Connecting Your Core Systems The foundation of any streamlined marketing operation begins with connecting your core business systems. When your website, CRM, email platform, and accounting software are integrated properly, data flows smoothly across all platforms—reducing friction, improving speed, and minimizing costly errors. Manual data entry between systems is not only tedious but also prone…
As a business owner, the question of whether to hire a bookkeeper or not has undoubtedly come into your mind. A bookkeeper will free up your time and reduce the chance of mistakes by keeping your financial records organized and accurate. However, it is important to learn how to hire a bookkeeper the right way. …
Introduction If you’re looking for new customers, there are a number of ways to reach out and find them. You can use traditional marketing techniques like advertising or direct mail, or you can try newer methods like social media marketing or search engine optimization. You can also use a combination of strategies to reach the…
Are you a local business owner who wants to ensure that your website is ranking high in search engine results? If so, then you need to focus on local SEO! In this blog, we’ll cover everything you need to know about local SEO, including how to optimize your website, how to list your business in…
Welcome Grand Rapids businsses! You already know your business needs a website, and you might even have one already. Websites seem simple, but there’s a lot going on behind the scenes. Websites are part marketing and part technology, right? Part of it is getting the right design and the right words on the screen. But…
Shared Hands offers several pricing packages for virtual assistants, specifically in the digital marketing services. Bronze VA Package If you are a beginning business owner, a solopreneur or just need a few hours of marketing help per month, the Bronze package is your best option. The Bronze package offers services such as these (with many…
It’s the same question we face over and over again: how can we use our time more productively? Christina DesMarais gives us 4 quick and dirty suggestions for how to solve that age-old question: Be selfish with your time Do away with meetings Manage your priorities using the concepts of “now” and “later” Hire and…
The new year is almost here. What resolutions will you make this year? Whether your resolutions have to do with healthy eating and exercise, being more productive at work, or spending more quality time with family, the following article will help you establish a work-life balance that will allow you to be successful in following…
Do you own a small business? Are you outsourcing yet? Outsourcing is the first and most important step in helping your business grow and succeed. If you are not outsourcing yet, this short article will give you 4 simple, straight-forward places to begin: with marketing, financial management, human resources and administration. Four Things Small Businesses…
Some people love To-Do lists…others, not so much. Regardless of what camp you fall into, everyone needs to have a system to help them remember tasks and be productive during the work day. This Fast Company article gives some great suggestions from CEO’s to make your system work for you: Jot it on the smallest…