One of my clients asked me the other day if he should be publishing his blogs as pdf files. I reacted in abject horror which probably shocked him and seemed inexplicable. So I explained myself but we realized that this may not be so obvious to small business owners. I mean, PDFs are really handy, […]
When Word of Mouth is No Longer Enough
You’ve been relying on your friends and your happy clients to spread the word about your business. But what happens when your word-of-mouth referrals dry up? I suspect this is the fear of every small business owner who relies on referrals. Fortunately, the internet has made it possible for us to get clients another way, […]
Do I Need a Facebook Business Page?
If you’re a small business owner or solopreneur, whether or not you need a Facebook business page to market your business on Facebook depends upon why and how you use Facebook. Facebook business pages can be useful, but they’re quite limited in what you can do with them in terms of outreach. So, what do […]
Create a Google Brand Page
After you create your website, there are few things more fundamental to being found online than having a Google Business or Brand Page. This video gives basic steps for how to do that for those who are not digital natives. The Google Brand Page allows users to find your brand and your site through Google’s […]
A Beginner’s Checklist for Putting Your Small Business Online
You’ve decided to take the plunge: to launch a website and finally, at long last, put your business on the internet. But it’s not as easy as just hiring a developer and poof, you get new clients. So here are some basic things to think about when you put your site up and launch your […]