D.I.Y. Marketing

Small organizations need inexpensive, easy-to-use tools and resources they can manage by themselves. Here are a few of my favorites to get you started:

Free Resources

Small Business Marketing Plan Smaller organizations do not need encyclopedic strategic plans. Get started marketing fast by considering the most important aspects of your marketing plan and make appointments with yourself to meet your goals. If you need help, inspiration or clarification, call me today for a free consultation: 503-486-5667.

Audio Clip: Stop the Madness! Marketing that Makes Sense. Listen in to my conversation with Marie Daniels of Me Out Loud. We talk about marketing that makes sense for these economic times and what you can do to start attracting more clients today.

Low-Cost Resources

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DreamHost + WordPress = An Affordable Website You Can Maintain Yourself

Everything else is likely overkill and will make you insane. If you’re one of those people who likes sitting in an institutional solarium making rag rugs with blunt scissors, by all means set yourself up a complicated website that only your web designer can change. If you prefer a working website you can work yourself, get DreamHost + WordPress. Need help getting started or penning some web copy? Call me: 503-486-5667.

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Sending greeting cards to your clients and prospects by mail is one of the most effective and least expensive ways you can attract more business and increase the number of referrals you receive. But, it’s time-consuming.

So get Send Out Cards. It’s easy, it’s online, and it makes a great impression. Try it now – for free – by sending a greeting card to two or three of your best prospects. Here’s how:

  1. Make sure you have your computer speakers turned up.
  2. Click here to open a Send Out Cards window, where you will see a button that says “Click To Send A Free Card.”
  3. Click on that button and Send Out Cards President Cody Batemen will walk you through sending a card.
  4. After you’re finished, I’ll send you a tip sheet with some great ideas about using greeting cards to attract more business.

If you have any questions, or need help, call me at 503-486-5667.