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When people are browsing your website, they might have questions they want to ask without having to call or email someone at your firm. Live chat can help.
How live chat can boost your website conversions
When people are browsing your website, they might have questions they want to ask without having to call or email someone at your firm. Live chat can help.
Firms that take marketing seriously reap rewards at the awards
We’re thrilled to see marketing get the acknowledgment it deserves in the Accounting Excellence awards, with the introduction of a new marketing category.
Choosing, editing and optimising images for accountancy websites in 2023
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,...
Introducing our new accounting powerhouse
We’re want to share some exciting changes to the way we are structured as a business, that we believe will benefit you. Introducing the Accounting Division.
This is what your practice needs to know about Google EEAT for 2023
At the end of 2022, Google added a new SEO guideline factor: experience to make EEAT. If you want your accounting content to rank well, you need to be able to demonstrate your experience of a subject matter.
What’s blocking you from taking your accountancy firm to the next level?
Everything is going as it should be, but a wall is looming. What tools do you need to get over it to take your firm to the next level?
Win more advisory clients in four steps
If you can demonstrate that you can educate business owners about the reality and risks of running a business, they will be drawn to your advisory services. They will understand the value you offer in helping them thrive rather than just survive.
Ten content ideas for accountants in 2021
What should your accountancy firm be writing and talking about, through which mediums, on which platforms?
Page speed is now a search engine ranking factor – here’s what you need to know
By the end of August this year, Google will have rolled out its latest update to its search algorithm.
Known as a core web vitals report, it forms part of Google’s page experience metrics. Simply put, this is Google’s way of sizing up your page’s overall user experience. Page speed has always been an important metric. But it’s now being baked into Google’s search algorithm.
What are accountancy advisory services and are you maximising your revenue from them?
While the majority of accountants still focus their business on compliance, many are recognising the value in expanding or formalising their advisory offering.
This can both mitigate the impact of lost revenue from compliance and, more positively, provide exciting growth opportunities. It opens the door to higher value, more interesting work.
Social media best practice: add polish to your online brand
As social media marketing becomes more prolific, the tools offered by different platforms are improving too. Whether you already have a fairly established social media presence or are yet to make the leap from more traditional marketing methods, here are some things to remember that will level up your social media.
Build an online advisory firm in three steps, part one
In May, our Business of Marketing webinar explored the first stages of building an online advisory firm in three steps. Here’s a brief summary.
Does marketing really work? The answer lies in the data.
Every month we delve into the marketing performance data we have from all our accounting firms that we work with. This month, I compared clients who have only a website with us to those that have taken our marketing search engine optimisation (SEO) and blogging services as well.
How to promote your specialist bookkeeping services
You’ve got the packaging and price structure right – now how do you go about getting your specialist bookkeeping service found by the people who most need it?
SEO Basics: How to improve your EAT
Google themselves first introduced the concept of EAT and gave SEOs, webmasters and digital marketers everywhere a blueprint for optimising their site and content for years to come.
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.