Open, click or delete

Open, click or delete

If you send out a regular newsletter you want to know people are reading it.  Most of the email marketing platforms (e.g. MailChimp, AWeber, GetResponse, etc) send out stats showing how many opens and links clicked your message gets.  This should give you an idea...
The 5 Cs of social media content

The 5 Cs of social media content

If you’ve dabbled in social media, know that it’s important, but have no idea how to make it work on a business level – or make it worth the effort you have to put in keep reading. If you: Put in lots of effort with little result Spend hours trying to keep up...
Somebody’s watching you

Somebody’s watching you

Every time you attend a networking meeting, visit a client, show up on a Zoom meeting, post on social media – or even chat with a friend – somebody is watching.  And every move you make is measured against your reputation. A few years back I was lecturing...
What is a blog?

What is a blog?

‘Blog’ is a shortened form of ‘Web log’, and a log is a record of something.  Remember how episodes of Start Trek started with Captain’s log Stardate …?  That was a sort of diary of events – and that’s how blogs started as people’s online diary. Of course, these...
The importance of strategy

The importance of strategy

One of my mentors used to say to me “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.”  He was talking about the importance of having a goal, before you start doing things.  Everything you do should be taking you a step towards your goals.  Every...