Some dingbats tried to blow open a cash machine/automatic teller machine at the local shopping centre on the weekend. Despite blowing the machine out of the wall and causing damage to the adjoining shops, the money wasn’t forthcoming and the would-be robbers fled empty handed. Dumbasses. The damage to the adjoining shop, a butcher, was […]
Business Marketing
The Keys To A Web Site That Actually Works
A client (Elizabeth) asked for some examples of sites we’ve done the other day. I made up a quick list and sent it through with a bit of a disclaimer: “Whilst these are all fine looking designs, please understand that the success or not of a site is rarely about the design. It’s about all […]
Cutting Costs On Marketing – Cheap & Effective
I’ve had my hair cut at the same barber shop for the past 12 years. In that time there has been 3 different owners. The last owner was struggling to make a $$$ and, last week, grabbed his gear and simply walked out, leaving it empty. I noticed a few days back someone has taped […]
How To Explode Your Web Site Success
I had a call from a client yesterday. We’ve been hosting her web site for a few years and doing minor edits on her site (it was designed by someone else about 5 years ago). The web site has been working just fine and generating leads and sales of her product. I always felt a […]
How To Make The $1,000 You Would Have Otherwise Lost
I’ve talked previously about how a local restaurant owner has missed out on $1,000+ in sales because he didn’t divert his phone to somewhere where it gets answered. I said at the end I’d show a little trick that will “increase your chances the customer will leave a booking message.” This strategy can be applied […]
How Not Diverting The Phone Cost This Guy $1,000+
Little things matter in business and they matter a lot. On Saturday some friends and I decided to go out for dinner. There was 6 of us and we thought we’d try a local restaurant that had recently changed hands (the Boatshed at Currumbin). It was 5.20 pm when I called to book a table. […]
Why Some Clients Aren’t Worth Crap (& Just 1 Can Explode Your Success)
I’m back home after 11 days away in Tasmania – it’s the little heart shaped island off the bottom of mainland Australia. I went down with 5 mates and we hired motorbikes to tour around on. One of the guys heading into Pipers Brook Vineyard With 6 of us usually turning up in some tiny […]
The 2 Reasons Why We’re About To Develop A Brilliant Web Site
The Shore is a resort on the Esplanade here at Surfers Paradise, Australia – right in the heart of Australia’s main tourist spot. Terry and his lovely wife Justine have been clients for a few years now as we’ve helped out with a few things with their web site. We’ve been keen to replace their […]
The Secrets To My (& Your) Success
Someone asked me the other day what my secret to success was. We’ll, I’ve done okay. But it wasn’t due to one thing. It was 4 things. Here are my 4 secrets to success in business: Huge Ego – I believed passionately in what I was doing. I believed that I was doing a great […]
The Guaranteed Way To Select The Best Web Design….
…….or newspaper ad or flyer or radio ad or heading or best photo for this blog post ;o) Let’s focus on web design for a minute. The best design isn’t the one you think looks best. Or the one 4 out of 5 of your friends like the most. The only (THE ONLY) people who […]