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New App to Try: Stocard

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Stocard! I just recently downloaded this app and it is great! Do you have a lot of loyalty cards taking up space in your wallet? With Stocard, you simply scan your card and the barcode is saved in the Stocard app. When you need to use the loyalty card, you just open the app and … Read more

Facebook Marketing

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Facebook Marketing: When using Facebook marketing, you need to engage your Facebook followers. When you engage your followers, they will share your content with their friends and family.  This is a great way to make your content go viral.  Interesting, useful content is more likely to be shared. The goal is to get more likes and … Read more

Eight Great Ways to Get More Business

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Here are eight great ways to get more business: Word Of Mouth. One of the best ways to get business is from people who know you. Don’t be afraid to ask for testimonials and put them on your website. Give your clients your business cards and ask them to pass the cards on to other … Read more

How to Get More People to Buy From You

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How to Get More People to Buy From You:  We all want more traffic to our websites, but if the people coming to your website are not buying, then you have to figure out why and fix it. Does your website have calls to action? People need to be told what to do. If you … Read more

Domain Name: How to Pick the Right One

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How to Pick the Right Domain Name:  Picking your domain name is the first step when getting ready to have a website built for you. It is also a very important step. The name you pick has to be relevant to your business, however you should also keep in mind SEO and social media when … Read more

Great Tips for Writing Blog Posts

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Great Tips for Writing Blog Posts. Below are some tips to help you write great blog posts: Write about your own experience. Be original and creative. Connect your blog to your social media accounts. Teach. Write how to do something that you know a lot about. Use some humor. Write the way you talk. Solve … Read more

Four Ways to Use Social Media to Reach Your Local Audience

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Four Ways to Use Social Media to Reach Your Local Audience:  As your business grows, it is important to remember that your local audience is important too. Always remember to build trust and relationships in your local community. Here are four ways to use social media to target your local audience: 1.  Use LinkedIn to build … Read more

How to Fix a Slow Website

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A slow loading website will turn your potential customers away.  Google will also rank your website lower if it loads slowly.  A website should load in 5 seconds or less.  WordPress websites will load a little slower.  About 7 seconds or less is best for a WordPress website.  If your WordPress website is loading slowly, … Read more

Optimize Your Website for Local Search on Mobile Devices

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Optimize Your Website for Local Search on Mobile Devices. Use of mobile devices has overtaken PCs for local search. More people are using their smartphones and tablets for online searches and purchasing. Is your website mobile ready? Visitors will not go through pages of search results on mobile devices, so you need to be on page … Read more

Six Tips for Better Email Newsletters

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Create Better Email Newsletters: If you send out newsletters that are engaging to the reader, the result will be more reads, click-throughs and shares – all of which help drive visitors to your website. Here are some 6 tips to help you to create engaging newsletter content: 1. Experiment with Your Schedule Experiment with sending … Read more