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Must have blog elements if you are serious about content marketing

By James | July 20, 2016 | Comments Off on Must have blog elements if you are serious about content marketing

So you are serious about content marketing. You are pushing out a quality blog post at least once a month (I hope more) and sharing it out to all your social media profiles. Maybe you are getting a few likes on those posts. But the real question is… are you getting new business from all … Read more

Would you hire a painter to build your house? (The importance of website foundations)

By James | July 17, 2016 | Comments Off on Would you hire a painter to build your house? (The importance of website foundations)

She simply just didn’t know what to look for… Last week a new client asked us to take over her WordPress website care and maintenance. She’d had some issues with delays and was starting to question the abilities of her designer. We like to run a test when taking over a new site. Take a … Read more

Ignoring Search Console is an Epic Risk – Here’s How to Stop!

By James | July 1, 2016 | Comments Off on Ignoring Search Console is an Epic Risk – Here’s How to Stop!

You’re all over Google Analytics (at least you’ve got the tracking code installed and you check to make sure things are green) and you’re confident you’re in charge of your digital destiny.  You’re doing exactly what the vast majority of small business owners are doing – ignoring Search Console. Search Console, formerly known as Webmaster Tools, … Read more

How an eCommerce business increased revenue 28% with a single email

By James | June 20, 2016 | Comments Off on How an eCommerce business increased revenue 28% with a single email

There are lots of things in business which can seem so obvious, but almost everyone forgets to do. Things which can result in quick, easy wins that result in more sales. This is one of those. One of the easiest wins you can ever have is contacting your old loyal customers. If I asked you, … Read more

How to: Build a basic CRM for your personal life with Trello and Zapier

By James | May 10, 2016 | 2 Comments

Are you rubbish at remembering to catch up with people? (I sure am) Whether it be mates you haven’t seen in a while, cool people you met at events or clients, it is SO hard to keep up with everyone. For a long time, I’ve wanted a system that would pop up every so often … Read more

Case Study: Business accidentally takes down their own website

By James | January 31, 2016 | Comments Off on Case Study: Business accidentally takes down their own website

Last week a client (let’s call them David and Bryan, from Acme) made a potentially very costly mistake by attempting what should have been a simple task. Acme uses a service called Intercom to handle all their client support. Intercom handles their client info, relationships, and support from one platform. By default, all emails that … Read more

RealTalk Business Podcast Appearance

By James | January 15, 2016 | Comments Off on RealTalk Business Podcast Appearance

A friend of mine recently launched a podcast. He had a problem with the amount of fluff on some other podcasts, and wanted to create something where the people involved just talk “real”.

Domain Name Corp fake invoice – Is it a scam?

By James | December 22, 2015 | 44 Comments

Today, a client received what looks like an invoice from Domain Name Corp. They immediately sent me an email asking if I knew anything about it. Only a month ago did another client receive the same document.

Will hackers turn your websitesite into a Russian shoe store?

By James | November 5, 2015 | Comments Off on Will hackers turn your websitesite into a Russian shoe store?

Hackers love going to town on websites. Here are a couple of horror stories and how we mitigate the risk for our clients.

Brisbane Small Business Expo 2015

By James | October 6, 2015 | Comments Off on Brisbane Small Business Expo 2015

A good friend of mine, Kevin Gammie, who runs his own small coaching business. He had an idea to create a community where small businesses could help each other. So he built the Brisbane Small Business Facebook group which now has over 1100 members.