Author: Robert Nelson

Fast, Cheap, and Good: The Small Business Guide to Content Creation

There’s a running joke that exists among agency types and creatives: fast, cheap, good—pick two. To elaborate, clients can have something fast and cheap, but it won’t be good. They can have something good and cheap, but it won’t be fast. Or they can have something fast and good, but it won’t be cheap. But what about fast, cheap, and good? And therein lies the joke: these folks will say that trifecta is impossible—a unicorn. Keep dreaming, they say. But you’re not an agency type or a creative. You’re a small business. And as history has shown, when it...

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5 Tasks Small Business Owners Should Automate Right Now

As a small business owner, the more hours you devote to the minutiae of email, managing employees, and business admin, the fewer hours you’ll have to devote to the growth of your business and bottom line. Thankfully, there are a bunch of apps and on-demand services out there that can help. To help you cut down on those necessary but time-consuming tasks that keep your business afloat, we put together a list of five areas that you can and should automate in your business right now. Cut down on necessary but time-consuming tasks and automate these 5 #smallbiz tasks...

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Tap that App: 3 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Mobile App

Chew on this: According to Nielsen, the average consumer spends about 3.5 hours a day on their smartphones. 90% of that time is spent on mobile apps. No matter whether your business is small or large, that statistic is one in which you need to take notice. For the first time ever, mobile Internet usage has exceeded PC Internet usage. Don’t miss the opportunity to take advantage of this mobile craze (which shows no signs of slowing down) and position your business so that you’re always just a tap away from your customers. Here are three reasons why your...

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How Online Booking Can Grow Your Business

Guest post from our awesome new partner, Booker Software: Did you know businesses that allow customers to book from their website receive up to 30% of their appointments online and outside business hours? That means your business is leaving money on the table if you don’t have online booking enabled! For the modern consumer who’s used to booking dinner reservations, car service and hotels online, calling your office during business hours can seem like a hassle – especially when online bookings can be made late at night, during a boring meeting, or whenever it’s convenient. Here are a few...

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Introducing Infusionsoft Integration for Pure Chat

By popular demand, Pure Chat now includes an Infusionsoft integration for easily exporting chats and visitor information into your CRM account. The integration works by connecting your Infusionsoft account to Pure Chat. When a chat ends, you’ll have the option to export the transcript to a new or existing Infusionsoft contact. We hope this new feature makes it even easier for sales and support professionals to manage their day-to-day customer interactions. How to Enable Infusionsoft for Pure Chat The new Infusionsoft settings are found under Account and then Integrations in Pure Chat. Select a chat box for which you’d like to...

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