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Tuesday, 10 November 2020
How to create your own marketing material
There are lots of free tools out there for you to create marketing material for your business, however for this blog, we're going to focus on Canva. Canva is a fantastic free tool that allows you to create custom templates, such as posters, leaflets, social posts, cards, logos… the list is endless! It's simple to use and even includes many free assets you can use to design the perfect template for you.
Thursday, 05 November 2020
How to set up a Facebook Business page
A Facebook business page is a simple way to make it easier for people to find out more about your business and share up to date information with your followers. You’ll need a personal Facebook account to be able to create a business page, it won’t be visible to your friends, unless you share it with them (which you’ll probably want to do!)
Thursday, 05 November 2020
How to set up Instagram for business
Getting started on Instagram is incredibly simple, and the creative abilities within the app are vast so you can engage with your audience in a variety of ways. From Reels, Live Videos, Polls and posts.
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
How beepaid could benefit your business
There’s been a buzz around takepayments for a while. In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about beepaid and how it could benefit your business (after all, that’s what we’re all about). In its purest form, beepaid is an invoicing app that makes getting paid easier and safer than ever before.
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
How to set up PPC for your small business
For businesses looking to stand out from the crowd online, it’s mega important they show in the first page of consumer search results, and not only that but as high up in the rankings as possible: Getting seen on the first page of results can work wonders for small businesses, driving more traffic to their website and heightening their profile, but how do you achieve it?
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Why it's not a bad time to start a business
If you’ve been sitting on a business idea for some time now, waiting for the right moment to pounce, we wouldn’t blame you for assuming the pandemic of 2020 and it’s financial impact make now an inopportune moment. Happily, we’re here to tell you that’s not the case, instead, 2020 might well be the perfect time to start a business. Think we’re crazy? Read on to find out why.
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
6 tips to help you be more efficient
Running a business can be hard work, with lots of plates to spin. To help you be more efficient, we've put together these 6 top tips: The best way for you to stay on track is by simply writing down exactly what you need to do for that day.
Thursday, 22 October 2020
How card machines can help you take safer payments
The aim of the game for small businesses is to take as many payments as possible, right? But part and parcel of that is that those payments are safe and secure for both you and your customers. Failure to offer safer payments could not only cost you a pretty penny but perhaps more importantly, it could do serious reputational damage to your business and cost you future sales too.
Thursday, 22 October 2020
The benefits of ordering and paying at the table
Let’s be honest, unless you’re a restauranteur, the idea of offering a table service option in your hospitality business probably wasn’t on your radar until the crazy events of 2020 unfolded. There’s no point reminiscing on the good old days when you could get within two-metres of a customer without panicking about the repercussions, we are where we are and businesses wanting to remain competitive, not to mention above board, need to keep up to thrive.