If you want to boost engagement with your email campaigns, it helps to say "thank you" in the subject line. In this new Marketing Prof's article, research writer Ayaz Nanji breaks down a recent report from Adestra on the best and worst performing words to use in your email subject lines.The report was based on data from more than 3 billion
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Brenda Elsagher: Living and Laughing
Living and Laughing, the website of professional speaker and comedian Brenda Elsagher, needed a revamp. Her old site wasn't fully mobile-responsive and hadn't grown with Brenda as her business grew. Her website had to make it simple for visitors to see what events she offered and to book her online. Brenda also wanted to showcase her books and
How to Get Found Online
Miranda Paquet, Constant Contact Questions about Social, Search, and Online Listings Search and SEO1. How can I use keywords to get more people to visit my website?Start by making a list of terms (shoot for about 25) that are relevant to your business’s products or services. Think about the words a potential customer might use to find your
Quick Keys, LLC
Quick Keys, LLC unlocks cars and repairs keys for any make or model. With a service area spanning from Monticello to Hastings and a 24 hour emergency service, Quick Keys responds faster than a dealership. They needed a website that would allow customers multiple ways to communicate with Quick Keys, depending on their problem. BizzyWeb added
A Beginner’s Guide to Google Analytics
Natalie Denyse, Constant ContactYou invested time, money, and other resources into setting up a website for your business.It looks great and you’re excited about having a place for people to learn more about your business.But now that it’s setup, are you able to answer these important questions?How many people are visiting your website?What pages
Northstar Retail Group
Northstar Retail Group of Marcus & Millichap is an alliance of commercial real estate investment advisors, specializing in the midwest. NRG had a slight presence on Marcus & Millichap's website, but they needed their own site, social media and online marketing. They came to BizzyWeb for a design from the ground up. We started by giving them
The Ultimate Guide to Growing a Massive Email List
Ryan Pinkham, Constant Contact How many of the people who visit your website or come into your store on a daily basis actually end up joining your email list?What if you could double, triple, or even quadruple that number?What would that mean for your business?Growing a massive email list may seem like a lofty goal, but remember: you already have
9 Expert Ways to Grow Your Email List with Facebook
Miranda Paquet, Constant Contact “We’re finding Facebook to be less and less of interest to us because of the way they changed their algorithms for how our posts work…we found out that without paying for their marketing program, it doesn’t work for us.” Like many small business owners, Chris Iousa is wondering if it’s time to call it
Softech Solutions
Softech Solutions LLC tailors your systems and applications to fit your business needs. Their team of professional business consultants shows clients how to optimize their businesses while slashing their IT bills in half. They needed a customized website that was simple to update, so that they could keep their products and services relevant.
4 Tips for Click-Worthy Emails
Email marketing remains one of the most effective methods of marketing to customers and prospects. In fact, recent studies show that more than 82 billion consumer emails are sent every day! So what can a business owner do to stand out in this virtual tsunami of messages? This recent MarketingProfs article by Emily Konouchi looks at ways to increase
Optimize “Old” Blog Posts to Maximize Search Results
This week we are sharing a unique tactic for increasing blog traffic to your website: optimizing the older blog content on your website. The following information is excerpted from a recent article by Pamela Vaughan, published on HubSpot Blogs. Click here to read the full article. * * * The Blogging Tactic No One Is Talking About: Optimizing the
Now Hiring! Part-Time Bookkeeper
BizzyWeb is currently seeking a part-time bookkeeper to work in our Champlin office. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of two years experience in bookkeeping/accounting and be familiar with Quickbooks. Ideal candidates will be highly organized, action-oriented, and have a strong work ethic. This position is for 20-25 hours per week to begin
North Metro TV
North Metro TV is the public access television production studio that serves the northern suburbs of Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Ham Lake, Lexington, Lino Lakes and Spring Lake Park. As a studio, North Metro TV had some unique needs for their website. All of their programs had to have a spot on the website, without cluttering the
91 Degrees F
91 Degrees F offers law enforcement apparel designed to keep the body's temperature at 91 degrees even in extreme heat or cold. To promote their product, they needed an interactive landing page. BizzyWeb designed a landing page that subtly flows through information in an organic, user-intuitive way.
Cyberbullying: Protect Yourself, Your Family and Your Business
What You Should Know About Cyberbullying Online, safety is key. You browse the internet with anti-virus programs, avoid suspicious email attachments and guard your personal information. But a quick click away or a program can’t protect you from the greatest online threat: cyberbullying. But what should you do when you encounter it? Here are a few
4 Simple Steps to Creating Landing Pages that Convert
It is easy to get dazzled by latest marketing tools and techniques. You stay current on all the latest innovations from the marketing world and attempt to implement everything you’ve learned on your landing pages at once. This is a huge mistake. Using new techniques is good, but you shouldn’t blindly follow every new trend that surfaces. A recent
VirtualOffiCenters
VirtualOffiCenters provides innovative office solutions that modern companies desire. They have five locations across the metro and clients spanning almost every industry. Their current website was feeling a bit dated. They needed a refreshing, dynamic new design. BizzyWeb revitalized their site with a responsive design featuring parallax scrolling
10 Simple SEO Mistakes to Avoid
by Jeremy Taylor, Constant Contact You have a website and you want people to see it. The trouble is, you have an awful lot of competition. If the world wide web is a beach, the websites on it are grains of sand. So how do you make sure your grain is the one your target audience finds? Avoiding these ten SEO mistakes is a great start… 1. Focusing
12 Changes That Will Impact Your SEO Strategy
Written by Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), published on HubSpot Blogs SEO is a moving target that can really affect your business. This means that as a startup founder, you need to be prepared to make your strategy work no matter what Google enforces. We asked 12 entrepreneurs what trends they have noticed in the past year and how they have
JerCo Construction
JerCo Construction remodels, renovates and designs homes to beautifully reflect their owners' personalities. For their website, JerCo needed to showcase their past work and make it easy for prospective clients to connect with the company. They came to BizzyWeb for help transforming their site. BizzyWeb created galleries for the most
Is Your Blog Getting Lonely? Eight Tips To Rekindle The Love!
