by lesley | Sep 28, 2010 | Testimonials
When you get good feedback be careful how you use it. A whole page of testimonials doesn’t really work – most people stop reading after the first couple. Ideally you should spread them about, one on each page of your website or one in each section of your...
by lesley | Sep 15, 2010 | Marketing, Social media
This is an unashamed promotion for two programmes that I’m involved with to help people get the most out of their online activities. The first is on 5th October and is a four hour session focused on all the available tools and options and creating a strategy to...
by lesley | Sep 6, 2010 | Readability
If you’ve invested lots of time and money in creating a website and promoting yourself online, it could all be a bit pointless if people arrive on your site and then don’t stay long enough to get your message. These are a selection of things that stop...
by lesley | Aug 25, 2010 | Marketing
Successful email marketing campaigns have two outcomes: 1. Email marketing gets people to buy your product or service. 2. Email marketing develops relationships. However, in order to achieve both of those there are some basic rules to observe when you’re...
by lesley | Aug 10, 2010 | Social media
If you ever wonder what to post on Twitter – here are 14 ideas to get you started. 1. Share your knowledge and demonstrate your expertise; give us tips that we can use. 2. Tell us what you’re doing, not having lunch, but the latest project you’ve...
by lesley | Aug 3, 2010 | Newsletters
Good newsletters are great; but very few newsletters are really good. Most are average and many are a not very well disguised sales pitch. Newsletters are marketing tools and writing for the reader is the key to success. Here are my thoughts on newsletters –...
by lesley | Jul 13, 2010 | Marketing
Advertising costs money – so why is it that so many people waste their money by creating ads that are ineffective, boring, and don’t have any focus? Before agreeing to advertise, whether it’s in a publication, online or in the broadcast media, think...
by lesley | Jul 8, 2010 | Readability, Website copy
The hot shot ad agency types will tell you it’s about something gimmicky, shocking or what’s hot today. They’re only partly right. There are many reasons people ‘get it’ – and plenty of obstacles that stop them getting it! Here are...
by lesley | Jul 4, 2010 | Marketing, Website copy
I’ve been banging on about headlines a lot lately – so I might as well continue the trend here! Most people think a headline is something found in a newspaper or magazine – but headlines should be on every written communication you create. That...
by lesley | Jun 28, 2010 | Marketing, Readability
When you present your business in writing there are a few critical things to remember: Firstly, how good is your website at keeping visitors? Secondly, how consistent is your message on the website, on social media, on your blog, in your articles, in your newsletter...
