Recent content by Julia Sta Romana

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    Selling bakes and sweets through Instagram?

    Have you asked the 3 people who bought from you for their feedback? Why aren't buying from you again? Why aren't they referring your products to their friends?
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    If numbers don’t go up.

    I hope so too but I doubt it. I've read somewhere that with climate change, pandemics would be more common. And the only way to control the spread of infection is to maintain social distancing and minimize travel even after this is over.
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    Covid - what do entertainment people do with no work?

    I do hope this will end soon and you'll still have your dates. My daughter plays the trumpet for a local marching band. She continues to practice daily but I can tell she's getting a little frustrated that they don't have any gigs to look forward to.
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    Fitness company ideas (something different)

    I can see what you mean. For beginners, it's often easier to just contact a gym. It's easier and it's less of a commitment than contacting a personal trainer directly. I have a few questions: 1. Do you have a referral program in place? Like giving discounts to your loyal customers who can get...
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    Starting a brewery business now, are we mad?

    CRM and e-commerce, you have a lot of options, depending on how tech-savvy you. If you want something simple and you can build quickly, CRMs like Wix and Squarespace have e-commerce functionalities that you can easily integrate. If you want to customize your site a bit more and have more...
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    Finding It Difficult

    One thing that also helped me to be really productive when I'm working is to go offline when I'm not working. I log off my phone from the WiFi. The only thing that's connected is the TV, just so I can watch Netflix. I have been working from home for almost 10 years now. I'm easily distracted by...
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    Where does all the pollution go?

    Yes, some of it falls down as precipitates. But most of the pollution actually just continues on through the carbon cycle. Used to be we produce more carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons than the cycle can manage. Now, it's more manageable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_cycle
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    Take time for the little things. The world carries on.

    I have more time for my long-neglected pot garden now. I even have a few vegetables growing.
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    Looking for ideas on how to get our online system noticed

    You need to build a list of prospective clients. The slow, steady and (mostly) free way to do it is to have people and companies subscribe to your blog/website so you can send them information about your system. A faster and costlier way to do it is to pay for lead generation, do cold calls...
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    LinkedIn - Making connections and Sales Navigator

    Automation or hiring people to mass connect or scrape data off LI is not a good idea. It will flag or even block your account. And it's not going to help you make the meaningful connections you need when networking. A better option if you're looking for leads would be to check out trade...
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    GDPR and how it effects Remarketing

    What if the user changes their data or makes a new purchase? Would you need to create a new opt-in? Or once you opt-in, it's considered as consent to continue gathering information for as long as the user maintains an account on the site?
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    Comedy + A Little Advice On Customers

    This is exactly you businesses now need to invest in their customer support. As your business grows, your customer support team are the ones who'll be doing the reaching out. You need to train your CS staff to relate to customers. Focus on providing your customers value, not just about...
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    recommendations for social media marketing courses?

    You can try Hootsuite Academy's social media course. I've tried it. It's good. https://education.hootsuite.com/
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    Proper Coffee for In the Office... Can I Claim it as a Business Expense?

    I think it should. A good cup of coffee can do wonders for everybody's mood and productivity.