by Susan Solovic for Constant Contact Are you and your blog having relationship problems? I’ve seen it so many times. Here are the common troubles I’ve witnessed: You know you should have a blog, but just haven’t gotten around to it yet, You started a blog, but have lost your motivation and are letting it slip, and You want to love your blog, but
CBL Floors
CBL Floors creates beautiful living. Unfortunately, their website didn't reflect their craftsmanship. This flooring company needed an elegant update to their site that would match the quality products they provide to their customers. They also wanted a way for customers to book appointments online.BizzyWeb revamped their site with a sleek design to
6 Simple and Inexpensive Ways to Use Online Marketing to Reach New Customers
by Ali Hyatt, Constant Contact As a small business, online marketing often provides the most cost-effective methods for attracting new customers. But any form of marketing — whether it’s online, print, television, or direct mail — usually costs something and it can be hard to find the resources needed to spread the word about your
Sicora Consulting
Sicora Consulting maximizes potential by providing concrete solutions for organizations and leaders. Their website needed to reflect the many services they offered, without looking cluttered. BizzyWeb created a deceptively simple design that houses a lot of information without overwhelming the visitor.
Totally Tan
Totally Tan is a multi-level, luxury tanning suite. With a variety of services and options, Totally Tan needed a powerful site with clear organization and ease of use. BizzyWeb created a vibrant design with endless options for expansion. Now Totally Tan can showcase their existing services and easily add more information in the future.
Understanding The SEO Journey – Old vs New SEO
As an online marketing agency, SEO is a common topic of discussion around the BizzyWeb office. This recent blog post published on Webbiquity.com by guest author Jack Dawson is an informative and easy-to-understand explanation of old versus new SEO. * * * by Jack Dawson Everyone implementing SEO usually has the same question – how long before I rank
Create the Perfect Offer: 4 Questions You Need to Ask First
by Constant Contact Special offers have played an important role in how small businesses attract new customers and bring in repeat business since long before the term “online marketing” ever existed. Before email or Facebook, Twitter or Google, there were coupons in the local paper, annual sales at the local retail store, and news of special
Extra! Extra! Dave Meyer Featured in New Business Minnesota
Projecting a great image to your customers is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to grow your business. If you use the right tools, you will present your company as a trusted resource and professional solution provider. It can seem daunting to create a professional-looking website, get your social media set up and generating leads, and
Minenko & Hoff P.A.
I'm very happy and I, without hesitation, would recommend Bizzyweb to not only my lawyer colleagues but anyone else. – Mike Minenko, Attorney Minenko & Hoff P.A. is a Minnesota-based employment law and business litigation firm. Attorney Mike Minenko needed an fresher alternative to his current website. He was disappointed with the high cost of
Bertolas & Pekula, LLC
Bertolas and Pekula isn't your typical CPA firm, and this is no typical site. Using one of our newest themes, we gave this client a dynamic design with 3D scrolling. This memorable new site shows their potential clients exactly who they are and what they do.
Mighty Musky
The new website design makes me happy whenever I open it. I don’t even remember what our other site used to look like!– Laura Stevenson, Website Content Editor and Bookkeeper Mighty Musky is Minnesota's premier musky fishing experience. Josh Stevenson and his wife Laura also manage Blue Ribbon Bait & Tackle. Both of their sites needed
ActionCOACH Metro North
Bizzyweb really understands the technical side and the SEO, as well as understanding how to partner up with other platforms to help get recognized on the web. I look at today’s business climate: everything is online. To me, the most important thing is that you’re coming up in searches.– Tracy Ford, General Manager, Senior Coach &
BizzyWeb Achieves Master Certification with Constant Contact
Jen Meyer, Vice President of Marketing at BizzyWeb, has become Master Certified by Constant Contact®, Inc., the trusted marketing advisor to more than 600,000 small organizations worldwide. To achieve this Master Certification, the highest level of Constant Contact’s Solution Provider partner education, Meyer has completed a rigorous curriculum
IABC Chapter Sites
The IABC Chapter Sites is a crucial resource for all IABC chapter leaders. It features current company news, marketing support, webinars, a forum and more. This was an ambitious project – not only did IABC need a website, they also needed the various tools built out as well as ongoing support. BizzyWeb created an easy-to-use website that
Local Family Gets “Crashed” With Help From The Chuba Company
Be sure to tune in tonight for a special Major League Baseball edition of DIY Network's Bath Crashers! See how one local family gets the Target Field-inspired bathroom of their dreams with the help of the talented craftsmen at The Chuba Company. Watch a preview of the show here, or get more information on the episode and show times here.
Aspen Wedding Guide
Aspen Wedding Guide showcases venues, vendors, accommodations and events for couples interested in having their wedding in Aspen, Colorado. They needed a way to effectively collect all of their information without being overwhelming for visitors. BizzyWeb created a modern, mobile-responsive site with an intuitive navigation. The site lets visitors