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Because SquareSpace is a self-managed, or DIY platform, I'm guessing your plan is to be very "hands-on" in the site building process. You probably want the ability to change designs and page layouts on the fly, and see alternatives before making a final decision.

If your intention is the opposite – to have it all done for you – there are other development/platform choices better suited for your needs.

So, assuming the former, I suggest you manage the process by engaging someone at an hourly rate, rather than a flat fee. And you do your work face-to-face, at the same location. That way, you can see what is required to bring your ideas for the site to life. You will learn as you go, better equipping you to build or adapt the site in the future.

Your investment may be relatively considerable up-front – say 10-20hrs @ $50/hr – but quickly taper off as you become adept with the tools.

Think of it as an investment in your own professional development. Hope this helps.

I was commissioned by Zaki Ameer to do an interview series about his property investing business. Just asking him specific questions as a set up for him to discuss certain aspects of how to do his thing. We did 10 videos and he's really happy with how they turned out. He uses them on facebook and on his website etc... 1000's of views.

He must make money from it because he's asked me to do a once a week one question on going show type of thing with him. This way he'll always have fresh content going up that's fast and easy to deliver. Should be cool. Time will tell how effective this is.

If your business is registered for GST, you are required to lodge a BAS regardless of whether or not you have anything to report for that quarter. If you have nothing to report, you can lodge a 'nil' BAS online or by phoning 13 72 26 - this is an automated service that can be used 24/7 as long as you have your BAS document identification number (DIN) to hand. 

To date we have spent nothing on social media and had very large returns. We have discussed on many occasion, the option of budgeting for paid ads however we have opted to remain focused on directly contacting our target markets ourselves.

I a lot of work was initially put into identifying where our potential customers are "hanging out" on social media then reaching out to them. I believe this would be more fruitful than paying for ads.

We have conducted some campaigns to help measure the success different types of contact with potential customers and seen a large range of variables. One campaign yielded around $120,000 for the month in revenue from one social media site using one form of marketing while other campaigns have been less successful and only yielded around $10,000 for the month. That being said even a bad campaign gave us a return. The only costs involved were time spend in preparation for the campaigns.

This is only based on what we have been doing and we will have to pay for advertisement on social media eventually in order for us to identify the best form of social media marketing. For all we know paying for ads could be the best way forward however the industry we used for this campaign was very niche resulting in a limited number of customers and places to find them.

I would say if you are looking at paid advertising solutions with social media, first ensure you know where the marketing should be directed and run some campaigns your self to gain a "Champion" then use the paid campaigns as your "Challenger". If you do I know a number of people on here (including myself) would be interested in knowing what your findings are. To pay or not to pay.

It really depends on what your objective is.

I recently returned from Social Media Marketing Worl in San Diego, and I'm so glad I went. Lots of in person connections were made. I got to hang out with Social Media Marketers from around the globe and there is something to be said for motivation and enthusiasm being contagious.

Great question. While you can set up a company yourself by applying yourself directly through ASIC, and save yourself money in doing so, there are some benefits in paid services. 

The cost of registering a company is currently $512 (as of 1 July 2021). Company registration packages start from as little as $516 (including the government fee). Most companies offer different packages to suit your needs. For example, you can usually add things like GST registration, legal documents and accounting advice to your package for an extra fee. Still, the basic packages are pretty reasonable and don’t cost much more than if you did it yourself. 

The biggest benefit of going for a company registration package versus DIY is the time and stress savings. Most services are completed online with live agents on hand to answer any questions about your application. They guide you through each part of the process so that you have everything in order to file your application. It’s usually also much quicker when you go do it through a registration package as they’ve simplified the process and have a user-friendly interface to submit all of your documents. In many cases, the whole process can be finalised in just a few hours (if there are no issues with your application) instead of the longer processing times if you do it yourself. 

The key thing to make the process as smooth as possible (regardless of which option you choose) is to have all of your information ready to submit with your application. That is:

• full name, residential address, and date and place of birth of company directors/secretaries and shareholders

• Address for the registered company office and main place of business.

Hope this helps!

As per my knowledge, digital marking is a huge industry in this era so the agency can charge what type of budget the client has and it also depends on the type of keyword or product they use or search volume and most importantly how the agency can convince their client for budject.