An assortment of business networking groups available in Whatcom County. The list compiled below provides basic information and links to each group’s website.
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Social media marketing – you may be doing it wrong
Businesses that succeed with social media marketing use engagement to give consumers what they want, social-media pages that are obviously interactive and alive
Running a business without running yourself into the ground
How can self-employed people run a business without running themselves into the ground? One answer is to make time to step outside, away from work.
When online customers knock, is anyone there?
You may be missing out on sales due to lackluster online customer service, which is a waste of the marketing dollars invested in your website.
Grammar: It’s all about me (and whoever else is reading)
This grammar lesson is all about personal pronouns in the form of objects, a little understanding of how they’re supposed to be used should help.
Stop marketing so hard, and start retaining what you have
Here are a few customer service tips to help ensure your existing customers are just as happy about your business as your new ones.
Flooding or dripping – What is your marketing style?
Reputations are built over time. The conscious use of drip marketing techniques can help shape your business reputation in positive ways.
Patti Rowlson, finalist for 2017 Professional Woman.
Patti, owner of Bellingham PR and Communications, a company that provides marketing services, makeing personal evolution a part of her life and her business.
Better writing for the web: Part two, commas.
No matter what your friends might tell you, commas are not arbitrary.Here are some basic uses of commas and how the careful writer should handle each of them.
Dear Small-Business Owner: I see how hard you’re working
This article was inspired by an experience I had while shopping in Bellingham. Hard-working business owner, I’d like to take a moment to say that I see you.
Better writing for the web: Part One
Writing, is more than just dumping words onto the screen and moving on. Good writing is an art, and it takes time and focus to do well.
Examples of how to save money on marketing: Be nice!
Your reputation impacts how much money you must spend on marketing. Have a good reputation? Pay less. Have a bad one? Pay more.
Read this before leaving another negative review online
In support of hard working individuals who run large and small businesses in our community.Not every less-than-perfect experience is worthy of a negative review
What’s keeping you from marketing your business?
Think about one marketing-related task you know you could be doing better. What is preventing you from tackling that task today? Is it a lack of time or desire?
6 ideas on how to successfully outsource marketing
Hiring a marketing partner for social media management, blogging, graphic design, website copywriting and more, you’ll want to make the best choice possible.
