Maintenance On The Go: The Premium Service Club at Berries and Cream

11. novembra 2009, 6:40

Many of our clients hire us for new projects every month. In the past, we have not had a difficulty working in projects for returning clients with little to no wait time. However, the demand for our time has increased this year, and we are finding it increasingly difficult to work projects into our schedules without the client having to wait for several weeks.

As a way for us to be able to once again work on our most loyal clients’ projects quickly, we are introducing The Premium Service Club.

We have created the Premium Service Club for our loyal clients who frequently require our services for their projects. We are now offering our clients the opportunity to reserve our time so that their work will be completed first every month. (Please note that membership in the Premium Service Club only reserves our time and is not payment for any actual work.)

Premium Service Club members are guaranteed to be first in line every month as long as they remain club members. Since the Premium Service Club is set up as a subscription, you will never need to worry about losing your “first in line” privilege due to failing to renew your membership. The subscription will be automatically billed every month until you cancel it.

Because we are reserving the first week of every month for club member work, we are only offering 10 memberships. The limited number of memberships is intended to prevent us from being overbooked with member projects, which would defeat the purpose of the Premium Service Club.

In addition to having exclusive reserved time on our schedules, members will automatically receive a 10% discount on all projects over $100 which they purchase through our store using our checkout process (the discount will not be applied if the Google Checkout option is used). No coupon code will be required for members to receive this discount.

Being part of The Premium Service Club is like having your own web designer on stand by, ready to get started on your project. Our main goal when working on our clients projects has always been to provide top quality work, and the Premium Service Club allows us to do that on a higher level.

In addition to the Premium Service Club, we are now offering Monthly Maintenance Packages. The monthly maintenance packages are for those clients who needs recurring maintenance on their sites every month. Whether you need Light Maintenance, Regular Maintenance, or Heavy Maintenance, you are sure to find a package that is well suited for your projects.

Tip: Being a Club member and a monthly maintenance subscriber is a great way to ensure your website is always our top priority, freeing you to work on your business while we work behind the scenes.

How To Use Your Blog For Business – Interview with Christine from Life Verse Jewelry

31. októbra 2009, 5:26

I recently had the pleasure to work with Christine from Life Verse Jewelery when she wanted a new design for her blogs Life Verse Blog and Womens Bible Café. Christine had been looking for a blog designer for quite some time to help her and was very pleased that we managed to get both blogs done in only a week. Christine mentioned she has seen a 41% increase in sales since starting her blogs and I caught up with her to ask how the blogs have helped her grow her business.

Please tell us a little about your blog.
I have two blogs: a business blog – LifeVerseBlog.com and a personal blog -WomensBibleCafe.com

Each blog serves a different purpose. My business blog includes articles about new products, promotions and giveaways. The content is focused on inspirational stories.

My personal blog is a Women’s Bible Study. Since I am a Bible Study Leader, I do not mingle the blogs, preferring to keep the Bible Study site for the sole purpose of encouraging people to read and study the Bible. I have about 10,000 monthly readers on this site.

How long have you been blogging?
I started blogging three years ago with the typical “Mommy Blog.” My first blog was a disaster with unrelated articles, poor graphics and numerous errors common with beginner bloggers.

What do you blog about?
I blog about inspirational people, books and things. My business blog focuses on my products and my Bible study blog focuses on scripture.

How has blogging changed your business?
I’m generating 41% of my business sales with my blog. It’s a back-door to my website as readers enjoy the blog content, learn about my company LifeVerse Jewelry and desire to buy my products. After years of SEO and web redesign, it seems the most effective source of business for me has been my business blog.

The Bible Study blog has changed me spiritually as I lead online Bible study, I find myself accountable to my own study. I can’t take a day off or skip a few days reading my Bible when I’m tired, because I have 10,000 people waiting for me to write a new post. That’s commitment!

What are the most important things you’ve learned about blogging since the start?
Most importantly I learned to get professional help. If I had started blogging with the knowledge I now have, my business would have grown much quicker than it initially did. There are numerous mistakes beginners make…unfortunately I followed too many beginners and learned on my own, which was a waste of time and effort. Once I understood the professional benefits and methods of blogging, I was an instant blogging success in just one month!

What do you see as the main difference of having a self -hosted blog and a free blog? Do you think having your business blog self -hosted brings more credibility and business than a freely-hosted blog?
After a month of successful blogging, I realized that I wanted to offer more to my readers. I started researching top bloggers and their designs and followed the professional blogger gurus.

Following their advice, I bought a self-hosting package and popular template…only to find after three months of frustration that it was impossible for me to understand. I turned my back on that and found your company. Imagine my relief when you recommended a better self-hosting company than the one I was using, a better blog template than I was using and you were able to design and install my blog with a short amount of time! You’re my hero and you probably don’t even know it!

Before I found your company, I struggled and experienced frustration because my blog did not reflect my desired style.

What is your advice for those who do yet not have a business blog? Why should they start to blog?
Those who do not yet have a business blog are better off than those who do! The ones who do have spent months or years designing the blog, writing articles, building a following and are less likely to get out of their comfort zone into a better blog. New bloggers are positioned to start at step one, with the proper tools that will lead them to success. If you start with the wrong blog templates, formats, etc..then you’ll lose interest because you will not see the results you want. As I said, I generate 41% of my business from my blog…that’s a HUGE reward for my investment.

Christine’s extra tip;

Don’t follow the leaders, be a leader. Get a fresh blog idea, build a creative blog design, and write articles that other people are not writing. There are too many Mommy Bloggers out there! Be different! With that, you’ll create a following for your blog and income for your business.

**** **** **** ****

If you are inspired by Christine’s story and want to make sure you are on the right track with your blog I invite you to take a look at our store. If you need help with growing and marketing your blog and setting goals, e-mail Linda to find out about our blog coaching options.

Our Custom Blog Design Packages and Small Business Web Solustions packages includes everything and more that you need for your business blog.

Remember: Blogging the right way can make a huge difference for your business. Can you afford not to invest in your blog?

Hosting Change in Progress

27. októbra 2009, 7:53

If you notice anything odd in the next 24-72 hours, don’t panic. We have migrated hosts, and it can take that long for the change to fully take effect.

Zobraziť ďalšie poznámky

Poznámky používateľa Berries and Cream Blog Design

Maintenance On The Go: The Premium Service Club at Berries and Cream11. novembra 2009

How To Use Your Blog For Business – Interview with Christine from Life Verse Jewelry31. októbra 2009

Hosting Change in Progress27. októbra 2009

Book Giveaway: Making Work at Home Work by Mary Byers29. septembra 2009

Cream of the Crop: Goat Milk Stuff16. septembra 2009

$15 Premade Blogger Templates Will Be Gone Tomorrow14. septembra 2009

Premade Blogger Templates Only $151. septembra 2009

Cream of the Crop: IM Web Graphics25. augusta 2009

Affiliate Commissions Have Been Paid3. augusta 2009

Cream of the Crop: Sparkle and Charm Boutique29. júla 2009

Zobraziť staršie poznámky

Odoberať tieto poznámky

Poznámky používateľa Berries and Cream Blog Design

Pomoc s RSS »

Zapamätať prihlásenie	Zabudli ste svoje heslo?