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Communicating with clients during a crisis
Accountants are uniquely placed to offer their support and guidance as the coronavirus throws the world into disarray. But what’s the best approach to communicating? There’s no denying it: we’re going through a generation-defining moment of not only national but...
Communicating with clients during a crisis
Accountants are uniquely placed to offer their support and guidance as the coronavirus throws the world into disarray. But what’s the best approach to communicating? There’s no denying it: we’re going through a generation-defining moment of not only national but...
Spring Budget 2020: How to use your report
Hundreds of accountancy practices around the UK will be getting into their offices this morning to find our Spring Budget 2020 report in their inboxes – the cornerstone of our branded content for accountants. We’ve also sent you another email delivering a one-off...
Insights from UK Business Forums: the need for SME business advice
In our new SME insights report, we cover the main challenges faced by small business owners all over the UK – from a personal level to a global scale – and the role accountants have to play in addressing them. We put this report together based on data from our sister...
Team picks for February 2020: Hard skills, B2B, AI and 404s
In the past month, the PracticeWeb team has been digesting all sorts of interesting articles and blog posts about web design, digital marketing, SEO and more. There's been plenty of reflection over the last month about what has been happening, we share some of these...
When will I see results for my accountancy firm’s digital marketing and SEO spend?
“Okay, I’m convinced that digital marketing and SEO are worth investing in, but when will that start to pay off?” At PracticeWeb, we have a rule: if we’ve been asked the same question more than once by clients, we get our heads together and write a guide or blog post...
Obsessing over Budget 2019
Will there be a Budget this year? When will it be? What will be in it? We wish we knew. At the time of writing (11:45am on Wednesday 23 October 2019) a Budget is scheduled for 6 November 2019 and the PracticeWeb editorial team is planning on that basis. Having spent...
Content for accountants must have a purpose
“This isn’t about content for content’s sake – every item of content you spend time, effort or money on developing needs to serve a purpose and, ideally, multiple purposes.” Recently, I ran a content strategy workshop for a firm of accountants specialising in a...
Budget 2019: What can you expect?
The kids are back at school and the leaves are beginning to fall which means, all things being equal, that Budget 2019 is around the corner. We have a new prime minister in Boris Johnson, who in building his new cabinet made Sajid Javid the new Chancellor of the...
SEO: understanding local citations
If you know a little about SEO already, it’s likely you’ve heard of local search. It’s the term for the results displayed when someone enters a query into a search engine with what’s known as local intent – something like ‘accountants near me’, or ‘accountants in...
Choosing, editing and optimising images for accountancy websites
Imagery is a key part of any successful web design but sourcing graphics, illustrations or photography can be tricky if you're not a designer, marketer or editor. Don't worry – it's not necessarily as complicated as it might seem. This is a practical guide to finding,...
The Class of 2019: new stars in the world of accountancy
Yesterday, I spent time with AccountingWEB’s Class of 2019 – a group of accountants whose firms launched in the past year. I was there not only to offer PracticeWeb’s expertise on digital marketing for accountants as part of a panel discussion, but also to listen. The...
Short names are big news
Google My Business is the function that powers those handy boxes that pop up after you search for products or services in your local area. They're a powerful tool for accountants to connect with potential customers, as long as you take the time to get your listing...
Why it pays to be a professional
PracticeWeb recently asked 100 SME owners: ‘What do SMEs want from accountants?’. The survey found that by far the most important quality, selected by 52% of respondents, was professionalism. Download the full research report. Honesty, reliability, respectability and...
Building a challenger brand: Rise
“Working with PracticeWeb has been a hoot. Nothing less than really good fun. If one gives over completely to the process – and it really is a process – then it can get really get quite creative. “What has emerged is really quite impressive. They have a multi-layered...
How many ways are there to say ‘accountancy’?
One of the most common mistakes made by inexperienced writers, or experienced writers who don’t take time to edit and proofread their work, is accidental repetition. Accidental repetition, which I’m doing deliberately right now, is where certain words or variants are...
The complete guide to websites for accountants
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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