When Did You Last Do a Website BackUp?

When Did You Last Do a Website BackUp?

Have you ever lost a Word document? Lost an email maybe? It happens, right! And it’s an absolute pain in the butt! Not only do you lose a heap of time looking for it but there’s the stress and drama that goes with it. Imagine if you lost your website! And it happened to a [...]

What Is Up With .au Domain Pricing?

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Had a client who was getting ripped off for his domain name registration. To the  tune of  over $100. Ouch! He had a quite a few domains registered and we’d rebuilt some of his websites and well, I was getting confused because they were registered with different companies. I suggested he get them all in [...]

Beware the “Server Upgrade” Spam Email

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I’ve just upgraded our web hosting service to a “Dedicated Server” for all my websites, both my mine any clients. It was ironic that just after this upgrade this email came in from a client but first… Why did we upgrade? Security is one reason plus storage, speed and bandwidth is another. Clients can even [...]

How Many Pages of Your Website Has Google Been To?

How Many Pages of Your Website Has Google Been To?

A quick simple exercise to see how many pages the mighty Google has “indexed” or visited on your website. How much of “you” does the world really see? Well worth keeping a check on. Some folk think that just because your website is “live” and you’re getting some web traffic that Google have been there. [...]

Are the leads that you’re harvesting “qualified”, or anywhere near the mark of the “Ideal Client” for you?

Are the leads that you’re harvesting “qualified”, or anywhere near the mark of the “Ideal Client” for you?

Sorry about the “Post” blunder on Monday. I stuffed up. I needed to narrow the niche that I’m marketing too so I was refining my lead generation “Funnel” on my site. Trouble is I forgot that the auto update was turned “On” so the edit that I did went out automatically to my list. This [...]

Peter Butler on “Imagine the Stress… being # 7 Web Developer!!!”

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Imagine the Stress… being # 7 Web Developer!!! Yup, that means 7 rebuilds on Ivor’s website. It seems we have a knack for getting websites right the first time round… and we’ve had this comment a lot… Why? Marketing focus first followed by design. It’s all about getting leads and prospects to say “Yes, I [...]

The issue is too many ideas and not enough time.

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I’m sure you’re the same, with that entrepreneurial spirit there is never a shortage of ideas or opportunities, our problem is we only have one life to try and fit it all in. I’ve just come from a great mastermind session this morning. A colleague who has become a good friend John Denton runs these [...]

Dumb Marketing and Smart Lead Generation!

Dumb Marketing and Smart Lead Generation!

Last week I raved about how much money business owners are throwing away on dumb cinema ads. Here’s a classic dumb ad you’ve probably seen on TV already. The heartburn advert! Opens with a guy shovelling into a wheelbarrow, then goes to him clutching his chest with a face shot of discomfort. It then pans [...]

Oh My God People are Contacting me…

Oh My God People are Contacting me…

Who wants to start their day with a BIG thankyou from a client? I got the sort of email from a client that we all like to get. Here’s the subject line and content. ______________________________ Oh My God People are Contacting me and leaving messages I received these two comments last night from my site…………WOW…… [...]

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