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The Australian .au Direct Launch September 2022

2/9/2022

.au Domain Name to officially Launch

I know many of you will have questions and how it will effect your business presence on the
World Wide Web.
Here's a brief outline on the consequences or Pros & Cons of the action that is taken.
In a nut shell, it will make it easier in the future for people especially the younger
generation to automatically find you on the internet, while tightening up Cyber Security.

So who is actually eligible to own* the .au Domain name?

You must have an Australian Presence to be in a position to buy the .au Domain ie:

Have an Australian registered company
Be in an Australian Partnership or be a Sole trader
Have an Australian Registered Trademark
Be an Australian Registered Charity
Or Australian Registered Political Party
A trust where the trustee is an Australian citizen .
A foreign company Licensed to trade in Australia
A permanent Australian resident or Citizen (Not Supported at time of launch )

The .au Domains became available to purchase on the 24th March 2022
I had written to the majority of you prior to that time.
At that time you had been able to take up the offer to secure the .au domain name.
This is now the second privileged offer to secure the valuable asset.

You can Check on your current priority status by using the official
auDA's Priority Status Tool Click Here
To simplify things if you owned a .com.au or .org.au or .net .au before 4/2/2018 you are Status 1
Between 4/02/2018 and 24/03/2022 Status 2
In the event of multiple people claiming your domain Name, Status 1 will take precedent
If Multiple people claim the .au Domain name in Status 2 then the earliest date will apply.

Why bother to the have .au Domain, I hear you ask?
If you have a local name such as
Melbourne Window Tinting. com.au or .net.au or .org.au
and you haven't purchased the .au Domain then anyone who is eligible as above*,
has the right to purchase your domain name.

I implore you to be prepared, if someone else starts to trade using your domain name,
you won't have a leg to stand on.

Check the Whois registry to make sure the eligibly info on your domain name is correct.

Please give us a call if you have any questions and more importantly

When you'd like to take up the opportunity to purchase your .au Domain

Please Ring Brian on 0429 593 910 or

You Can Book a time for us to connect HERE

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16 hot Tips on Getting your Profile together on Legiit Market Place

24/4/2022

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Freelancing on the Internet using Legiit

Everybody know that this is where you can get things done.
It doesn't matter if you are a buyer or seller using Freelancing platforms.
The only place that you'll get stuff done quickly is using Chris M Walkers freelancing
Marketing Platform.
Below is some to the areas that you need to take into consideration if you plan on becoming seller stuff on the internet.
These 16 Simple steps will help you get noticed when using the Legiit Freelance Marketing Platform that is renowned to be the Amazon of freelance marketing staging sites.

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Getting Your Business presence out there - is up to YOU

1/9/2021

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Most business owners know how important referral business works (word of mouth) it is a great resource to your business. Problem being is knowing how can you get it operating in an efficient manner ?
Sometimes it happens naturally with no input from yourself other than the way you operate, but this will probably take a LONG time.
If you want to be successful, don't wait, winners generally take the initiative into their own hands.
It's extremely important to remind people of the importance of feedback and referrals to any business

The quickest way to generate this is to simply talk with your customers.

A Question is to "Ask your clients if they have seen the last review you were given....
If you let your clients know that you have plenty of reviews and you love getting reviews, it will send a message to them and the possibility they may actually give you a review as well.

When a new customer has made it to your door, ask
"have you seen our customer reviews?"

If they have, it reveals to you that those reviews are working for you.
If they haven't, you are demonstrating that they have made the right decision by coming to a great business and that you excel in customer service

By asking for Recommendations or Reviews every time a sale is complete you will ....

Get into the habit of obtaining critical information about the performance of your business, simply ask

"How was everything today"?

Problems that may arise will be discovered right here, right now and will be solved at the time
If your Customer/Client is happy, it's time to say something like "Awesome we try very hard to please, because it's important to our business. Could you possibly write a review for us on line?"
Now is the time to give them your instruction Flyer for "Reviewing Us Online" (not all will review but if you ask everyone
you will soon build up a great list of reviews) Google Local ranks reviews as well.
If it's obviously too much a daunting task, you could alternatively Ask
"Would you know anyone else that you think could benefit from our services?"

Now I understand where you're coming from but, "Don't be shy!"

