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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...
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.
SEO: A beginner’s guide to increasing your website traffic and leads
SEO, or search engine optimisation, is a set of practices which boosts the visibility of your website in the SERPs (search engine results page) and increases traffic to your accounting website by allowing you to target your ideal clients. It is crucial for business growth on your website.
Google Analytics: Why accountants should use it
You've got a new website with all the bells and whistles, spent weeks tirelessly working on search engine optimisation and perfecting your marketing strategy. You sit back, cross your arms and wait eagerly to reap the rewards. But what's to say any of it was even...
Redesigning a small brand part two: the big plan
Not read part one? Catch up here A rebrand isn't something you knock off on your own in an afternoon with a notebook and a packet of felt tips. It needs time, and a talented team. When we wanted to rebrand PracticeWeb in late 2018, I carved out time for members of my...
Dance like nobody’s watching, sure, as long as you blog like somebody’s reading.
It can be discouraging to build a blog or social media following. At first, you'll probably find yourself writing for yourself, perhaps your colleagues, and maybe your mum. What's the point? you might think, staring out at all those empty seats, your voice echoing in...
Redesigning a small business brand part one: who are you?
The below video clip went viral recently. It shows the crew of US TV show Kidding working behind the scenes to create a seamless montage showing the passage of time, all in camera. If you 👀 closely, you can see the magic, friends. ✨🎥Watch as...
Business insights: October edition
We have been back on UK Business Forums digging through the posts from the last month to pull out conversations small businesses are having that you need to see. First, while of course we know you are friendly bunch, it seems that an initial appointment with an...
Change is good?
The new PracticeWeb.co.uk is here. It's all shiny and fresh out the wrapper. We really hope you like it. The new site is just but one piece of a larger transformation project that has been running through the core of the business for 18 months now. Why change? Well,...
Reinventing PracticeWeb
Mike Crook is our Chief Digital Officer and in the past year has taken the lead on an overhaul of PracticeWeb's proposition, positioning, products and services. PracticeWeb's editor, Ray, sat down with Mike to find out how he went about getting from a blank project...
The secret science of writing headlines
We see plenty of headlines each day. From reading Metro on the bus to work to trawling through a BBC app, we all scan headlines searching for content that's relevant to us. At their best, they grab your attention and lead you into reading the article. At their worst,...
Budget 2018 is coming, what can you expect?
Budget 2018 is just around the corner after Chancellor Philip Hammond gave less than a month’s notice that the UK’s main fiscal statement will be just two days before Halloween. Exactly five months before the UK is scheduled to leave the EU, the Chancellor may reveal...
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...
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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