Guides for businesses that sell with content and conversations

All in one marketing platform: what it should include

What an all in one marketing platform should include for businesses that sell with content and conversations, a checklist to evaluate one, and real costs.

How to create a lead magnet that leads to sales

How to create a lead magnet step by step: pick the problem, choose a format, build the opt in page, write the delivery email, first text and follow up.

How to reduce no shows on sales and strategy calls

How to reduce no shows on booked sales and strategy calls: booking rules, reminder timing, what the confirmation says and what to do when someone misses.

Lead magnet ideas: 34 examples by business type

34 lead magnet ideas grouped by business type, for coaches, course creators, creators, agencies and community owners, plus how to choose the right one.

Sales follow up: how often, what to say, when to stop

A practical sales follow up plan: how many times to reach out, which channel to use, what to say in each message and when to stop and let the lead go.

Speed to lead: why the first minutes decide the sale

Speed to lead decides who gets the sale. Why the first minutes after an opt in matter most, and how to answer every lead fast without staff on call all night.

Texting and compliance

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A2P 10DLC explained: registration in plain English

A plain English guide to A2P 10DLC: what brand and campaign registration are, what carriers check, and why business text messages get filtered in the US.

AI SMS for sales: what an AI texting assistant can do

What AI SMS can and cannot do for sales: personas for each stage, answers from a knowledge base, booking calls by text and when a person should take over.

Appointment reminder text: timing and 10 templates

When to send an appointment reminder text, what every reminder needs, and 10 ready to use templates for calls, consultations, coaching sessions and webinars.

SMS consent: how to collect it properly on your forms

How to collect SMS consent on your forms: what the disclosure should say, how STOP and HELP work, what records to keep and what to do with imported lists.

Text message marketing for coaches and small teams

A practical guide to text message marketing for coaches, creators and small teams: getting consent, timing, quiet hours and what is worth sending by text.

Webinars

Evergreen webinar vs weekly live webinar: which fits you

Evergreen webinar or a recurring weekly live session? A fair look at the trade offs in time, trust, testing and attendance, and when each one fits.

How to increase webinar attendance with a reminder ladder

Increase webinar attendance with a reminder ladder by email and text: when to send each message, what it should say, and templates you can copy.

Webinar follow up email: what to send, with templates

What to send after a webinar: the replay ready email, time running out reminders, and separate webinar follow up emails for attendees and no shows.

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Webinar funnel: the 8 steps from ad to booked call

How a webinar funnel works step by step: the ad, registration page, confirmation, reminders, live session, replay, follow up and the sales call.

Ads and attribution

How to calculate ROAS, with worked examples

How to calculate ROAS: the formula, worked examples, blended versus per platform ROAS, break-even ROAS and why revenue should be cash collected after refunds.

Marketing attribution: a first touch model for small teams

Marketing attribution for small teams: first touch, last touch and multi touch models, why first touch with real payments works, and untagged traffic.

The Meta Conversions API explained in plain English

What the Meta Conversions API is, how it works with the browser pixel, how a shared event ID prevents double counting, and why to send qualified purchases.

Content

A social media approval workflow that never misses a slot

Set up a social media approval workflow: clear roles, one queue, a reason for every rejection, deadlines tied to the slot and automatic approval before it.

How to repurpose video content into a week of posts

How to repurpose video content: turn one long recording into a week of clips and posts for every network, with a step list and a checklist you can reuse.

How to turn long videos into shorts that stand alone

How to turn long videos into shorts: find standalone moments, pick a length, open on the hook, frame vertically, add captions and a call to action keyword.

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Instagram auto DM: how comment keyword campaigns work

How an Instagram auto DM campaign works: comment KEYWORD, a private message, consent before the link, one reply per person, and where the link should lead.