What to Look for in a Good WordPress Hosting Company
Hosting is an essential part of a website. Without it, your website would just be a bunch of code, but not actually be accessible. A hosting company places your website on their server where others can view it. In this article, we talk about some of the top features a good hosting company should have.…
Read MoreReasons You Should Stop (or Fix) Your Company Newsletter
Oh, look! That plumber I met randomly in a smelly networking meeting sent me an email. Oh no… it’s a newsletter! I keep getting these awful small-business newsletter, whether they are solicited or not, where they are filled with stock photos and no substance whatsoever. They appear to be written by some copywriter that lives…
Read MoreHow Do I Create a Business Email?
This is one of hundreds of videos where I answer the most commonly asked questions related to small business websites. Today’s question is, “How do I create a business email?” I see so many small businesses for example, “suziesquilshop@juno.com,” first of all, what on earth are you using a Juno email address still? Second of…
Read MoreCan I send a newsletter too much?
This is one of hundreds of videos where I answer the most commonly asked questions that small business owners have about their website. One aspect of a website that I highly recommend you to have is a newsletter attached to your website. What this means is if somebody comes and is interested in what you’re…
Read MoreDoes a small business need a newsletter?
This is one of hundreds of videos where I answer the most commonly asked questions related to small business websites. Today’s question is, “Does my small business need a newsletter?” Typically these newsletters are facilitated through your website and I would say yes, it probably does and here’s why.
Read MoreYour Email Habits Are Costing Your Company Money
You have over 100 unread emails in your inbox, don’t you? It’s OK, you probably think you are the only person drowning in email. See the guy in the next cubicle, yeah, the stinky one. He’s got over 200 unread emails. He doesn’t have a clue either. Company culture is all the buzz right now.…
Read MoreMinimizing Email in Your Business Step 1: Creating an Email Understanding
Email is time poison. If you run a small business you may have tasted such poison. Over the last 15 years email has slowly become the gold standard of business communication. In the beginning it seemed efficient… then it consumed us. Now we have such bad habits that a simple item of communication takes hours to…
Read MoreTips for B2B Sales | Personable Follow Up Tools
Selling business to business (B2B) through online tools can be extremely difficult. The internet if full of slimy scams that make you look bad when you are simply contacted by someone online, asking about their current services or products related to your business. The prospect wonders if you are simply a robot that sent…
Read MoreHow to find out if an email address exists, without sending an email
I recently was trying to contact somebody. I believed I had their correct email address, but was unable to be sure, without actually sending the email. So after some searching I found this great web tool called verify-email, that lets you check if an email address exists without sending a message. UPDATE: More recently, I’ve…
Read MoreHow to Move Email from Gmail to a G Suite Account
I recently switched my business email to Google Apps (now called “G Suite”). This means I get most of the same advantages as a Gmail account, but the emails are at FiddlerStudios.com. This is awesome because I love Gmail, but want the professionalism of an email at my domain. I also wanted one other thing…
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