It's so easy to be coy about putting "tickets on yourself" it feels like "blowing your own trumpet!"
What a lot of garbage!
If you don't do it who else will? If they do, they will expect to be paid for it
It's called advertising
The fact is:- by asking for a review it makes your client / customer feel important and they will like your business
even more so
It gives them the assurance that they have made the right decision by dealing with you

Go Ahead try it out on the next 10 customers and record your findings
Most importantly thank them for the review, it trebles the effect, people feel important to your business.
You are simply telling your customers that you care about their experience and you are interested in their feedback
If you have any questions or would like to learn more please reply HERE or ring 0429 593 910

Cheers
Brian Killeen
We are Big in Small Business
Remember be Kind to Others

September Marketing Tips

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How to find out What is About Blogging in 2020

13/3/2020

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What is a blog?

A blog is a nerdy word, abbreviated from the word "weblog" it's basically a diary.
Each Blog entry is a page that stands alone (like a journal entry/post) on a website platform.
Blogs are used to display interesting information about the website topics and or it's owner.
The posts or entries sit in reverse chronological order meaning the last post sits on top being displayed first .
Some say that's it's a platform where a writer or even a group of writers share the ideas and interest in a particular subject. I disagree, in that the website is the platform it's here that the blog post is displayed, it's an article within a website.

Why have Blogs at all

The Blogging system has developed as a place of authority, here the best of the best share information. Google sees this as a third party acceptance of that fact.
When people are attracted to your Blog post via your website it is seen not only by Google but hundreds of other search engines.
With this attraction to your website you automatically become seen as an authority and the vehicle used your Website, will be rising higher than those that don't have the visits.

What's In A Blog Post

The Topic of a post needs to be interesting enough to your audience that they keep reading and returning.
Content of blog posts could be real life stories around your website topic.
It should include images, video if possible and links to further information about topic.

Clarifying your Blog

We have two areas of concern here bringing rise to confusion.
Firstly many regard the Blog sites as an individual websites purley for the purpose of Blogging and yes that is true.
Secondly the confusion comes when people get the content of the blog site, ie the posts or journal entries mixed up with the actual site itself.
You hear people talk about their Blog when in actual fact they are talking about the content of the site.
Basically a blog post is the content of a website, it can be a single page of the website having categories or a dedicated blogging website that is dedicated to solely to blog posts.

Naming your Blog - Site

Having a name for your Blog site is less important than having a great name the the Blog itself.
If your Blog entry title used words that people are likely to type in search engines to find what you are talking about, then your blog would be to found in no time at all. How to type titles are always in demand and searchable resulting great success.

Do I Need a Template for a Blog

Remember, your Blog’s design should reflect both your website and your personality, but also what the blog is about.
There’s no point having a football-orientated theme if your blog is about tennis, understand? Generally I'd say be yourself and you will create great articles for your Blog posts Month in Month out.
What comes from the heart usually is great reading no matter what the topic.
Remembering the idea is to get people to your website through interesting articles.

How to get people to Read my Blogs

Generally Social media like YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter along with directories like Yelp, WOMO, Start Local are all great places to send out trailers or teaser posts to read more of your Blog post. These pre posts to your Blog post are leaders they need to be eye catching super interesting to entice people to click read more even if they don't have time. Generally a full blown blog post on Facebook of many words will not get read!
People will just keep on scrolling down in oblivium satisfying there need for *Dopamine.
*Dopamine is known as the feel-good neurotransmitter—a chemical that ferries information between neurons. The brain releases it when we eat food that we crave or while we have sex, contributing to feelings of pleasure and satisfaction as part of the reward system. Playing poker machine or spending endless hours scrolling down Facebook page looking for that chuckle or recognition.

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Latest Sales Video for Social Media Posts Video

16/10/2019

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Facebook Stories video 1:1 ratio

This video was created especially for a website Virtual Assistant Portal, the owner is Debbie Corlet she is the creator of V.A.P.
Debbie is boosting her business though Social Media Platforms with the best media available which is video.
Did you know that an incredible 1/3 of all viewing time on the internet is spent watching Video.
This means that video advertising is currently giving the best return on investment(ROI).
This video on the left has a viewing length of around 10 Seconds which will suit best on Stories in Facebook.
The 1:1 ratio is also welcomed by Facebook as the ideal size for news feed posts.
The same now applies for other social media such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest
Facebook and You tube now recommend longer Video time of around 3 minutes previously video time have been suggested under the two minute mark. The social media platforms are now ranking video at longer lengths as it keeps people on there platform for a longer time.

