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Cheap Web Design Doesn’t Have to Mean Bad Web Design
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 03/5/2012
- Internet
- Unrated
When people – especially business people – hear the word ‘cheap’ it is both appealing and off-putting at the same time Everyone likes to save money but nobody wants to get something that is substandard
How to Design the Perfect Leaflet Or Flyer
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 01/31/2012
- Marketing
- Unrated
Handing out flyers – or “leafleting” as it is sometimes known – is an effective way of promoting an event, promotion, sale or other offer in a local area But with potentially hundreds of other businesses doing the same thing, the way to stand out is through the design
What is an Event Planner?
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 01/14/2012
- Marketing
- Unrated
If you are unfamiliar with organising, hosting or even attending corporate events, trade shows, exhibitions, awards dinners and the like then your initial thought when you hear the term “event planner” is probably something along the lines of a party planner To a certain extent, you’d be right, but there is far more to it than just arranging a bash
How to Set Up an E-commerce Website
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 01/1/2012
- Internet
- Unrated
So you’ve decided to start selling products online, have you Then you’re going to need and e-commerce website
How to Get a Website For £299
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 12/31/2011
- Internet
- Unrated
In this day and age you can’t run a business and not have a website Well, you can, but you’d be missing out on a LOT of potential business that you could gain from people searching online for your product or services
How to Make Social Media Work For You
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 12/31/2011
- Internet
- Unrated
Social media management can be a tricky business - the harm you can do to yoru business and brand if you get it wrong can be remarkable, but get it right and the benefits can be huge Here are five ways you can go about getting your social media strategy moving and working for your business
The Importance of Testing Email Marketing
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 12/28/2011
- Marketing
- Unrated
Email marketing is widely regarded as one of the most effective and cost-effective forms of marketing available to a business Yet many do not carry out any type of testing, instead just churning out email after email with no thought for how the results they receive could help them do it better
The Many Marketing Methods Available
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 12/23/2011
- Marketing
- Unrated
The Many Marketing Methods
The number of ways available to a business to market to their customers are growing almost by the day and it is becoming increasingly difficult for business owners to know what type of marketing would work best for them
Here we look at the various forms of marketing available to a company and what benefits they offer, thus making it easier for you to cherry pick the ones that would suit your business best – and keep your costs down by rejecting those that won’t work for you
Top 3 Free Blog Platforms
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 12/19/2011
- Internet
- Unrated
Whether you’re an individual looking to blog about your passion, pastime or hobby or part of a company that wants to create a corporate blog to tell the world about your latest news and improve your search engine rankings through fresh content, there’s a host of free blogging platforms that you can use
Why is a Question is Better Than an Answer For Email Marketing?
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 12/17/2011
- Marketing
- Unrated
Successful email marketing is all about capturing the attention of your audience as quickly as possible and then holding their attention long enough to get your point across and get them to do what you want them to do
That might sound fairly easy but it isn’t
Top 5 Uses For Email Marketing
- By Ian Grainger
- Published 12/17/2011
- Marketing
- Unrated
Email marketing can be used successfully in a number of ways to increase your sales, build your brand and help with customer retention and repeat business A well crafted, well designed email to your customer base or client list can work wonders
Ian Grainger is writing on behalf of Extravision, specialists in 