In Brief

Thoughts, tips, and straight talk on web design, SEO, branding, and running a business online.

SEO

Internal Linking

Of all the SEO tactics available to a small business owner, internal linking is the most under-used and…

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SEO

How to Get Google Reviews That Actually Help Your Local SEO

If Google Business Profile is the most important thing you set up, Google reviews are the most important…

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Email Marketing

Why Your Emails Land in Spam (and How to Fix It)

You can write the perfect email and it’ll do nothing if it never reaches the inbox. Email deliverability…

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Email Marketing

Abandoned Cart Emails That Actually Recover Sales (SA E-Commerce Guide)

Around 70% of online shopping carts get abandoned. Someone adds your product, gets to checkout, and disappears. The…

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Email Marketing

How Often Should You Email Your List?

“How often should you email your list?” is the most-asked question we get on email marketing. It is…

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Email Marketing

Email Welcome Sequence: What to Send (and Why the First 5 Matter Most)

When someone signs up to your email list, they are never more interested in you than they are…

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SEO

NAP Consistency: Why Your Business Details Everywhere Have to Match

NAP stands for Name, Address, Phone. Three of the most boring pieces of information in your business, and…

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SEO

Google Business Profile Setup (SA)

If you run a small business in South Africa and you’re trying to figure out where to start…

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Email Marketing

How to Build an Email List Worth Emailing

Most small businesses have an email list. Far fewer have an email list worth anything. The difference isn’t…

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Email Marketing

POPIA and Email Marketing in South Africa

South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act has been fully enforceable since July 2021, and yet most small…

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SEO

Local SEO for Johannesburg Businesses: A Practical Guide

If your business serves Johannesburg, Sandton, Randburg, or any specific suburb -most SEO advice you’ll read online doesn’t…

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Social Media

Should Your Business Actually Be on LinkedIn?

LinkedIn gets recommended a lot. Every business book, every marketing podcast, every consultant: “You should be on LinkedIn.”…

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SEO

Google Business Profile: The Most Underrated Free Marketing Tool

If you’re a small business and you’ve done the bare minimum on your Google Business Profile, you’re leaving…

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Social Media

Why Your Social Media Isn’t Working And What to Fix

If you’ve been posting on social media consistently for six months and seeing nothing for it – no…

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