Every business that provides a service needs a CRM – we learned this the hard way. Don’t be like us. If you take nothing else away from this post, the most important idea is that if you don’t separate ‘sales’ from the rest of your business, it will suffer. One-person freelancers, agencies, and other businesses […] View original post at …
How To Make Money Offering A WordPress Maintenance Service
How would you like an extra $100-$300+ per client every month? If your WordPress development, design or marketing business isn’t offering a WordPress site maintenance package you’re missing out on a huge opportunity. Give your clients peace of mind and spare them the horror they would suffer if left to their own devices, all while […] View original post at …
The Ultimate Guide to Collecting and Managing Business Reviews to Increase Sales
If you’ve been avoiding review sites, it’s time to step into the limelight, my friend. Whether you’re the best developer in town or an agency that produces outstanding work on time and under budget, business reviews can allow you to build a public reputation that will increase your sales and referrals. “But what if I […] View original post at …
How to Use Instagram To Grow Your Business and Win More Web Design Clients
In June 2018, Instagram hit 1 billion users, with 500 million people logging in daily. That’s a lot of selfies, Thursday Throwbacks, #ootd, and photos of morning lattes! What’s more impressive is Instagram became one of the largest social networks with a minimal number of clickable links, so using Instagram for business requires a unique […] View original post at …
How To Grow Your Sales Of WordPress Plugins And Themes
Selling WordPress plugins and themes has become a profession. Actually, scratch that. it’s an art. Gone are the times in which you could do it easily as a side gig, alongside a full-time job. At this point, the WordPress ecosystem just has too many options & competition in it, and there are so many “correct” […] View original post at …
The 6 Best Facebook Messenger Marketing Tools (& How to Use Them)
In this age of social media, communication between brands and customers has never been more open. Previously, if a customer had a complaint, it could be a burden to get in touch with someone who could help them. Today, many barriers between customers and brands have broken down thanks to social media. Currently, more than […] View original post at …
The Most Common Obstacles to Closing a Sale with Website Clients
Rejection is part of the gig. And you know what? It’s okay if a prospect rejects your proposal, so long as the reason for it is valid. Perhaps your style of communication or work doesn’t blend well with the client’s. Or maybe your pricing is too far out of reach for a company of that […] View original post at …
WordPress Management: Ongoing Costs to Help You Budget
While the WordPress software itself is free (thanks to the GNU General Public License), running and maintaining a WordPress website comes at a price. Technically, you can start a blog for free on WordPress.com and never pay a penny to keep it going. But in order to be truly effective, you need to treat your […] View original post at …
Top 30 Expenses You Can Expect When Launching a WordPress Business
As WordPress gains more and more of the global CMS market share, there are a lot of opportunities to help businesses establish a strong digital presence with it. Needless to say, launching a WordPress business in this environment is a smart move. That said, no matter how slow of a start you have with your […] View original post at …
Should You Start an Anonymous Blog? 8 Reasons to Consider It (And 8 Not To)
There’s no doubt about it: we’re living in a world of over-sharers. Bloggers, social media users, celebrity influencers… It seems like everyone wants to be a Kardashian these days; to give the world a close-up look into what’s happening behind the scenes of their lives or to share every thought that’s running through their head. […] View original post at …