FREE RESOURCES TO HELP YOU BUILD YOUR BRAND

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1. A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION

   Make a good first impression with an affordable 24 hour telephone receptionist. They answer in your company name and it’s a very cost effective pay-as-you-go service. Mention ‘Business Smiths’ and get £10 FREE credit Click here for alldaypa.com

2. GET A TOP ADDRESS

   Have a prestigious high street address without the overheads Click here to get set up

3. OUR TOP TIP: PROFESSIONAL EMAIL ADDRESSES

   Always create an email address that uses your domain name. john@Business Smiths.co.uk is much more professional than john66@msn.com

4. GET A 0845 NUMBER

   Secure a national local rate 0845 number for your business for under £10 with no call charges Click here for your number from Telecoms World Plc

5. BUILD UP YOUR NETWORK

   The business social networking site Linked In and a guide to exploiting it Click here for the Linked In site Click here for the guide

6. MAKE YOUR MARKETING MATERIAL MORE COLOURFUL

   Give your marketing material a quality look using professionally taken royalty-free, stock photos click here for FREE stock photography Click here for a big range from Getty Images Click here for Fotolia images

7. OUR TOP TIP: CREATE EFFECTIVE EMAIL ADDRESSES

   To make a big impression, why not create a number of email addresses such as: accounts@yourdomain.com, advertising@yourdomain.com, sales@yourdomain.com, press@youdomain.com. They can all go to your existing account, and they’ll help you prioritise your workload

8. WORK SMARTER

   For loads of ways to work smarter Click here to visit our FREE Work Smarter Section

9. FREE PUBLICITY - 7 STEPS TO APPEAL TO JOURNALISTS

   In the second of three expert features written for business web site 'Enterprise Nation', Sarah who is a journalist, editor and copywriter offers top tips on how to get your story in the press and your home business in the news. Visit: www.enterprisenation.com or you can download a PDF of the article here

10. PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS WITH ONLINE VIDEOS

    Read our simple guide then download the FREE tool to produce and publish your 1st promotional video.
    Download the PDF guide here Download your FREE tool from Animoto

11. MANAGE PROFESSIONAL NEWSLETTERS

    Great FREE tool to build and manage professional email newsletters. You can see statistics on how many people open your newsletter, what they click on and much more. Visit http://ymlp.com?a=X4ZEZN

12. DEVELOP A PROFESSIONAL IMAGE

    Never under estimate the impact of a professional image, we offer a range of affordable services including logos, web, design, art and print. See an example of our work

13. FREE PROFESSIONAL ONLINE SURVEY TOOLS

    From customer surveys to market research, here are two great tools to help you conduct professional surveys online. We use SurveyGizmo, but they are both highly recommended. Click here for SurveyMonkey Click here for SurveyGizmo

14. LINKED-IN ADVANCED GROUP SEARCH

    Here's a great tool which helps you do more advanced searches on linked-in groups. Click here

15. USING LINKEDIN TO MARKET YOUR BUSINESS

    Business Smiths have been selected to write an article on exploiting the social networking site Linked-In to effectively market your business without cost. It can help you drive traffic to your website to build brand awareness, demonstrate your expertise, and win work. Click here to read the article

16. FREE GOOGLE RESOURCES TO MARKET YOUR BUSINESS

    Business Smiths have been selected to write an article on exploiting free Google resources to effectively market your business without cost. Click here to read the article

17. HOW TO BECOME A RENOWNED BRAND

    Discover how today’s successful businesses grew to become the renowned brands they are today. Business Smiths asked Emma Bridgewater, Christina Strutt of Cabbages & Roses, and Dominie Cripps of Joules to share their experiences of growing a company successfully.
    Click here to download the pdf: growing_your_business.pdf

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