Signs it’s time to redesign your website [+ 15 steps to follow]

I never thought I needed a website redesign strategy until I lost search traffic and the revenue it brought. That was in 2022, when I had several websites generating earnings…

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Boost B2B Sales by Focusing on Win Rate First

Yesterday, we looked at the hidden cost of low win rates: lost revenue, higher customer acquisition cost (CAC), wasted sales effort, low morale, damaged reputation, longer time to goals, and missed…

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Why blog? The benefits of blogging for business and marketing

With 5.5 billion people online (and counting), the internet has never been busier — or had more opportunity. But, businesses keep asking if blogging benefits are still worth the effort.…

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Why Win Rates Are Collapsing And How to Fix Yours

Research shows average sales win rates hover around 21%, meaning nearly four out of five opportunities are lost. In enterprise sales, win rates can fall to 5–10%, leaving 90% of the pipeline dead or dying before it…

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Why Your Win Rate is the Only Sales Metric That Matters in 2025

HubSpot’s data suggests that win rates average a weak 21%. If you do the math, you’ll find that 79% of a salesperson’s opportunities are lost — to indecision, competitors, task…

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How to end a sales email: Closing statements & tips from a quota-carrying salesperson

As a B2B salesperson for companies like IBM and Open Text, I’ve had to work hard to earn every meeting, especially in industries where inboxes are overflowing and priorities shift…

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Craft your best brand voice: Expert tips, examples, and templates

Read this line from one of my favorite authors: “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” What can you infer about the person…

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Beyond the website: 7 off-site tools that convert visitors into customers

For most brands, making the website a central part of their marketing means directly converting website visitors into paying customers during (or shortly after) their visit.

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My 8 favorite invoice & billing software solutions for small businesses

For the longest time, I was on the fence about creating manual invoices versus using invoice software for my side hustle. My tech-savvy friends often raved about using the latter…

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How I do content research: Steps to follow (with examples)

With ChatGPT, anyone can create blog posts in seconds. But, just because you have copy doesn’t mean it's valuable. You need content research to make a post that’s actually valuable.…

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