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Hi Marko,

Do you mean the process itself? ie setting up a Newsletter on your site that will email your database list of clients?Or How do you get your emails to work for you as a business, to be successful?Or both?!:)Briefly:There are many solutions from paid 'auto responder' services like aWeber and Mailchimp, as well as plugins for Wordpress sites in particular.I prefer to give my clients control over the Newsletter from the site itself.Regarding results:The key is to have a consistent mail out.So many people start with a bang, emailing their subscribers frequently to start with and then drop off.This is not good.In my opinion, you are better to commit to once a month and follow through.Also, these days, you must be sending them real information that they find valuable- BEFORE you start asking for the sale.Tip: Best to also minimise colours and images in your emails, as a lot of SPAM filters are triggered by those and the system admin.Hope this helps.feel free to contact me for assistance.Cheers

Maggie

I would say don't hire a mentor, hire a consultant. Banks and other large companies hire consultants all the time to introduce you processes and technology into their business.

Talk to sales reps. If you want to improve different areas of your business, speak to sales from the service providers. They will help you get an understanding of how their product can help. Speak to enough sales reps and you will get a better understanding of the industry and ways you can improve your current processes.

You could hire a consultant and I would recommend that. However not until you talk to sales reps first and do some industry recon first. Research your industry, know more about the tech that is available, then look at a consultant. Then you can get value for money out of them.

I have companies call asking for help however they don't really know their industry. They don't research and they don't want to change anything. They just want someone to talk to and let off steam. I have no interest in that and nor to most consultants I know.

A consultant should be able to walk in. Identify issues and put forward solutions. If your not willing or can't afford to make changes, your not in a position to hire a consultant. Prior to hiring a consultant you should have a basic understanding of what your pains are.

Are your processes taking too long. Is your spend too high vs return. Do you want to automate more. Just speaking with a consultant over the phone prior to hiring them, they should be able to tell you. Yes or No, around how much to actually make changes in your business.

If the consultant can't give you a basic understanding of what you should expect and how much to impliment change. Then call someone else.

Hi

Mentoring involues more of give overrall guidance and coordinate in taking appropriate business decisions.This needs experience in the particular field of business or someone who is good in strategy and number of years of experience in running similar business or maanegement experience where he can be approached whenever the business needs support in key decisions and ongoing development of the business.One of the ways to find a mentor is by identifying a person engaged in business advisosory and focussing on small business .

Many websites and blogs accept guest posts. I would recommend going to Google and typing in the niche market you are looking to write in, then also add "write for us" into the phrase. This will provide you with a ton of lists and opportunies. You can see a few examples of how this would be set up below.

"seo blogs write for us"

"sports blogs write for us"

"blogging tips contributors"

"copywriting blogs guest post submissions"

Also, you can view this list of sites accepting guest blog posts as well.

I don't have any specific websites but, I've had some success with blog outreach by using different variations of Google search parameters.

Example: 

Google Search: inurl:guest AND inurl:post + "Keyword"

Google Search: inurl:guest AND inurl:blog + "Keyword"

Hope that helps ;)

Mathew

Courageous

Discovery (business quality). Helpful (personal quality).  

I'm going to say that using video will continue to become more important. Both prerecorded content and live video feeds.

I also think there will have to be a shift of more conversational content. Meaning, less autopilot posting and more conversation with followers and users.

As an eCommerce site Amazon is one of the best option fot retail business. Already many of the retail businesses based in UK,USA, Australia & Canada impacted with Amazon. Even the top most brands like Alanic Activewear, Nordstrom, Nike have already connected with Amazon.

For example- https://www.amazon.com/Alanic-Activewear-AW003A-V-Neck-X-Large/dp/B06XPKJ6JB/

answer is simple. Amazon has already impacted the Australian retail market. So your answer has already arrived.

I think because everyone and possibly their dog is capable of creating a professional looking website and list of products and services I look for:

• Continuous participation in the industry - through certifications and community involvement outside just the required. This may include continuous study of their key areas. One company that does this really well is Hubspot. This can also bring in lots of leads.
• Testimonials from people I know or reputable sources
• High participation on social media/blogging
• Portfolio and examples of case studies is the most key for me.
• A working online sales funnel where there is continuous qualifications and reminders sent through.

The internet is not getting any easier :)

Well I think todays market is look for the following: Results from past work - prove you can actually do the job via case studies. Transparency on all work completed - show the business you are willing to show all the work you are doing. Word of mouth - If you have highly connected customers who love the work your business does you do not need to advertise. Looking for ways to amplify your content market to get the work out - you can use many different social channels to maximise exposure on your marketing - Reddit Ads, Twitter Ads, Facebook sponsored stories ect ect Test Test TEST what works.  

Good morning Tracey from rural Australia.

I'm not a digital native. More a Baby Boomer who's been dragged into the digital age by need. Rather than by era of birth.

I live and work from my remote rural property. Where there's no mobile phone reception. With an unreliable rural mobile wireless internet connection. That drops in an out with the cadence of a wrecking ball.

My main workhorse is my desktop computer. Which I turn on in the morning. And turn off in the evening. Because. I don't want to be connected to the world via my computer 24/7.

For planning purposes I tend to be old fashioned and use paper. And a pencil!

I write and post to my blog 5 days a week. Minimum. And find the Colplan One Month At A View Planner Diary perfect for me. It not only allows me to sketch in my blog posts. But also to sketch in the topics each day for my social media posts.

Plus. By seeing the whole month at a time, I can - at a glance - determine if I've bitten off more than I can chew.

I also like being able to think and plan in the peace and quiet of the non-digital world.

This, I'm sure, Tracey, is not the answer you're looking for. But it does show that you can live a productive life away from your mobile apps.

Best wishes,

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