A quick look at Mailchimp’s new Landing Pages

by Colman Carpenter | Dec 22, 2017 | Email, Marketing, News, Websites

We are big fans of MailChimp’s email marketing service here at Four Lakes. Not only is it a service that we support for clients, but we also utilise it ourselves for keeping in touch with our customers and other interested parties. We really like the...

Why your website contact form may not be working

by Colman Carpenter | Aug 16, 2017 | Email, News, Websites

Your website exists as a marketing tool. It is the online shop window for your business, attracting attention, teasing bypassers with information and offers that encourage them to step through the door and talk to you in more depth about your products or services. Its...

Google Apps – no longer free

by Colman Carpenter | Dec 7, 2012 | Email, Google

I know…two updates in one day! Crazy!! Nothing in life is free Until today, I might have argued the toss on this statement. My favourite solutions for email, calendars and cloud storage – Google Apps – has always had a free option. Originally small...

When Email Marketing goes wrong

by Colman Carpenter | May 24, 2012 | Email, Marketing

I was all set with a topic for this week’s blog. I was going to talk about my daughter’s search for a new violin, and how that resonates with aspects of business. Then…..all hell broke loose! The story concerns marketing emails, but before I begin,...

Email Marketing using Mailchimp

by Colman Carpenter | Feb 23, 2011 | Email, Marketing, News

[stextbox id=”info” collapsing=”false” collapsed=”false”]This blog first appear a couple of weeks ago over at Jo Dodds Social Media. Jo is actually a fan of Aweber for email marketing purposes, but recognises that there are other...

A guide to pushing your website content to readers

by Colman Carpenter | Dec 7, 2010 | Email, Marketing, News, SEO, Websites

You can have the best website content in the world for your particular area of expertise, but if you don’t tell people about it then it will sit in splendid isolation, unread and unloved. But how to get it out there? Here’s my guide to letting people know...