by prosperousim | Sep 14, 2020 | Content Marketing, Facebook, Instagram, Online Marketing, Online Reputation, Social Media
By now, most small business owners know they need to be active on social media. Regardless of your industry or niche, your customers expect to find you there. And social media’s free, so… it’s all easy, right? I wish it were that easy. In fact, I notice that a lot of...
by prosperousim | Sep 7, 2020 | Business Marketing, Online Marketing, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Website
SEO matters. You don’t need me to tell you that – although I certainly have told you all about it! Understanding the importance of SEO is one thing and knowing what to do with your SEO metrics is another. With so many metrics to choose from, how do you know where to...
by prosperousim | Aug 31, 2020 | Business Marketing, Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Online Marketing, Online Reputation, Paid Per Click, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Social Media, Website
Audits. Nobody likes them, am I right? I get it. I really do. But audits serve a purpose – and if your business is closed right now because of the COVID-19 pandemic, then this is the perfect time to change ‘audit’ from a dirty word to a tool that can help your...
by prosperousim | Aug 24, 2020 | Business Marketing, Content Marketing, Geofencing, Geolocation, Online Marketing, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Website
What do you do when business is slow, and profits are down? If you think that the answer is “stop marketing,” then it’s time to think again. While it’s true that marketing might seem to be less essential than other areas of business, the truth is that a solid...
by prosperousim | Aug 17, 2020 | Business Marketing, Online Marketing, Online Reputation, Phone App, Website
It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of a chatbot would have seemed like the stuff of science fiction, right up there with Daleks or droids. Not anymore. In fact, chatbots are everywhere these days. They’re readily available, highly effective and – believe it or not...
by prosperousim | Aug 10, 2020 | Business Marketing, Content Marketing, Online Marketing, Online Reputation
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world. Business owners have had to scramble to find ways to stay afloat even as they’ve had to work from home and halt in-person sales and services. It’s a lot for anybody to deal with at a time that’s already stressful....
by prosperousim | Aug 3, 2020 | Business Marketing, Online Marketing, Online Reputation, Social Media
You want to grow your business. That’s a given. New customer acquisition is expensive. Another given. What’s a business owner to do? If you have an unlimited marketing budget, you can simply put it into attracting and nurturing new customers. But I don’t know...
by prosperousim | Jul 27, 2020 | Business Marketing, Online Marketing, Online Reputation, Social Media
There’s plenty of evidence that customer loyalty and reward programs drive sales for businesses of all sizes. 72% of all adults in the US belong to at least one loyalty program, and 87% are willing to have their consumer activity tracked if they get something in...
by prosperousim | Jul 20, 2020 | Business Marketing, Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Online Marketing, Online Reputation, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Social Media, Website
The song says, “I don’t give a damn ‘bout my bad reputation.” Those lyrics sounded fun and rebellious when Joan Jett sang them but taking that attitude when it comes to your online reputation can be disastrous to your business. Not caring about your online reputation...
by prosperousim | Jul 13, 2020 | Business Marketing, Content Marketing, Facebook, Instagram, Online Marketing, Online Reputation, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Social Media, Uncategorized, Video Marketing, Website
You’ve got a big following on social media. So what? Unless those followers are paying you for products or services, they don’t mean much. I’m not saying that social media followers aren’t important in some ways. Having a lot of followers sends a signal to potential...
