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Why blogging is still a thing (it's got a lot to do with SEO!)

Despite what you may have heard, blogging is still very much a thing. In fact, blogging is one of the best ways to make your mark on the WWW. It positions you as an authority AND sweet-talks the Google machine. Not only that, blogging is a great way to educate your ideal clients.

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Martha Barnard-Rae Martha Barnard-Rae

Here’s why you need to caption your videos

Video is the way forward when it comes to social media. Here’s the thing though — if you’re not captioning your videos, you could lose up to 80% of viewers. Learn how captioning boosts your accessibility.

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Martha Barnard-Rae Martha Barnard-Rae

Why web designers need a copywriter in their back pocket

Web design and copywriting go together like lockdowns and sourdough. Good copy brings your amazing web design to life by injecting personality, story, and boosting UX - here’s how collaboration works – at every stage of a web design project.

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Martha Barnard-Rae Martha Barnard-Rae

ADHD life: 3 tools that help me get sh!t done

Lots of people find aspects of executive functioning tricky, but as a card-carrying ADHDer I have a comparatively harder time with this than other business owners. Here are a few things that help me keep my shit together on a given day.

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Martha Barnard-Rae Martha Barnard-Rae

Take your content from the couch to the podium

If you're looking at business owners who are killing it in the blogging, video, social media, email marketing, or website stakes, you might be thinking I want that, too. Here’s what it takes.

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Martha Barnard-Rae Martha Barnard-Rae

4 simple steps to boost your SEO

If you’re like ‘what even IS SEO and why should I care?’ this post is also for you. Read on for a few simple steps that even an SEO noob can implement straight away.

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Martha Barnard-Rae Martha Barnard-Rae

What's the deal with email marketing?

If you’re looking for a powerful marketing strategy that doesn’t cost a fortune — pick email! Email marketing is a simple, affordable way to tell your people about new offers, services and products. It’s also a clever way to develop long term relationships with your faves — and keep them engaged with your business.

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Martha Barnard-Rae Martha Barnard-Rae

Is your website ready for 2021?

Your website is a living thing and it needs regular TLC. Here are a few quick tweaks to make sure you’re raring to go for the new year.

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Martha Barnard-Rae Martha Barnard-Rae

4 reasons you should be using Google Business Profile

Everybody knows that making Google happy is good for business. But lots of business owners don’t know Google provides a super-useful free marketing tool.

So before you spend big bucks on marketing, be sure that you’ve updated your Google Business Profile listing.

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Martha Barnard-Rae Martha Barnard-Rae

How to write an irresistible headline

⁣Here are 5 ways to make your headlines pop because 80% of readers never make it past the headline — so ⁣you’ve gotta make those headlines tasty. ⁣I’ve got you covered with these tips.

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Martha Barnard-Rae Martha Barnard-Rae

Why digital strategy?

With so much digital noise out there, ‘spray and pray’ marketing is becoming less and less effective, here’s why you need a comprehensive digital marketing strategy.

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