
Canva – for DIY design and print projects

You may have seen the ads on TV recently for Canva, the online tool that enables you to design your own artwork projects.
I have recently been using the Pro version (there is a free version) and I have been very impressed and found it extremely useful. Previously I have recommended image-editing softwares (check them out here) which are great. But what Canva does is make it really easy and intu...
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Refresh & Update to get more Google search visits to your website

Creating content on your website is a sure way to get listed on Google searches and so attract visitors to your website. A brilliant book on this very subject is "They Ask, You Answer" by Marcus Sheridan and you can read more about that in this blog post.
But what most marketers forget is that not only does Google love new content, but it loves updated content too. So it is important to also up...
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The social media tactic that most people miss – LinkTree

The link in your Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn etc bio is super valuable real estate - but are you making the most of it?
As you know you can only have one link. But what if you want to showcase multiple web pages, landing pages, content etc that you would like to point people too?
The answer is Linktree (www.LinkTr.ee). Easy to set up and use to promote multiple pages of content.
Some gre...
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Test, Test, Test for online marketing success

It is very surprising how many small businesses invest many thousands of pounds in developing a website and expect it to perform and generate profitable sales from day one. When the expected sales fail to materialise then everyone involved is disappointed and the website tends to get forgotten about.
Before I became involved in online marketing I have many years of experience in traditional dir...
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Make international payments from clients easier and cheaper

Do you ever need to send or receive payments abroad?
Have you ever had overseas clients struggle to get payment to you?
I have experienced this many times with clients in the US. It seems to me that the US banking system makes it very difficult to process international bank transfers. So I was enabling the Stripe online payment option in my Xero accounting software. But it was always a gripe whe...
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I have just been integrating ScoreApp with Keap / Infusionsoft for a client

I have been working on a ScoreApp and Keap / Infusionsoft integration for a client. ScoreApp is gaining popularity with marketers who are looking to proactively engage with potential customers. During the 2022 Keap Partner conference Ryan Deiss from DigitalMarketer (and Keap / Infusionsoft user himself) was explaining how he uses ScoreApp in his business to move leads down the sales pipeline.
A...
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Post-it Note your way to achievement

This is a great little hack from Jeffrey Gitomer in his excellent book - "Sales Bible - The Ultimate Sales Resource". Page 46.
This is a great hack for setting and achieving goals. Often people have many goals, they may even write them down before they get filed away - maybe in the draw or under a stack of work.
Jeffrey's goal method takes it a step further.
To give you the gist.
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Use Zapier to do (almost) anything inside Keap by Paul Sokol

I wanted to share with readers this very powerful Zapier / Keap hack that has been developed by Paul Sokol and promoted by Greg Jenkins.
You may already know that Zapier is like a Swiss Army knife tool for us Keap users. But Zapier does not have all the capabilities of the Keap API.
Now Paul has developed a hack that enables Zapier to "hook in" to the Keap API.
It's really cool - BUT, it...
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Automatically schedule LinkedIn posts with SlackSocial

If you're looking to generate B2B leads from LinkedIn then it is important to regularly post updates on your profile.
It is recommended to post at least twice a week. But when we are all busy this becomes a real chore.
I recently found SlackSocial which can automatically schedule LinkedIn posts and tested the free version.
The result?
The free version alone has been very good. I can ad...
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