Marketing automation — Guide to getting started with a marketing automation system

As a web pro or marketer, you’re being pulled in a thousand different directions every day. Between running your business, networking, managing projects and the million other things on your to-do list, marketing can fall down the list of priorities. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Marketing automation …

The digital sales funnel: What is it and why is it important?

If you’ve ever studied marketing theory — or even if you only know the basics — you’ll have heard about this thing called the “sales funnel.” It’s one of those marketing concepts that’s pretty handy for business owners to know about. And while it may seem like something contained within …

Affiliate links done right: Advice for web designers and developers

Affiliate marketing is a strategy that many bloggers and content marketers rely on as an additional revenue source — or even a major stream of income. Often those conversions depend on how you present information on a given product or service through a blog post, video, podcast or other medium. As …