Ann Siegle

With over 1 billion users on Instagram, half of them are watching and using Instagram stories every day. Instagram stories have become both entertainment and have developed into an irreplaceable funnel for online businesses. They are stocked with a variety of creative features that users love to interact with. It’s a great time to consider Instagram stories as your next marketing destination. So, what exactly is an Instagram story? It’s visual content on Instagram that comes in the form of…

YouTube for online businesses, part two. In our first part, we explored how using YouTube for native, long-form video helps connect with your customers and drive new traffic to your website. At this point, you should have your own YouTube marketing strategy that you want to deploy and goals you want to reach. Now, it’s time to dive into the details on how to successfully grow and manage a YouTube channel. The first thing you need to do is create…

YouTube is one of the most popular websites in the world. It has the ability to be an incredibly powerful marketing platform for business owners. YouTube Marketing for Small Business is a secret weapon for content that people come to watch! So, why should you start producing content for YouTube? First of all, 1 billion unique users visit YouTube each month. That translates to 17% of all internet traffic flowing through their search engine. Most people don’t think of YouTube…

Take control of your business right now, keep showing up for your customers, plus two secret tips for priority inbox email delivery AND social share (for free) that rivals boosted posts Did you know that you can deploy a super fast online store using Constant Contact marketing platform with shoppable landing pages? Yep. If you’re currently trying to figure out how to get online with courses, with products or even with services, this is probably one of the fastest ways…

False Evidence Appearing Real or Face Everything And Rise. Either way, it spells FEAR. How to quickly mitigate the lockdown orders for your business, transition to online and create a future revenue stream that will serve your business past crisis We are IN this, friends. We’re in it. It’s like nothing any of us have ever experienced.  Mood waffles between panic and calm, between “do all the things” and sit on the couch, binge Netflix and eat popcorn. Our kids…

Streaming video is projected to grow at 30% a year for the next 5 years. Small businesses have already been taking advantage of this growth by producing live video content. Live streaming on social media has leveled the playing field for marketers, allowing them to reach huge audiences. This can be a tremendous advantage for small businesses because if done right, your content can cut through the noise of all the other posts and videos online. A local business has resonance…

Blog roundup of WordPress, SquareSpace, PayPal and social media tips to get your business selling online, fast These are trying times, so every day, we’ll publish more free or low cost ideas to get your business online for what looks like an extended stay. Some are from existing blog posts For everyone: Change your website headers Change your social media plans Focus on how you can help your clients get through this, personally, professionally, emotionally Be helpful, be human Go…

Platforms, tech and creative ideas to build your brick and mortar art + sewing + craft business online store If you’ve been putting off that online store, you’re realizing that being online is a really smart idea. In the best of times, it creates a second channel, open 24/7 that anyone, anywhere can access. But the onerous task of tallying inventory, taking photos and managing a digital + physical store is probably what made you avoid it in the first…

Tools, tech, plan for associations and conferences that need to get online, and FAST Hosting a conference this spring and early summer? Worried about what you’re going to do now that everyone is quarantined? You have great options that can not only get you back in business, but will add increased revenue for your association for years to come. You’ll need three things: A dedicated membership system on your website that allows for your members to log in to access…