Should you hide your prices?

In my early days of sales and marketing, I was repeatedly told that you shouldn’t say your prices up front. Rather,  you should do the sales pitch or give the marketing message to your prospect first. This meant you could promote all the benefits, and when you...

Keep your message simple

When advertising a business, there’s a temptation to put every skill you have in the copy. E.g. you do kitchens, bathrooms, electrics, plumbing, tiling, flooring, extensions etc. Obviously the reason an advertiser would do this is to pick up business from all...

Self-Employed Employee

Self-employed employee If you have your own business, whether as a sole trader or as a limited company, you probably think of yourself as self-employed. That is true, but subtly, this doesn’t necessarily mean you are running your own business. If you do 100% of...

Why ‘local’ matters so much to buyers

There aren’t many of us who carefully research where our goods come from before buying online. But even if you do, your preference will only be narrowed to the UK, not – say – Salisbury or Ringwood. Given that, why does it matter that our advertisers are...