SMB Tips & Tools – IMNow http://www.imcreator.com/blog Design Resources, Website Building Tips & Marketing for SMBs Wed, 17 Jun 2015 10:25:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.13 4 DIY Tricks to Drive Traffic to Your Website http://www.imcreator.com/blog/4-diy-tricks-to-drive-traffic-to-your-website/ http://www.imcreator.com/blog/4-diy-tricks-to-drive-traffic-to-your-website/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:28:05 +0000 http://www.imcreator.com/blog/?p=13360 So, you’ve designed your website, added content, and hit “publish”. Congratulations! All you have to do now is to sit back and wait for droves of users to come galloping toward your website, thirsty for its offerings… Still waiting? The cruel reality for many new websites is that sometimes, driving traffic is a bit harder […]

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]]> http://www.imcreator.com/blog/4-diy-tricks-to-drive-traffic-to-your-website/feed/ 0 What Makes a B&B Website Convert? http://www.imcreator.com/blog/what-makes-a-bb-website-convert/ http://www.imcreator.com/blog/what-makes-a-bb-website-convert/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:11:24 +0000 http://www.imcreator.com/blog/?p=13071 It’s a tough world out there for bed & breakfasts, guesthouses, and boutique hotels these days. Between aggressive chain-hotel pricing and the mammoth new-comer that is AirBnB, attracting guests can be a struggle, even for the most established listings. In order to compete in this increasingly tricky market, your hotel needs a killer website, one […]

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]]> http://www.imcreator.com/blog/what-makes-a-bb-website-convert/feed/ 0 How to Do Online Branding Right – Slow but Steady Growth http://www.imcreator.com/blog/online-branding-right-slow-steady-growth/ http://www.imcreator.com/blog/online-branding-right-slow-steady-growth/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:03:51 +0000 http://www.imcreator.com/blog/?p=13324 Marketing is essential for businesses, regardless of the niche they function in. There are companies that managed to achieve such a level of marketing exposure that they actually became a part of pop culture and are a part of modern lives (Coca Cola would be a prime example of this). This kind of exposure is […]

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]]> http://www.imcreator.com/blog/online-branding-right-slow-steady-growth/feed/ 0 Video Content and Its Benefits for Online Marketing http://www.imcreator.com/blog/video-content-and-its-benefits-for-online-marketing/ http://www.imcreator.com/blog/video-content-and-its-benefits-for-online-marketing/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:32:20 +0000 http://www.imcreator.com/blog/?p=13189 Online marketing has turned into an art form of sorts, creating promotional material that can reach millions, all the while providing tons of statistical data, which enables better targeting and the creation of better marketing material. However, for inexperienced online marketers, it may be problematic to pick out the marketing method that works best for […]

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]]> http://www.imcreator.com/blog/video-content-and-its-benefits-for-online-marketing/feed/ 0 How Not To Name Your Brand: 8 Amazing Branding Fails http://www.imcreator.com/blog/name-brand-8-amazing-branding-fails/ http://www.imcreator.com/blog/name-brand-8-amazing-branding-fails/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:24:46 +0000 http://www.imcreator.com/blog/?p=12813 Ah, the sacrificial lamb: No indulgence is quite as cruelly pleasing as watching some other guy mess up first. When it comes to business, sniggering in the corner as another company launches a terribly misconstrued, way-off-target branding campaign is, well, just part of the game. With this in mind, here is our list of the […]

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]]> http://www.imcreator.com/blog/name-brand-8-amazing-branding-fails/feed/ 0 20 Ways to Accept Mobile Payments http://www.imcreator.com/blog/20-ways-accept-mobile-payments/ http://www.imcreator.com/blog/20-ways-accept-mobile-payments/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2014 14:28:24 +0000 http://www.imcreator.com/blog/?p=12793 With attention spans running low, store-front businesses and pop-up shops need to be fast if they want to catch clients, which means accepting payments on the go, with whatever form of payment they have on them. You, the seller, need to turn your smartphone or tablet into a point-of-sale system. There are various methods you […]

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]]> http://www.imcreator.com/blog/20-ways-accept-mobile-payments/feed/ 1 Show Me, Don’t Tell Me: The Best Free Screenshot and Screencasting Tools http://www.imcreator.com/blog/show-dont-tell-best-free-screenshot-screencasting-tools/ http://www.imcreator.com/blog/show-dont-tell-best-free-screenshot-screencasting-tools/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:33:41 +0000 http://www.imcreator.com/blog/?p=12679 Make no mistake about it, writing about how and what you or your service does can be among the most time-consuming, nit-picky aspects of the entire website-building process. Instead of agonizing over copy, many people are choosing a more straight-forward, visual way to explain what they do: screenshots and screencasts. No more writing out commands, […]

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]]> http://www.imcreator.com/blog/show-dont-tell-best-free-screenshot-screencasting-tools/feed/ 0 Why a Marketer Should Think Like a Designer http://www.imcreator.com/blog/marketer-think-like-designer/ http://www.imcreator.com/blog/marketer-think-like-designer/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:35:35 +0000 http://www.imcreator.com/blog/?p=12640 Marketers often have a hard time working with designers, and that is true the other way around as well. As a designer, is there ever an opportune moment to sacrifice design for marketing strategy, or vice versa? Has collaboration between marketers and designers improved in recent years? Well, as difficult as these questions are, we […]

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