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What's the Ideal Length for a Blog Post?
Small business blogs come in all shapes and sizes, which leaves many new bloggers wondering, “what is the ideal length for a blog post?” The answer… There is no ideal length. First and foremost, your post needs to be as long as it takes to get a compelling message across. That’s it. As long as…
Read More4 Realities of Small Business Blogging
If you maintain a blog for your small business, pat yourself on the back. After all, according to the fine researchers at HubSpot: Companies that blog have 55% more website visitors B2C companies that blog get 88% more leads per month than companies that don’t B2B companies that blog get 67% more leads per month…
Read MoreWhy Share Other People's Social Media Content?
As an entrepreneur using Facebook, Twitter and other social media for marketing purposes, your major concern should be coming up with awesome original content to share with your followers. But don’t forget about sharing other people’s content too. Sharing other people’s content is good for you, good for them, good for your followers, and just…
Read More3 Harsh Truths About Social Media Marketing
If you’re a small business owner getting ready to launch (or re-launch) a social media marketing campaign, get ready for a roller-coaster ride of emotions. At first you may think, “Hey, social media is free and easy, what could possibly go wrong?” And then reality sets in. Harsh, harsh reality. To avoid some heartache, be…
Read More4 Super Easy Ways to Kickstart Your Small Business Marketing
If you’re thinking of rejuvenating your small business marketing efforts, here are some ideas that will help kickstart things: get to some networking events and grow your referral marketing team brush up on social media and improve your online presence and engagement launch (or re-launch) a blog that will help position you as an expert…
Read MoreHow to Blog More Efficiently
While maintaining a blog for your small business reaps tons of rewards, I’m not going to lie – blogging with consistency can feel like a monumental task at times. After all, we’re small business owners, we have a lot going on. So how do we manage this massive task week after week, when inspiration, creativity,…
Read MoreHas CASL Killed Your Email Marketing List?
Now that Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) has been unleashed, I have had several small business owners and email marketers asking me if the email lists they’ve been nurturing over the past few years are now considered illegal because they haven’t received what CASL considers to be Express Consent. Express Consent is defined by the Government…
Read MoreHow To Grow Your Email List Using Facebook
Are you a small business owner? Do you send email newsletters as part of your marketing strategy? Do you use Constant Contact to manage your email list and publish your e-newletter? Are you also on Facebook? If you answered yes to all of the above… you’re amazing. Did you also know that you can combine…
Read MoreSize Matters: Updated Social Media Image Specs
Heads up! Facebook is rolling out a new look this month. If your business is on Facebook, you’ll want to make sure your images (profile, cover, previews, app icons, etc.) meet the right specifications so that they look their best. It’s a little thing, but it goes a long way in giving your business a…
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