by Joel M | Aug 18, 2015 | Online marketing, QuickBits, SEO
For a business, your website is a core component of your marketing plan. But it doesn’t do you any good if nobody ever sees it. Do you wonder how to make your website make the phone ring? bring your more customers? or sell more products? In fact there are lots of...
by Joel M | Aug 13, 2015 | Blogging, Online marketing, QuickBits, Website improvement
Every good cook knows that the best way to “bring them to the table” is the aroma of good food. Restaurants, especially BBQs, make sure that those smells are pumped outside. It is a great advertisement. For an article or advertisement, the headline is the aroma. It...
by Joel M | Aug 12, 2015 | Online marketing, QuickBits
Rather than just giving a discount, why not give it all away? Well, not the whole thing, just a sample. We’re used to the concept of giving away a sample in grocery stores (”Would you like to try our _______?”), but not so much in many other industries. A sample...
by Joel M | Aug 4, 2015 | Online marketing, QuickBits, SEO, Website improvement
Spaghetti On the Wall The saying “throw spaghetti against the wall and see what sticks” is almost cliche when it comes to marketing. But this article carries the metaphor through to give you a simple recipe to look at your marketing plan and get it to work for you....
by Joel M | Jul 28, 2015 | Online marketing, QuickBits
Yelp Help Review sites, such as Yelp, can wield a strong influence on your business – good and bad. Whether you agree with what the reviewers say isn’t the point; you need to do your best to reach out to the complainers and thank the fans. This article gives...
by Joel M | Jul 22, 2015 | Online marketing, QuickBits
Bacon and the Internet Lee Odden of TopRank Online Marketing (an excellent resource) spoke at a Social Media Breakfast (bacon and coffee, get it?) in Minneapolis St. Paul. Lee is a highly respected author and speaker and he shared 7 content marketing lessons. These...