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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.
Social media communication barriers: how to overcome them
Whether you're sending a message to your friends or marketing a product or service to customers, social media is an everyday tool to communicate, network and market to an audience. However for accountants who may not have the skills to use social media; it can be a...
Do accountants need to incorporate “Ltd.” in their logo?
Do you need to incorporate “Ltd.” in their logo? In short, the answer is no. A logo is an essential part of an accounting firm’s brand. Because logos are so central to your and your practice’s identity, and carry so much weight, it can be tempting to cram too many elements into that small space. The fact is, you don’t need to incorporate ‘Ltd.’ in your logo and probably shouldn’t even if you want to.
Recommendation vs referral: What’s the difference?
It's always great to get business from recommendations, knowing that you've done such a good job somebody has told a friend to get in touch. But leads generated by referrals are even better. You can measure and track them, for starters. You can also incentivise them...
How to improve your marketing strategy with a PESTLE analysis
With everything that’s happening to the UK economy at the moment it makes it hard to plan your marketing, we explore marketing tools to help, when revising your marketing strategy.
Winning clients for your accountancy firm
It’s Friday afternoon and I’ve just got my head back into gear after a full-on day co-hosting a workshop on lead generation strategy for 19 ambitious accountants. Yesterday, Alex Tucker and I represented PracticeWeb, alongside our friends Heather Townsend and Ashley...
Buying SEO for accountancy websites
First, just to be clear, PracticeWeb offers SEO for accountants and of course we'd love you to sign up for our service. But the point of this post isn't a hard sell – it's to help you ensure that whoever you choose to buy search engine consultancy from, it's not an...
How long-form content may boost your accountancy firm’s SEO
Your website will benefit from long-form content because Google likes it, which is, in turn, because readers like it.Back when the web was young, online copywriters would adhere to a simple rule: keep it short. After all, computer screens were small and download...
Content for accountants: when to post on social media
Social media marketing looks straightforward enough at first, but when you get down to the finer details it can start to feel like a minefield. What kind of content should you be sharing? How often should you be posting it? And is there a difference between publishing...
The closure of Google+
Back in 2010, Google+ was launched as an attempt to create a social media platform to rival that of Facebook. While it has been by no means as successful as its more established counterparts, it still had a community of dedicated followers. With so many existing...
‘Meet the team’ pages for accountancy firms
The team page on your website isn’t merely functional and deserves as much thought and attention as any other. Done right, a good ‘meet the team’ section sends important signals to clients and prospects. For example, even before anybody reads a word, it can make an...
Mobile responsive websites: time to get serious
In March 2018, Google announced the rollout of mobile-first indexing, which meant the version of your website viewed on a smartphone or tablet became the main event, not a sideshow. I wrote about this at length last year but wanted to take a moment now, with a full 12...
Accountex 2019: efficiency, automation and driving profit
That’s it, Accountex 2019 is over for another year. Accountex London was a big event for PracticeWeb. While we have been attending for several years, until now we have piggybacked on the AccountingWEB stand. Accountex 2019 was different as we took our very own place...
Keywords for accountants: understanding SEO
Summary Keywords are the terms people type into search engines, which lead them to one website or another. Researching and optimising keywords can help you to attract more users to your website through search results. Find out more about our SEO services for...
Ways to generate leads through topical content for accountants
Attracting quality leads is the lifeblood of any thriving business, and leveraging what's topical to create relevant content can help accountants do just that. Brexit and Making Tax Digital (MTD) have been two of the most topical news stories in the first three months...
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.
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