by lesley | Sep 27, 2021 | Lead Generation, Marketing
Whether you call it a sales funnel or a marketing funnel – the purpose is to bring in new leads who have a need for whatever you are offering. These are a few of the pitfalls that prevent your funnel from working as well as it could. 1: A lead magnet that has a...
by lesley | Sep 20, 2021 | Press & Media
What is a press list? It’s a list of publications you would like to get coverage in. Sounds pretty straightforward, but there are a number of key criteria you need to consider before you start assembling your list. 1: Are these publications read by your target...
by lesley | Sep 13, 2021 | Newsletters
What’s the point of writing and sending out newsletters? They should form part of your marketing strategy – and there must be a purpose that fits into that strategy for every activity. Ask most businesses that send out a newsletter ‘What do you want it to...
by lesley | Sep 6, 2021 | Social media
Social media seems to get more complex every day – especially if you’re using it to raise your business profile. Walking the line between promotion and engagement is always difficult – and every social platform is different. There was a time when it was...
by lesley | Aug 30, 2021 | Marketing, Reputation
When you’re running a business you need to be visible, so you meet potential customers and they find out how amazing you are! When I say ‘meet’, I don’t necessarily mean physically meet people – that’s only part of the process; you also need to meet people...
by lesley | Aug 23, 2021 | Blogging
‘I can’t write’! This is a statement I hear people saying a lot. In fact, it’s why we have a business – as that’s the service we offer, whether it’s a blog, copy for a website, social media posts, an email campaign or a regular newsletter. However, if you’d...
by lesley | Aug 16, 2021 | Business
Setting up and running a small business requires a whole bunch of skills – some of which you may not have learned – yet! You’ll need to be able to: Strategise Plan Organise Manage the money Market Purchase the materials your business needs Sell Write copy...
by lesley | Aug 9, 2021 | Writing a book
If you’re writing a book at some point it will need editing. If you successfully get a contract with a mainstream publisher they will have it edited by their in-house editors, if you’re self-publishing it’s down to you. It can be tempting to skip this requirement,...
by lesley | Aug 2, 2021 | Websites
DISCLAIMER: I’m not a graphic designer – and am in awe of their talent. I dabbled a bit when I was younger and went to art school for a year, but I wasn’t very good. So what qualifies me to pontificate about the design of website home pages (or any other...
by lesley | Jul 26, 2021 | Social media, YouTube
‘YouTuber’ is now a career choice! At least that’s what people with video-mad teens tell me. Let’s be honest most of us have disappeared down the YouTube rabbit hole now and then – so maybe there’s something in it. Actually, many people use YouTube as a search...
