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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.
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.
AI and ChatGPT: 3 challenges in content writing
By testing the capabilities of AI ourselves on our content team, we’ve found it can be used to support and streamline the content process, but also some flaws.
How to unlock the benefits of email marketing for your accounting firm
Email marketing may not be new, but it is often overlooked. Here’s an examination of the benefits of adopting email marketing for your accountancy practice and how to do it well.
How to start an accountancy firm with no clients
With our new eBook: Marketing your startup accountancy practice launching, we wanted to take a look at some of the basics you need to build a scalable business. You are feeling a mixture of excitement and trepidation. You are about to start your very own accountancy...
Take your marketing from a cost centre to a profit centre
In firms with this attitude, marketing is seen as a costly “tick-box exercise”; something that must be carried out as cheaply and compliantly as possible, but with little vision for what it could actually achieve. If that sounds familiar, you may be running your marketing department like a cost centre. But how do you move your marketing department into a profit centre?
We explore.
An interview with AccountancyManager
AccountancyManager recently appointed PracticeWeb as their recommended digital marketing partner. PracticeWeb’s managing director, Mike Crook interviewed Jonathan Stobart and James Byrne from AccountancyManager on the role that marketing plays within AccountancyManager.
Business owners regret not speaking to an accountant
Our recent insight report ‘Why SMEs won’t pay for business advice – and how to change their minds’ revealed that 63% of respondents said they regretted making a business decision without speaking to an accountant first.
The power of a good logo for your accountancy firm
Like most people running a business, partners and managers in accountancy practices have had a lot on their minds over the past 12 months. In such a disrupted market, business development is more important than ever. Sometimes, there is a lot to be said for going back to basics: When was the last time you reviewed your logo? Is it playing its part in winning and retaining clients?
Showing SMEs the value of your advice: insights for accountants from our research report
As SMEs continue to face new and varying pressures in 2021, the services they need are inevitably also changing.
With the demand for technical advice being overtaken by the need for general business expertise, SMEs could start to overlook their accountants.
Read on to find out what our new research report has discovered.
Explosion of search engine traffic isn’t just a flash in the pan-demic
I’m always excited at the end of the month because that’s because I get to delve into our clients’ marketing performance data to spot trends and report back. There’s always some spark of insight into what’s happening in the accounting sector and how SMEs are engaging with accountants’ marketing activity.
This month, I decided to take a look back at last year’s performance and see how behaviour has changed during the pandemic.
How to get more leads for your accounting firm through SEO
The following article has been put together based on the webinar discussion between myself [digital marketing manager and SEO specialist at PracticeWeb] and Mike Crook, PracticeWeb’s managing director, who hosted it. The event: ‘Get more leads through search engine optimisation’ took place on AccountingWEB Live:The Business of Marketing webinar in March 2021.
The aim of the webinar was to provide accountancy professionals with a crash course in commercial SEO, along with practical tips to take away to help them grow their organic traffic and get more leads via their firm’s website.
How you can replace lost accounting clients after IR35
As you will know, IR35 is hardly new in our world of accounting. But it will take on a new significance in April this year. The fear you may be feeling is that it will have unfavourable consequences for you, too. Some say that with private sector contracting being driven back in-house, that accountancy practices could lose up to 20% of their client bases.
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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