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Member Spotlight

Victoria Judge, Expert Agency

Victoria Judge, Expert Agency

Victoria Judge helps people build a successful business around their expertise, through a combination of one-on-one workshops and outsourced servic... Read more

Daniel Abela, Graphic & Web

Daniel Abela, Graphic & Web

Daniel Abela is a graphic and web designer offering digital and print solutions to clients of all sizes right around Australia. Read more

Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting

Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting

Well Versed Copywriting specialises in creating corporate web content, information architecture and analysis, and marketing documentation for a bro... Read more

Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au

Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au

Trish Fehon specialises in creating business websites for small to medium sized businesses that bring in fresh leads, new customers and make money. Read more

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Golden Days Images preserves old photos and places them on DVD and CD. They are also branching out into capturing small events involving filming an... Read more

Ann Nixon, Sydney Psych.

Ann Nixon, Sydney Psych.

Ann Nixon provides broad counselling and psychotherapy services to clients in the inner city and eastern suburbs of Sydney. Read more

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design

Akitso Web Design is a web design company that sells fully-featured professional websites to small businesses. They make getting a website for your... Read more

Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication

Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication

Black Coffee Communication helps clients increase sales and improve brand recognition through compelling business writing. Read more

Michael Vincent, Sports Partners

Michael Vincent, Sports Partners

Sports Partners is a free, fun site where people can find other people, clubs, or businesses for sports and hobbies. Read more

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Combining both business coaching and business consulting services, the Proxim Group offers a fully comprehensive approach to helping small business... Read more

Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim helps small business owners start, grow and lead their business, so that they can create the life they want. Read more

Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity

Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity

Queen Bee Maternity provides stylish maternity and breastfeeding clothes for women worldwide. It helps them to feel great during their pregnancy. Read more

Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy

Donna Garrett-Young has been a passionate renovator and builder for nearly 20 years, and is the author of the book 'Home Building Made Easy - Five ... Read more

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Slidemaster is a PowerPoint specialist company offering comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation designs and solutions, which leave lasting impression... Read more

Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching

Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching

Lightbulb Coaching helps people find solutions to problems that are keeping them from shining brightly through face-to-face and phone coaching sess... Read more

Kalindi Chirmuley, Mulayam Products

Kalindi Chirmuley, Mulayam Products

Mulayam Products manufactures natural skin care products for all ages and all skin types. It helps to take care of the skin and enhance its beauty. Read more

Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management

Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management

Fiona works with small business owners getting started or growing an existing business. Her services include creating business plans, tax planning ... Read more

Jane Woolard, WordLaundry

Jane Woolard, WordLaundry

Specialising in editing, proofreading and copywriting, WordLaundry takes the froth and bubble from communications, leaving them crisp and squeaky c... Read more

Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services

Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services

Shelcom Corporate Services help make the government registration process of starting up a company simple, fast and faultless for new business owners. Read more

Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach

Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach

Concept Coach aims to build conceptual clarity for business owners by providing them with simple yet effective coaching on accounting and finance r... Read more

Victoria Judge, Expert Agency
Daniel Abela, Graphic & Web
Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting
Trish Fehon, OnlineInfluence.com.au
Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images
Ann Nixon, Sydney Psych.
Nick Humphries, Akitso Web Design
Nicole Leedham, Black Coffee Communication
Michael Vincent, Sports Partners
Jan Freitag, Proxim Group
Deb Pilgrim
Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity
Donna Garrett-Young, Home Building Made Easy
Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design
Rebecca Lynn, Lightbulb Coaching
Kalindi Chirmuley, Mulayam Products
Fiona Johnston, Peach Business Management
Jane Woolard, WordLaundry
Gabriel Dukes, Shelcom Corporate Services
Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach
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Using podcasting and video can be an effective way of promoting your business. In this section we provide you with podcasting tips for creating podacsts for small business,  technical tips for effective online business videos and much more.


Podcasting tips for small business

29 Sep 11 | Danielle MacInnis

Podcasting is a great marketing tool but tends to be under-utilised by small business owners. This article provides podcasting tips to help you get started. Read more

Comments: 2

Using business video to get noticed

02 Jul 11 | Robert Moorman

Creating a compelling business video takes more than just money; it requires serious thought, time and resources. Use these tips to get a solid return on that investment. Read more

Comments: 2

Technical tips for effective online business videos

04 May 11 | Robert Moorman

Many online business videos don’t get results. People click away after a few seconds or move on without viewing the video. Often the technical quality of the video is to blame. Read more

Comments: 8

How to podcast

26 Mar 11 | Tim Reid and Luke Moulton

Tim Reid and Luke Moulton take an in-depth look at the reasons for podcasting and how to do it. Read more

Comments: 0

Creating small business video that works

21 Feb 11 | Robert Moorman

Online small business video is powerful and increasingly affordable. Done well, it’s fantastic for creating a connection with your target audience and improving your search engine optimisation (SEO). Read more

Comments: 18

A beginners guide to Podcasts

15 Feb 08 | Heather Smith

I love my iPod - it has opened my world in ways I could not imagine. The reason for this is simple: podcasts! Before I got my iPod, I didn’t even know they existed. Read more

Comments: 4

Deliver your message with a podcast

14 Aug 07 | Melissa Norfolk

Podcasts are rapidly growing in popularity and have the potential to provide many benefits to your business including raising your profile and updating clients. Read on to find out whether it is time for you to stop typing and start talking. Read more

Comments: 12

How an audio message can improve your website

15 Feb 07 | Melissa Norfolk

Adding an audio message to your website helps your site visitors gain a better understanding of your products or services. Plus audio creates a bond and rapport with your website visitor, which makes them feel more at ease with you and your offering. Read more

Comments: 17

 

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