Neil’s growth tips and strategies
5 Blogging Promotion Steps You Need to Do After Hitting Publish
I don’t know about you, but it takes me a lifetime to write a blog post. For instance, my first post published last month sharing tips to building a successful website took about 15 hours to write over a 2 week period. As you may know, I also run a social media agency...
How to Track Email Sign Ups in Google Analytics
If you’re in the middle of growing an online business, you probably know that you need to grow an email list. So, it’s won’t come as a surprise to hear that you NEED to track your subscriber metrics. I don’t mean logging into your email marketing system whenever you...
Finding the Best Time to Post on Instagram to Get More Followers and Engagement
I used Instagram for 6 months until I started looking at the data. I love data. I use it for everything, even to track email sign ups. Data doesn’t lie, it isn’t biased, and it can give you insights that cannot be replaced by a conversation with an expert. That’s not...
How I Got My First 50 Email Subscribers Before Blogging
Imagine organising your first speaking engagement. You start by putting your slides together and spending hours every week rehearsing it. The big day arrives, you’re ready and raring to go, but when you turn up you’re the only one there. “Perhaps they’re running...
Not Sure What Digital Marketing Strategy is Right? Start with SEO
I wish more small businesses and bloggers took SEO more seriously from the beginning of starting a website. Instead, many times the story goes something like this: Month 1-2: Spend more time than you should coming up with the best brand name and logo design. Month...
Introduction to Facebook Messenger Marketing
Heard about Facebook messenger bots but not quite sure what it is? More importantly, not quite sure how Facebook messenger can help you grow your business? Well, you’re in the right place. We’re going to start by laying the foundation of what a Facebook messenger bot...
How to Create a GIF Using Images
I’m constantly looking for ways to stand out on social media and always end up at the same conclusion – design is key. So, I started looking around at what people were posting on social media and noticed a clear trend, animated GIFS. The reason I love GIFS is that...
Using Keyword Research to Learn About Your Customers and Find Opportunities for Your Business
I don’t easily get angry, but I felt this small flame burning within me when I came across a facebook post asking for someone who could help with keyword research. The poster found keyword research too “boring” and “time consuming”. As someone who enjoys keyword...
Anxiety, Sleeping Tablets and Panic But I Still Had to Quit My Job
My last day in a 9 to 5 job was on the 31st January 2017. It took nearly 2 years to go through the journey of employee to business owner… When I tell my friends this, they usually say something like: “wow”, “that’s so inspiring” or “congratulations”. Yet, I don’t feel...