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Comment on Google+ … Is It Ready For You To Join? by Carl Broadbent

Carl Broadbent — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:04:41 +0000

Thanks for this, Liz – good job!

I don’t do Fb and looking at this I don’t think I’ll be bothering with G+ either. Guess the next thing to look out for will be Fb search …

Comment on Making The Most of LinkedIn – 5 Essential Tips by Sean Price

Sean Price — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:53:55 +0000

Good post on the basics of utilizing LinkedIn. Looking forward to reading more.

Comment on Google+ … Is It Ready For You To Join? by Phil Hendy

Phil Hendy — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:36:07 +0000

You missed one downside which is that people who use Google Apps domain based are not included. Whilst you can use your personal accounts it is a real faff around when using the normal browser.

Works great from my Android Tablet though (but so do Facebook and Twitter!)

Comment on How to create a successful e-mail marketing campaigns by Carl Broadbent

Carl Broadbent — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:29:37 +0000

Spot on, Foxy – really well written post about a topic most businesses still do poorly or not at all.

For us, email marketing is about making that initial contact with the prospective customer. It’s not spam and we work hard to avoid the junk folder.

No question, though, if we get it right it can really take the cold out of cold calling.

Comment on 3 major marketing mistakes to avoid! by Suraj Sodha Internet Marketer

Suraj Sodha Internet Marketer — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:42:43 +0000

I think another big mistake businesses make is not to drill down to a niche. Most small businesses try to market to anyone and everyone and will literally take any client that comes their way and I personally think that’s a massive reason lots of SMEs aren’t doing too well or struggling to get better/bigger clients.

As they say, ‘anybody is nobody’ so be really specific about who your target market is and cater directly to them rather than trying to please everyone

Comment on How to create a successful e-mail marketing campaigns by Suraj

Suraj — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:40:33 +0000

Nice post, Liz. I agree email marketing must be done using a strategy rather than just blasting out emails for the sake of it.

For me, email marketing is all about building a community and for my subscribers to get to me know better, and vice versa so I always invite replies or have some sort of call to action in my newsletters to ensure people actually do something rather than just delete the email once they’ve read it.

There are lots of tools small businesses can use for better email marketing such as Aweber, Constant Contact, Mailchimp, InfusionSoft and many more affordable products.

Comment on Direct Marketing – Email vs. Post by Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:11:11 +0000

Great info. Im currently using post but its costing a fortune. The letter can also just be thrown in the bin just like the emails could be treated as spam and deleted. Could you give any tips on email marketing? I would prefer this but dont want to damage my nameand want to ensure its passed on to the the person that needs to be reading it.
Thx,
Ant

Comment on HALF PRICE – Email Marketing Templates by Liz

Liz — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:47:18 +0000

This offer has now expired. Please keep an eye out on the blog for more deals.

Comment on Tasty Little Numbers by Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:11:05 +0000

Well Done Liz, I hadn’t heard of this brand until you started spreading the word, now I’m looking out to try some of the yummy looking products!

Comment on FUN STUFF: Useless Facts About February by Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:04:23 +0000

Apparently the Anglo Saxons called February ‘Sol-monath’ (cake-month), because cakes were offered to the gods during the month. That seems like a fantastic excuse to eat lots of cake during Feb