Author Archives: Lynn Cole

Call To Action Phrases: Are Yours Working?

  Are you happy with your website conversion rate? Whether you are encouraging readers to download an e-book, sign up for a free estimate or call for a consultation, using

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Nothing To Say In Your Business Blog? Developing Blog Content Ideas

  Coming up with ideas for blog content is one of the most significant challenges that bloggers face. It’s important to create fresh content regularly, but coming up with new

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How To Help Your Customers Find You On Social Media Sites

  Like most resources, social media tools are only effective when they are properly used. A very common mistake is to set up a Facebook page or Twitter account and

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What Blogging Isn’t

  What is blogging? This a question that is commonly encountered when a business decides to increase its online presence. This question is perhaps better answered by identifying a few

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How One Contractor Sold Himself on Social Media (and SocialTract)

I was recently speaking with a contractor about the importance of blogging and using social media platforms, such as Twitter, LinkedIn and FaceBook for his business. He really wasn’t sure

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Why You Can’t ‘Wait And See’ When It Comes To Your Website

The challenge: Educating service companies on how and why providing content using the internet and social media is vital for a business today. You cannot succeed without providing consistent, relevant

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A Website Doesn’t Mean You Have An Online Marketing Strategy

I love speaking with contractors, which is great, because that’s my job!  I’ve learned they are extremely cautious about where they spend their marketing/advertising dollars, which is commendable. My first

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Word-of-Mouth Marketing for Contractors

Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to talk with hundreds of contractors about social media and our SocialTract service.  Here’s one that made me scratch my head.

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