bring potential customers into your network.  Some people call them Sales funnels or Marketing funnels, but they’re all pretty much the same species! A lead funnel has a series of levels – and you need to address all of these to make it...
Find a crowd who want what you’re offering

Find a crowd who want what you’re offering

To get noticed by people who are interested in what you’re offering you need to know where they hang out. If you’re aiming to get into your local paper or maybe even the Nationals, you first need to explore their demographics.  Let me tell you a true story: In a...
Does anyone actually read a newsletter?

Does anyone actually read a newsletter?

I’m asked this all the time by clients and people I meet networking.  There was a time when you could put a ‘Sign up to my newsletter’ form on your website and lots of people would sign up, but not anymore. That doesn’t mean they don’t read newsletters, it does mean...
What should I post?

What should I post?

One of the biggest stumbling blocks people have about social media is that they don’t know what to post.  Nobody wants to see a picture of your lunch (unless you happen to be a star chef) or see an endless stream of selfies.  When you’re running a business people...
It’s all about your reputation

It’s all about your reputation

When R.E.M. wrote Shiny, Happy People I’m sure they didn’t have reputation in mind, but it’s such a good description of what a great reputation is and does that I couldn’t resist mentioning it again! There are a couple of lines in the middle that resonate too:...