What the People Say
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This month, all quotes are about my new website:
"Like the website. It's clean, sends a message of growth and professionalism. Links all seem to work too which is always a plus. No bells and whistles either (phew)."
"When I opened the page it created a positive and fresh signal."
"Overall good impression, content, layout and navigation worked well; clear messages, well designed and solid content. I liked the layout - very clean design, great colour scheme, loved the image - uncluttered. Loved the link through to the reading materials."
100s of client comments
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Links you'll love!
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Quick Links
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LinkedIn, Twitter, Ecademy & Facebook):
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/JackieBarrie
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Greetings!
 When you write a book, you never quite know how people will take it. So I'm thrilled with this amazing book review by Sarah Arrow of Birds on the Blog and Arrow Light Haulage. Anytime you want anything transported, she's the one to choose! Jackie |
Why you should add value
My sister had a 'for sale' board outside her house for 18 months. During that time, a number of removal firms put their promotional material through her door. One of them stood out above the rest because of the quality of useful information they provided. Good targeting and a worthwhile investment on their part!
Eventually, my sister managed to find a buyer and moved within a few weeks. Guess who did the removal? Yep, the one that had provided her with added value, not the ones that just presented her with a sales message.
These days, people go to the Internet for two reasons: information and entertainment. They don't go to be sold to. So, that's what you need to provide on your website.
Add a page or two of free resources, hints and tips, useful articles, FAQs or fun stuff, and watch your Google Analytics to see what happens to your site visitors.
I bet you anything they spend more time on those pages than on any of your selling pages.
That's what happens with mine. My 'free stuff' page is the third most visited on the site (after About me and Contact).
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Bright sparks (continued)
These bits of fun are the last in the series (ahhh!) but I've already found another selection of wordy humour for the next issue (hoorah!).
PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE) Paul Wappat: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last? Contestant (long pause): Fourteen days.
DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO) Daryl Denham: In which country would you spend shekels? Contestant: Holland? Daryl Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet. Contestant: Iceland? Ireland? Daryl Denham: (helpfully) It's a bad line. Did you say Israel? Contestant: No.
PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR) Phil Wood: What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible? Contestant: Er... ... Phil Wood: It's got two syllables ... Kor... Contestant: Blimey? Phil Wood: Ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run... Contestant: (Silence) Phil Wood: OK, try it another way. Today I ran, yesterday I... Contestant: Walked?
THE VAULT Melanie Sykes: What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time? Contestant: Nostalgia.
LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB) Presenter: What religion was Guy Fawkes? Contestant: Jewish. Presenter: That's close enough.
STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2) Wright: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loincloth did he play? Contestant: Jesus
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On a personal note
Branding is all about consistency. Since I launched my book, I've changed the design of this newsletter, as well as my website, my blog and my Twitter background. And I've added 6 little fish pictures to the back of my new business cards. At last, everything matches. Now it's on to book 2...
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