Author: Karen Spies

  • How To Write a FB Post that Gets Results

    We all think that we know how to do social for our audience and to some extent we are right. Have you ever looked at ‘insights’ and thought to yourself “How could 300 people have looked at my post and nobody liked or commented on it?” Sometimes our efforts to do things “right” can come…

  • The Stages Of Building Online

    The Stages Of Building Online

    Here’s a quick bare-bones guide for building. Whether you are doing it yourself, or have a developer, it’s super helpful to understand these steps. When tech systems are drag and drop and things can be built quickly, it gives all of us an exaggerated sense of how efficient tech can be. Some parts work easily-…

  • Why We Use Stripe

    Billion-dollar companies like Lyft, Salesforce, Warby Parker, and Instacart trust Stripe with their payment processing. ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY Stripe is a committed CARBON-NEUTRAL company. Awareness of the environmental impact of their software business and happily paying carbon offsets shows intelligence and responsibility. Full Report on Carbon Neutral Commitment  TOP NOTCH SECURITY Stripe also has the highest…

  • Why Cheap Hosting Isn’t Cheap

    Why Cheap Hosting Isn’t Cheap

    If there are free and cheap options, why should I pay for hosting? YOUR URL LOOKS PROFESSIONAL If I hosted my site on WordPress.com, visitors would have to type in www.WordPress.com/Spiezz to access my site. It looks like you are running a business in your basement over the weekends. If you want to be perceived…

  • Your site- A Marketing Tool or an Online Brochure? (One of Four Posts)

    Your site- A Marketing Tool or an Online Brochure?
    (One of Four Posts)

    Most people would describe their site as an electronic brochure not as a marketing tool. If you are pulling new business from other kinds of marketing like in person meetings or print advertising that makes sense. We tend to think that Google (or any other search engine) magically puts our site in front of new…