After having such a positive response from my article about MailChimp Sidebar Widgets I thought I'd write another article about putting an AWeber form on a WordPress site with an e-book as an incentive. Why do this? Why email? Email is still one of the most effective marketing tools. It's … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
How To Get Clients e-book
Knowing how to get clients will make or break many online businesses. If you are running a graphic design, web design or web development agency it is fundamentally important to get a steady stream of work from high quality clients. With this in mind I have just written a comprehensive e-book … [Read more...]
The Skills You Need to Start an Online Business
There has never been a better time to start an online business. Many people ask me what skills and abilities you need to do this. Obviously you need the technical skills necessary to create the product or perform the service you are selling. But that isn't even half the story. Here are the … [Read more...]
How To Create HTML Email Newsletters To Look The Same – Even In Outlook
Most people will prefer to use sites like Aweber and MailChimp to create and send HTML email newsletters. In fact, I have recently been using iContact for a client and I've found their email building templates to be easy to use and intuitive. Read on to find out how to make an HTML email newsletter … [Read more...]
How to Start a Web Design Business From Home
There has never been a better time to learn how to start a web design business from home. The opportunities for entrepreneurs are enormous. If you have a passion and love for the internet, you can do it. You don't need a lot (in fact you just need a laptop, phone, electrical supply and decent … [Read more...]
How To Sell Digital Products with E-junkie and Clickbank
One of the questions I am most commonly asked by my readers is how do I sell digital products online? E-commerce sites can be complicated to set up but, thankfully, I can recommend two very cheap and very easy ways to sell digital products online with E-junkie and Clickbank. Selling digital … [Read more...]
How To Diversify and Grow Your Design Business
This is the best time ever to start and grow your own business. Lack of demand forces businesses to get creative. During the good times when the phone rings off the hook and orders are flooding in, energies are directed towards coping with work flow. I have found diversification has increased my … [Read more...]
Creating WordPress Business Websites That Work
WordPress is the best CMS (Content Management System) for business websites. There are many successful business websites that use WordPress, for example Ford, The Wall Street Journal and Sony. WordPress is usually chosen to power a company's website because it creates websites that are … [Read more...]
Creating Content and Experiences People Want
I've only used a gun on one occasion – the results were catastrophic. That sentence has nothing to do with this article, its only purpose was to get your attention. And that second sentence's job was to keep you interested. Once I have got you to read the headline, I have maybe 2 to 3 seconds … [Read more...]
Designing a Web Page with Photoshop
It is usually better to show a client what a website will look like before the development stage starts. Here are a few tricks for creating website visuals in Photoshop. Here is a course I created where I show you exactly what I do to design a website visual for a client in Photoshop. In-depth … [Read more...]
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