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How to create a marketing plan for your accounting firm
Unless you are in a position to have hired a marketing director or manager, responsibility for creating a marketing plan for your accountancy firm may rest solely on your shoulders or one of your partners.
How to create a marketing plan for your accounting firm
Unless you are in a position to have hired a marketing director or manager, responsibility for creating a marketing plan for your accountancy firm may rest solely on your shoulders or one of your partners.

How to create a marketing strategy and plan for your practice
Marketing plans can sound quite abstract, leading to some going in head first. But planning can be the difference between success and failure.

Autumn Budget 2021: what might feature in your report?
As emergency support measures wind down, the Autumn Budget on 27 October 2021 will aim to get the UK’s public finances back on track, starting in April 2022.

Insights from our latest research: to sell your advisory service, tell the right story
Small business owners can and do benefit from the expert advice their accountants give them. Many are still unaware of the value of this guidance – but the right messaging from accountants can help.

Is it the end of referrals?
COVID has changed so much in the world, and it has certainly put some barriers in the way of operating referrals plans. In the current climate, if you rely on referrals, we’d suggest that it is even more important than it ever was. It’s essential that your website is capable of making a good first impression to convert people who are referred to you.
Writing an engaging blog post: 4 tips
Blog readers have different expectations of web content than they would with a novel or an essay. Instead of large blocks of text, they're likely to expect small chunks of content that can be skim-read for the information they want. You should also consider breaking...
Interview with Business Owner: Euan Pringle
Earlier this year we took some time to speak to business owners about what they want from their accountants and the challenges they face. Now we want to share with you the insights that emerged from those conversations. First, here’s what we learned from talking to...
Listicles: the format everyone hates to love
Ask most writers what they think of listicles and the chances are they'll groan: “Ugh! Shallow, patronising clickbait, lacking in nutritional value - no thank you very much.” But readers love them, and they have great potential as a way of making writing about tax and...
Google Core update: Reputation of the content creator
There has been a lot of buzz in the search marketing world of late, after Google recently published an update to a very important document - the search quality raters guidelines. What are search quality raters guidelines? Google's sizeable team of search quality...
Writing an About Us page
Imagine you're visiting a website for the first time. Maybe it's one that your friend recommended, or you found it through a quick Google search. Either way, you want to get a feel for the company before you start looking into the services they offer. Where would you...
Insight: The latest topics from small business
UK Business Forums (part of the Sift family) is the largest forum for startups and small businesses – it is an active and passionate community engage in lively debates, discussions and general chat on a wide range of topics. You don’t have to scroll through the 1,500...
If you want a job done well, bring in the experts
Introducing ROAR, PracticeWeb's new partner for lead generation in paid media. Here at PracticeWeb, we recognise the need to focus on campaigns that deliver brand benefits and tangible results. This is especially true when new client acquisition is the name of the...
How to create buyer personas to attract your perfect customer
The first rule of being able to effectively engage with customers (or potential customers) is to have a sound understanding of who they are and what challenges they face. Only then can you begin to figure out how your services can support them and what the most...
What we’re doing to comply with GDPR
In little over a month’s time, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be coming into force. All businesses, including PracticeWEB, have been getting their houses in order to comply with the EU-wide legislation before it takes effect on 25 May 2018. Now is...
Want to stand out from the crowd? Look at your language
If you look at enough accountant websites you'll spot some common themes. Whether that's the same colours (usually blue), images (men in suits) or the way firms describe themselves. We've already poked fun at the stock photos we see all the time. In this post we take...
The complete guide to websites for accountants
Updated edition for 2022 and beyond
Everything you need to know to get the right website to help your accountancy firm meet its business and marketing goals, achieve maximum return on investment, and stand out in the accountancy marketplace.
