Launching my first funnel – 5 Nuggets That I Took Away
If you’re not all ready aware from all the advertisements throughout my website – I have written and launched an eBook called ‘How to Not Get Ripped Off By Your Web Developer’. This was a big accomplishment for me for the following reasons: I had created for the first time in my life – a […]
Stop Competitors and Mean People Destroying Your Reputation – How I Removed My First (F*A*K*E) Negative Google Review
Recently I had setup my Google Local page and was excited – I had set the address to be in the centre of Sydney – which I believe would help my local search results. However right after the first client had left a very positive review something happened. Not to get into specifics but let’s […]
Who’s Writing Your Copy? Why a Beautiful Website Won’t Save An Alphabet Soup
Depending on your perception of the value and skill required to write good content for your website – you may be surprised to learn that the content creation of your website will usually cost a lot more than the actual design part of your website. Yet what’s ironic is that many of my clients don’t […]
How to P#ss Off Google With Your Mobile Incompatible Site – And 5 Ways to Fix It
As of 21st April, 2015 having your website mobile friendly officially became a ranking factor for Google. This means that a website that is mobile friendly will now show up higher in Google search results than a website that is not mobile friendly (all other things being equal). In this blog post I will show […]
What is a CMS? And Why Not Having One For Your Website will Spell Your Doom
CMS stands for ‘content management system’. A CMS allows you to make changes to any part of your website without needing to learn a programming language. Pretty neat right? There are many different CMS flavors (providers) out there – the most popular one being WordPress – the CMS used by yours truly which powers 25% […]
How (Not) To Pick the Wrong Website Host – And (Not) Lose Your Sanity in the Proccess
Most people new to making a website are not educated in just how important it is to pick the right website host for your business. If you pick the wrong website host (and I will tell you the WORST website host further down this post) – you stand to lose not only hundreds of dollars […]
5 Tips You Can Do Right Now For SEO
SEO can be very confusing – and that confusion leads to business owners taking NO action when it comes to improving their website rankings. Many SEO companies like to make SEO as complicated as possible – however what if you had an a, b, c and d checklist that you could follow to be found […]
How to Stop Wasting Your Time – 5 Tips on Hiring and Keeping a Good PA
Hiring a personal assistant (PA) can save time and cut out all the boring mundane tasks from your workload. However htere’s a porblem – you are dealing with someone who is not only halfway around the world, but who has a different culture and doesn’t even speak English as a first language. Add the technology […]
How one letter from a competitor can make you dissapear from Google – and how to avoid it
One of the scariest things that can happen to a budding entrepreneur is losing their Google listing. Just imagine, a listing that previously may have brought you hundreds of visitors a day suddenly vanishes, and all that business that was being generated from that position vanishes overnight. There are a number of reasons why your […]
5 Important Passwords You Need to Have For Your Website (That Your Developer Hopes You Don’t)
When engaging a web developer it’s important not to fall into a common trap – having someone else control your business. You wouldn’t let your accountant hold your information without having a copy so why would you let your web developer control parts of your website without having access? This is an issue that has […]