The holidays are coming! The holidays are coming!   Have you started decorating yet?   Decorating for the holidays is standard practice for brick-and-mortar stores. The festive colors, lights, and decorations help bring in the spirit of the holidays and spur customers into shopping for th

Our favorite Thanksgiving traditions: reconnecting with loved ones we don’t often see, falling asleep watching TV with a full stomach, forgetting an essential part of the preparations, and rushing at the last minute to get it done in time.    The Thanksgiving weekend can get hectic and stressful for

Let’s be honest: small businesses have a lot of competition during the holiday season. For the “big guys,” waiting for the end of November is fine. They can unleash an onslaught of commercials, billboards, radio jingles, newspaper flyers, magazine spreads, and big money sponsorshi

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Domains are incredibly important for any business. It can help increase awareness and familiarity to your brand. A domain name that matches your company name makes it easier for customers to remember you, therefore making it easier to find you again. If a customer just hears your company name and wa

10 Things You Need to Do FirstIf you have yet to get started with email marketing, there’s no better time to jump in.   Email marketing has changed a lot since Constant Contact introduced the first email marketing tool for small businesses in 1998.But what hasn’t chan

Imagine being able to connect with your audience at anytime and anywhere. Well, today that is possible with email marketing.And it’s not just millennials that are using email. With the help of mobile, 91 percent of consumers use email daily and check their inbox everywhere: while wor

If you’re just getting started with email marketing, there’s no better time to jump in.Email marketing has changed a lot since Constant Contact introduced the first email marketing tool for small businesses in 1998.But what hasn’t changed is its effectiveness.Studies show

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Through your Website Builder eCommerce, you have the option of Flat Rate Shipping. If you are needing more advanced shipping options, we are happy to offer you the ability to use Shippo! Shippo is a 3rd party company that helps eCommerce businesses integrate shipping with multiple carriers through t

Not all products are physical items that need to be shipped out. Examples of items you might want to sell include e-books, audio files, downloadable images, or any item which can be electronically stored in a file. If you've written a book or composed music, you can save on the cost of production an

For some small businesses and organizations, getting started on YouTube can be scary. Trust us when we say that the benefits of being on YouTube greatly outweigh the downfalls. Don’t let your initial nervousness get in the way of giving this powerful channel a try. The most important thing you

The CARES Act is a $2 Trillion dollar federal bill designed to sustain the economy, people and business (including small businesses) during the Coronavirus/COVID 19 outbreak. The bill provides direct cash payments, expansion of unemployment coverage, expansion of health care, student loan relief and

Explore government relief options to help your small business weather the storm Keep communicating with your customers. Take your business...online. Leverage selling on platforms with a wider reach. Capitalize on virtual office & productivity tools. Check-in with your team and set new “rul

It’s almost over.You’re so close to finishing your marketing email, but suddenly a brain freeze settles in and you can’t think of a dang thing to write for the subject line!You wonder if you’ll ever hit the Send button.We feel your pain.That’s why we’ve come up wi

Email marketing works because it allows you to reach customers (and potential customers) in the place they go every day — the inbox.But once you get to the inbox, how do you make sure your emails actually get opened?This is a question we hear a lot. Even if your business already has a str

Here are some more hints for an email subject line. Some may conflict a little with the previous article, but keep in mind these are tweaks you can use if you think you can step it up to another level. Ultimately, your statistics will help you discover the sweet spot of all the ideas presented.It&rs

I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how important it is to continually be growing your email contact list.But even as an experienced marketer, you may not be taking advantage of all the key locations or tools available to you.Use the following resources to build a quality permission-based

If you’re like a lot of small businesses and organizations, you may be using a personal email account — like Gmail, Outlook, AOL, or Yahoo — to communicate with a group of email contacts. Chances are you’ve also noticed some limitations in what you can and can’t do with a personal email account. One

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