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Engage Website Visitors In Under 30 Seconds
In a world of ever-screaming marketing noise, grabbing attention and holding it is incredibly hard. How can you possibly be heard above the general background noise of marketing? In creating a coherent, holistic marketing strategy, you can grab that attention in just 30 seconds.
How to turn website leads into sales
Converting leads is the key to profitability. A slight increase in lead conversion can have huge increase in profitability. How can you make sure that time and money are not wasted pursuing poor quality leads, make sure that good quality leads are engaged and converted?
How Buyer Personas help your website
Buyer Personas are a vital way to streamline your content strategy, enabling you to really understand the buying cycle, the attractions and the pitfalls in your website and content design. A guide in how to use buying personas effectively to drive website content.
2015 NZ Internet Trends
Reports show that internationally, internet trends in 2015 have shown integration of mobile devices as access points to the internet. In New Zealand, 2015’s internet trends have followed suit. How else are people using the internet now? What new trends have come to light in 2015 and how can they enhance your internet marketing?
Staying the Right Side of New Zealand Email Marketing Law
New Zealand’s Email Marketing Laws are clearly set out in the 2007 Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act. What is included in the Act, and where does this leave email marketers when considering best practice and the law for email marketing in New Zealand?
How to Up-Sell Visitors to your Ecommerce Website
Tips for up-selling and designing an upselling strategy. Upselling is a vital part of a profitable business plan. Upselling is not new in traditional marketing and sales, but how can it be used to maximise profit and build lasting businesses relationships online?
Should you be Self Employed? (A guide to the advantages and pitfalls)
The decision to turn self-employed is the biggest decision of almost any career; is the reality as good as the dream? How rewarding is turning self-employed in New Zealand? What are the pros and cons of becoming a contractor in New Zealand?
Energise Web Acquires Bizlinks Developments Ltd
In May 2015, Energise Web acquired Bizlinks Developments. Bizlinks was a successful small website design business in Auckland and is now a division of Energise Web.
What is Content Marketing?
What is content marketing and how do you create an effective content marketing strategy? This article looks at the definition of content marketing and how to create evolving content marketing plans that can be the difference between becoming a trusted brand and getting lost in the wilderness.
Take Advantage of Google’s Mobile Friendly Website Preference
Under Google’s ever-evolving page ranking algorithms, from April 2015, web pages that are not mobile friendly will be penalised. What does the Google mobile friendly announcement say, and what does it mean for mobile friendly web design in terms of Google ranking factors.
Why SEO Guarantees are Dangerous
While SEO Guarantees may sound great, they are not they worth as much as you think and may damage your rankings long term! What are the alternatives to offering a Page Rank Guarantee for SEO projects?
How to increase customer loyalty in an online world
Building customer loyalty online means building profitability. How can you increase customer loyalty in an online world of free information and comparison? There is a wealth of opportunity to increase customer loyalty, and it doesn’t cost the earth.
Colour psychology on your website
Heard of colour psychology? Far from being a new science, the colours used on a website can have a surprising effect on its use. Colour as a sales tool? Sounds far-fetched, but the colour of your website could have a significant influence in its success.
How to improve conversion rates on your website
How do you turn traffic into business? Improving conversion rates is essential to any growing business. But how can a website increase conversion rates sustainably? Providing more value per click and more business from a site visit?
How much is your web design business worth?
If you have a web design business or some other internet-based business and you’re looking to move into another direction, how can you work out what your business is worth? You may have worked for years building your company and when it’s time to move on, you want to make sure that you get a fair price.
How bad SEO companies can ruin your rankings [case study]
Aero Pets transport dogs and cats overseas. They can look after pets while the owners travel and arrange all vet checks, flights and export papers.
Public Speaking: How to prepare for a 10 minute talk about your business
For most people, public speaking is right up there with heights, spiders and death as one of the greatest fears we have. In fact, it is commonly held to be our number one fear. However, preparing for a 10 minute talk about your business is really no different to preparing for a one on one sales meeting.
Features & Benefits: Sell the Sizzle, Not the Sausage!
Selling the sizzle and not the sausage is the best way to differentiate yourself from a business that is just selling a “thing”. Read on to find out more!
Email Marketing At Christmas
Email marketing leading up to Christmas is a great way to create planned purchases in your customers’ minds before the real Xmas rush starts. This article offers a few email marketing tips to get the best results possible!
Search Engine Optimisations Scams to Watch Out For
With Google making more and more changes to the way they rank website search results, it is no longer business as usual in the search engine optimisation (SEO) world. You can’t get away with dodgy SEO tactics, such as buying 10,000 links from link farms. Don’t get caught out by low quality work or SEO scams!
Domain Name Ownership – Who Owns Yours?
Domain Name Ownership can be a real minefield. This article provides an overview of how ownership of a domain name should be recorded and what you can do about it if you have problems with your domains.
Good Web Designers in New Zealand – How to find one
Finding a good web designer is hard! We rescue a lot of our customers from what their previous web designers have done to their websites. Here’s a few tips on how to find a good web designer in New Zealand. This article includes a list of questions you can ask to find a good web designer.
How much does a Mobile Website Cost?
Mobile Website Cost depends on what you want to do with your website and what your starting point is. How old is your website? How was it built? Who built it? Here’s a simple guide for what to expect.
Click to Call Mobile Websites: Why it’s a “must have” feature
Mobile websites are on the rise but very few of them seem to include a “click to call” function.
This is an amazingly effective feature to have on your website. It generates enquiries and improves conversions as you are getting the opportunity to engage more with the customer than via an email.