by admin+ | May 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Greenlight Communications is developing a Websites for Tradies solution to help tradespeople get online and get found online. So many tradies don’t have websites. In this day and age when many people (especially from Gen Y and below) get all their information from Google it is business suicide to not have a web presence. If you know someone who need a website, make sure you let them know about the Greenlight Communications Web Packages – starting from as low as $40 per month. For $40 per month you get: Your easy to update, multi-paged website designed with your desired colour scheme. (If you can create a word document you can update this website! Domain name registration Website hosting. Up to 5 email addresses Great, fast response customer service and support. Websites for tradies are important. If you are a plumber, electrician, carpenter, builder, bricklayer or, for that matter, any type of tradesperson, you are potentially missing out on business and also wasting your time. Here are some reasons you need a website for tradies website. It can lessen the number of ‘tyre kicker’ phone calls if people can get all the information they need online. (For example, if you list all of your services online you won’t have people ringing up asking for services you don’t offer whilst you are on the work site. There will be no one asking for a pergola to be built if you only do house construction) You can put up photos of existing completed jobs. You can put in written testimonials from existing and happy customers. It’s not enough to just be listed...
by admin+ | May 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
We’ve just added a portfolio page to our website. Please check it out when you have the chance.
by admin+ | Apr 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Reading this article from Anna Spargo-Ryan yesterday got me thinking I should share it with you. It’s a good article and one that I think all business owners should take the time to read. It outlines the value of effective social media management and how it should be implemented across a business. Ms Sutton has never had a transaction with a brand on Facebook that she did not have an existing relationship with away from social media. Facebook can be an extension of great customer service but you need to understand the difference between a bought like and an earned like. There are businesses out there that can find you Fans, but what is the point of having thousands of fans if you can’t convert anyone. You are better to have 100 fans that actually engage with your brand than 1000 who don’t. Social media management is not just about getting more fans. It’s about connecting with the right people online and value adding to their experiences. On another note, I want to get on my high horse about those people who are putting signs out there saying Like us on Facebook, or Find us on Facebook. It’s all very well and good to have a social presence but if you want to engage customers and clients don’t tell them what they should do, tell them why they should be doing it. Like I have already mentioned, social media management is not just about likes. Why should I like your page? What’s in it for me? You need to tell them how Facebook will value add to their business....
by admin+ | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
A jilted boyfriend who put nude pictures of his former lover on Facebook has been sentenced to six months’ jail – the first social networking-related conviction in Australian history and one of just a handful in the world. The Internet is not some Wild West frontier where anything goes. You are still bound by the rule of law – whether posting inappropriate content or lying. You need to treat social networking platforms as you would a face to face conversation. Sites like Facebook and Twitter are just a platform, you are still talking to people – you are just having a conversation with the help of a computer, tablet or smartphone. If you need help having conversations with your customer online, please don’t hesitate to give us a...
