Blog Posts
3 Powerful Ways to Cut Through Prospect Resistance! (and get more gigs)
- and how to NOT become a price based commodity business! (If you don't get one gem from reading this I'll pay you $10 via Paypal, seriously) Notice how the competition is getting stiffer? So what can you do to strengthen your position online? Boost your prospects confidence. So when...
Even if you’re not into Social Media, most of your clients are…
And if you don’t position your business SOON… you WILL get left behind! Is Your FB Business Page ‘Timeline’ Ready? March 30 is Facebook’s biggest and BEST change for business yet! Why? For the first time on Facebook you will have features that a normal website should have. This is...
‘Secret Weapon of Mass Google Domination’.
Your business website could be about to get a traffic and ranking boost! Being on Page 1 in Google for one or even more keywords is where the real money is! There's lots of 'smoke and mirrors' with SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) BUT it doesn't need to be complicated, or...
How To Successfully ‘Remove’ YOU From Your Business!
How to Systemise Your Business: A rare interview with Evan Kolbe “Start from the beginning, not the end!” says Evan Kolbe of Kolbe Systems. "For most of us when where trying to systemise our business we either put it into the too hard basket or flick it off to the...
Best Software of 2011
Our relationship with software can be a love hate thing. Know we need it, ‘supposed’ to make our business more efficient but there always seems to be a cost, mainly the learning curve. Once we have a handle on it and we often look back “What was the problem or...
WP Version and Hacker Alert!
A recent email to our Smarter Websites Members: Hope you had a great Xmas and New Year's break. Can't believe its February already! Quick Smarter Websites Members Update: WordPress is now up to version 3.3.1 and the Genesis Framework is up to version 1.8 If you're a Smarter Websites 110...
Niche Domain Mini SEO Websites
Page 1, Position # 5 in Google in 5 Days Flat... So my 'cranky pants' are off, my 'winning smile' face is on and I'm all pumped. Yesterday I shared how my drop dead gorgeous wife was cross with me for spending way too much time in the office. Hey,...
How To Win Brownie Points With Your Partner This Xmas – ‘Tested’
My wife was real cranky with me last Thursday night. Admittedly I was still in the office at 10pm but I had a mission that night. I just had to get this new website published. I was stressed trying to get the code right and had my ‘cranky pants’ on......
2 solid leads in 2 days! How? It’s staring you right in the face…
In May I listed our investment unit with a real estate guy I met when visiting a local BNI chapter. At the chapter meet Paul did a 10 minute presentation and impressed me with not only his local knowledge but his passion for the district. I mean, how do you...
Was 2011 To Be Your Year?
What do stocktake sales and new year’s resolutions have in common? They both happen at the end of a yearly cycle. Was 2011 going to be Your Year? We're half way through. How's it going? For those who know me well also know that I’m a no fluff sort of...
If Sony Got Hacked, How Vulnerable Are You?
Apparently there were 2 hacks, one they've recovered from but they're still down on the gaming side. Sony tells us that there is no exact date when the service will be restored. A lot of people are upset but we should also be grateful, this hack was a timely reminder...
Only 3 Reasons People Won’t Buy From You!
They don't have the money. They don't think it'll work for them. They don't like you, or trust you. So if someone has expressed interest in what you do or offer and they don't run with it - - which one of the above 3 is it? Let's start with...
The Top 10 Most & Least ‘At Risk’ Businesses.
Read a report on the top ten most and least affected businesses by our current economic times. The most affected was the tyre industry, seems we’re prepared to let our tyres be a little ‘balder’ before we change them over. The least affected was the beauty industry, go figure. We’re...
How To Look Good Naked! (Weird Title)
I know, weird title but it will make sense. You know how in life you just 'click' with some people? As soon as you meet them the whole 'get to know you' bit is just so easy. It's almost like you're long lost buddies having a great catch up. And...
What’s Your Marketing Mix? See What Google Has Resorted To!
So many businesses think once they have a website, a steady stream of new clients will flood in. I call it the “build it and they will come” theory. Good luck with that! That's a big statement seeing as most of our work is websites, but... We all need a...
