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Exposed: What’s the Catch With 7 Day Holiday Stays for $99?
We've just gone "Live" with Holiday Specials Bali using the "Agency" theme. Imagine a gentle, pure sea breeze and the warm glow of sunshine caressing your face as your raise your glass to your lips and savour the sweet taste of your favourite beach cocktail. Work seems a million miles away as you … [Read More...]
The Little Fish Outranks the BIG Kahuna’s
Imagine you're the little distributor with the rights to sell a product. What is potentially a multi million dollar product. Great, you've got a product you can take online so you finally made it. All you need is a website right? Then you will have joined that elite group that make a living online, … [Read More...]
All It Takes To Be a Rockstar!
In our busy entrepreneurial lives we can get caught up doing all the "stuff" we need to get done. I thank my teenage son for giving me a well needed break from it all. This video on You Tube has had over 5 million hits, and that's just this version. I've not seen these guys in action before, so … [Read More...]
From Nowhere to # 2 in the Google Charts in 3 Weeks.
This one single tip can get your site to soar the Google charts! Struggling to get traffic and a decent ranking with your website? I have a colleague in South Australia who is an expert in his field but he was in the same boat. How many people can relate to this? He’s very successful and has … [Read More...]
2 New Deals Just In the First Week!
In our BNI meetings (Business Network International) we have a raps, recaps and referrals session. Basically where we get to share how much interaction we've had (dance cards) to find out more about each others business, as well as the referrals and closed business we've generated for each other. Also … [Read More...]
New Supersize Your Social Media Marketing Success! e-series.
The AMI, Australian Marketing Institute run workshops for their members and I was asked to put together a presentation on social media marketing. Practical "to do's for results" for the members was my plan. I get tired of workshops that tell you "what to do" without telling you "how to do it" so … [Read More...]
If Your Website Was An ATM? How Much $$$…
Make sure you get your website right, otherwise it's just like peeing upwind... you end up losing and just get wet. So many people look at the investment they make into their marketing as a cost. Ahh, wrong! The 3 Step Website Plan - Get Visitor + Convert Visitor Into Lead + Convert Lead Into Client … [Read More...]
Sharon of S & D Settlements “Goes Live”!
Sharon just wanted to get a web presence. Don't "confuse me" she said. She understood the value of lead generation, after all Sharon is a member of my BNI (Business Network International) group, but she didn't want to go the lead generation route on her website just yet. Sharon also hears me "go on" … [Read More...]
There Is Power In Your Thinking… and In Your Words…
It's a tough slog being the solo entrepreneur. We have so many hats to wear and our energy can be pulled so many ways. The plan is always to get staff, delegate and outsource but there's always that cross over time. Need the staff to make more money but need more money to afford the staff , when do … [Read More...]
Penny from Pink Piranha goes “Live”.
Penny's brief was simple "I want a simple and clean site that I can show new clients my work along with have them be able to access my Graphic Design briefs". We've yet to add in lead generation and social media marketing aspects, that's stage 2, but we thought we'd show off the new "Agency Theme" in … [Read More...]
How Secure Is Your Website?
Have you noticed a sudden surge in spam emails or notifications? Heard more reports of hackers running amok? Not only that, I have it on good authority that the incidence of "hack attacks" on websites is on the increase. As frustrating as spam emails are, Viagra and the like, I understand the reasoning, … [Read More...]
The Guru of Effective WordPress Websites!
One of Tony's sites had soared up the Google Charts and not only that, over 12 months later had held onto a page 1 spot in Google. I asked Tony for a short spiel. Read his "rave" below... The Guru of Effective WordPress Websites! Wow! This stuff really works… For several years I did my best … [Read More...]
Productivity Solutions
Here's a productivity solution I've set up to keep working even when my butt gets stiff and sore. You can see the video below about my new "stand up" desk. I can be pumping out a post, like this one on "productivity solutions" and I'm so focussed I tend to keep going even after a couple of hours and … [Read More...]
WordPress Websites Done Badly
I tell people the virtues of getting a website built in WordPress, the ever increasing popular blogging platform, all the time. Now, WordPress is an open source platform, you can get a basic template for free. There is a huge community behind it, developing and supporting it and you can get a basic … [Read More...]
Funniest thing you’ll read all year!
Ever blow an appointment? What if it was with a hot prospect? What are your chances of getting that gig now? I had a hot lead come in through my website, they emailed me, had a couple of qualifying emails back and forth and then set up a 'discovery' call time. All that and then I blew it! I … [Read More...]
Add a Shout Box To Your Sidebar
A "Shout Box" allows your members and readers to leave quick “shouts” (shortly worded messages) in a small location on your sidebar. Social Media is all about interaction. It's great to get comments on your posts but when the post is "past" your comments might slow down. This is a cool and … [Read More...]