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Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth

Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth

Infinite Growth works with individuals and businesses to improve their communication skills so that they can professionally present their products ... Read more

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions

Maria is an experienced bookkeeper organising small businesses. She assists clients with setting up their new business ensuring they have applied ... Read more

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Witjuti has a range of bamboo clothing designed for yoga, travel, maternity or just lounging around. Read more

Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching

Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching

Lightbulb Coaching helps people find solutions to problems that are keeping them from shining brightly through face-to-face and phone coaching sess... Read more

Bree Cleal, Imageffect

Bree Cleal, Imageffect

Imageffect creates great branding solutions for small to medium sized businesses who care enough about themselves to realise that the way they pres... Read more

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Slidemaster is a PowerPoint specialist company offering comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation designs and solutions, which leave lasting impression... Read more

Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs

Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs

We are a small online retailer that sells gorgeous babies and children’s bed linen and homewares to Australian mums. Read more

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Akitso Web Design is a web design company that sells fully-featured professional websites to small businesses. They make getting a website for your... Read more

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Enigma Technologies provides IT implementation, support and deployment to a wide range of clients, from home users to multi nationals. Read more

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous is a virtual assistant who listens to her clients and then assesses their admin, assists with their admin and answers their admin... Read more

Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services

Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services

Shelcom Corporate Services help make the government registration process of starting up a company simple, fast and faultless for new business owners. Read more

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Altima Interactive provides web business consulting, web design and web development to help people grow their business online. Read more

Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics

Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics

With Unicorn Graphics, you get agency quality graphic design solutions at a lower investment with a person who has the ability and knowledge to do ... Read more

Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo

Peter Crocker, marketing head honcho, Sam Leader, editorial big cheese and Robert Gerrish, founder and general nuisance spill the beans. Read more

Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au

Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au

Trish Fehon specialises in creating business websites for small to medium sized businesses that bring in fresh leads, new customers and make money. Read more

Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd

Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd

OzKidsActivities is an online directory for kids activities, classes, entertainment, events and birthday party venues. Read more

Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management

Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management

Fiona works with small business owners getting started or growing an existing business. Her services include creating business plans, tax planning ... Read more

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones provides property maintenance services within Ringwood, Ringwood North and Warranwood. Read more

Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design

Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design

Function5 Web Design creates and manages an online presence for small businesses, from basic information websites through to feature rich shopping ... Read more

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Golden Days Images preserves old photos and places them on DVD and CD. They are also branching out into capturing small events involving filming an... Read more

Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth
Maria Lesar, H.A.P.S. Business Solutions
Banika Smee, Witjuti
Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching
Bree Cleal, Imageffect
Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design
Alison Taylor, Cloverlea Designs
Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design
Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies
Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually
Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services
Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive
Karen Curran, Unicorn Graphics
Peter Crocker, Sam Leader, Robert Gerrish - Flying Solo
Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au
Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd
Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management
Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood
Tim Pacheco, Function5 Web Design
Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images
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On your business website, having good content is crucial to attract visitors to your site. Here we provide you with tips for writing website content that works hard for your business. We outline the nine pages your small business website should have including a home page, an about us page and a why choose us page and show you how to use website content to pull visitors to your website and inspire them to stay.


Content marketing for small business

11 Jan 12 | Danielle MacInnis

In an environment that’s overloaded with marketing messages, content marketing could help you stand out from the crowd. So what is it and how might you use it? Read more

Comments: 1

Writing website content: How to write your ‘Why choose?’ page

28 Sep 11 | Lucinda Lions

Written effectively, a Why choose? page can be one of your website’s most persuasive pages, turning random clicks into excited clients who are ready to buy. Here are some helpful tips for writing website content. Read more

Comments: 6

Nine pages your small business website should have

27 Jul 11 | Lucinda Lions

Website visitors get frustrated if they don’t find the information they expect on certain pages. This article outlines nine pages your small business website should have, and why. Read more

Comments: 20

Powerful ways of writing web copy

01 Apr 11 | Lucinda Lions

Revamping your website copy can increase the number of enquiries you receive, and improve your conversion rate. Here are key things you need to consider when writing web copy. Read more

Comments: 8

The do’s and don’ts of website contact pages

14 Jan 11 | Amanda Gonzalez

Often overlooked, your website contact page plays an integral role in nurturing a successful relationship with a potential new client – or stopping it dead in its tracks. Read more

Comments: 15

The woes of web copy waffle

05 Jan 11 | Lucinda Lions

Web copy waffle can turn your website from a lead-generation tool into a lead-demolition tool. In this article find out what web copy waffle is, and why you urgently need to remove it from your website. Read more

Comments: 27

Uniqueness: Your website’s secret weapon

25 Oct 10 | Lucinda Lions

Your website has one weapon to rule them all. In this article, find out how you can use your uniqueness to wield it to achieve the most powerful results. Read more

Comments: 18

More tips for writing killer web content

17 Sep 10 | Gary Chow

To be effective, website copy needs to be engaging. In this article I’ll help you with writing web content in a way that really pulls readers in. Read more

Comments: 7

Website copy tips: Writing your About page

02 Aug 10 | Lucinda Lions

Your About page can be critical in encouraging customers to do business with you, but get it wrong, and it could make them do an about face! Here are some helpful website copy tips for writing your About page. Read more

Comments: 10

Tips for writing web content

31 Jul 10 | Gary Chow

On your website, content is king. Here are some tips for writing web content so it works hard for your business. Read more

Comments: 1

Why your website copy needs to get F’d!

05 Jul 10 | Lucinda Lions

If you want to convert more of your website visitors into paying customers, then your website copy may need to get F’d. Read more

Comments: 5

Improve your website homepage copy

28 Jun 10 | Amanda Gonzalez

Your homepage is arguably the most important element of your website. In just a few minutes each, these six quick steps will rejuvenate your website homepage copy and get it working harder. Read more

Comments: 7

Does your website suck?

22 Nov 09 | Lucinda Lions

Does your website instantly pull visitors in and inspire them to stay? Does your website entice people to return day after day? In other words, does your website have sucking power? If not, here are some helpful tips. Read more

Comments: 19

Writing for the web

29 Apr 09 | Robert Gerrish

Writing for the web is not the same as writing for a brochure or magazine. There are many essential differences that you need to consider. Here are 23 simple tips I’ve picked up over the years. Read more

Comments: 4

Making your website’s homepage work

05 Mar 09 | Amanda Gonzalez

Your website's homepage is Increasingly the first impression of your business, and this piece of prime real estate can make or break your cred. So what can you do to keep your visitors reading? Read more

Comments: 18

Writing websites: Do your words work?

25 Jul 06 | Sam Leader

How many of your customers come to you as a result of your website? If the answer’s not many, perhaps it’s time to put the spotlight on your site’s content and look at the best way of writing websites. Read more

Comments: 3

 

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