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Twitter

YouTube

Face Book

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Video Production for Small Businesses

2/10/2019

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Hervey Bay Website Design includes Video Sales

Hervey Bay is lucky enough to have one of, if not the best Outdoor Kitchen Designer teams in the Wide Bay. Graeme Pope & Peter Geddes have been designing outdoor cooking areas for over two decades. If it's your desire to search out the best outdoor kitchen design ideas then check out HERE. We have no doubt that a correctly installed bench designed just for outside cooking can be found at Hervey Bay Kitchens.

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27 Sure fire ways to use LinkedIn

14/1/2019

You have a LinkedIn profile and aren't sure what to do it with it, you're brand new at it? Well here are 27 ideas for making the most of your LinkedIn Internet Profile Presence.
If your not exactly certain how to handle your current LinkedIn Profile or if you haven't set one up yet other than the basics, then these 27 easy simple to understand tips on how to improve your Social Media Presence using LinkedIn is for you.
First impressions are lasting so

When writing your Summary give it a great searchable headline and the content is directed at your prospective clients needs
Make sure you have a complete Profile description including a Professional looking Photo
LinkedIn gives you a personalised URL publish it everywhere on Stationary, Business cards, in Blogs, Brochures, Newsletters, Press Releases etc.
Be certain that you make your Profile information public and selecting Full View this will give you an high PageRank in Google Yahoo & Bing this is the best way to influence people giving excellent search results
Get direct connections with like minded people by joining Industry Groups and connect with members.
Use free tools that will update your status across multiple Social Media sites
Provide links to your Website or Blogs to reply to questions highlighting your authority in your chosen field
LinkedIn has may features to get your message across, here you can track what people are saying.
Posting job opportunities increases your exposure and can save many thousands of dollars in advertising cost
Respond to Endorsements, Recommendations and comments on your posts on a regular basis, ask questions.
Get interaction with your audience by inviting them to respond to blogs, webinars, pod casts etc
Ask others to write recommendations for you, making sure that you write recommendations for others as well.
Get your contacts to introduce you to their contacts making sure to get at least 1 new contact per day
Be a leader and create new discussions within the selected groups you have joined
Use LinkedIn pols to conduct market research sharing the results.
Let people know what you are up to by sharing project photos or videos of your work.
Groups for your product or services work well you can even create one for your business
Provide links to interesting articles your have written expanding in your blog or website
During business hours put aside time to update your status daily
Recommendations help your profile building ask for them regularly
Networking is a fabulous tool introduce your friends to others only if you think they would benefit one another
After a networking event send personal invites to join your network within 24 hrs at the latest reminding them who you are
Try the LinkedIn advertising campaigns they work wonders and are inexpensive and directed to your market
Publicise any events you have through your network freely or you can advertise through DirectAds
Use free tools like Blogger or Wordpress applications, they will automatically show your posting to your network on LinkedIn to those that are already using same tools
Conversations are easily taken care of using the Questions Function and getting advice or sharing information through this free tool is easy and effective.
Local meetups, conferences, events, trade shows are all easily located through your connections and Pulse you can readily find out which functions you wish to attend, or that you might want to exhibit at.

All in all across the board LinkedIn would have to be the most suitable
Social Media Marketing tool for anyone in Business whether its your own
Small Business, National, Multi National or Non Profit.

Cheers & Great Networking
Brian Killeen

December 02nd, 2018

2/12/2018

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The Importance of Customer Reviews to Your Business

14/1/2016

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Most business owners know how important referral business works (word of mouth) it is a great resource to your business. Problem being is knowing how can you get it operating in an efficient manner ? Sometimes it happens naturally with no input from yourself other than the way you operate, but this will probably take a LONG time.
If you want to be successful don't wait, winners generally take the initiative into their own hands.
It's extremely important to remind people of the importance of feedback and referrals to any business

The quickest way to generate this is to simply talk with your customers.

A Question is to "Ask your clients if they have seen the last review you were given....
If you let your clients know that you have plenty of reviews and you love getting reviews, it will send a message to them and the possibility they may actually give you a review as well.

When a new customer has made it to your door, ask
"have you seen our customer reviews?"

If they have, it reveals to you that those reviews are working for you.
If they haven't, you are demonstrating that they have made the right decision by coming to a great business and that you excel in customer service

Asking for Recommendations/Reviews every time a sale is complete you will ....

Get into the habit of obtaining critical information about the performance of your business, simply ask

"How was everything today"?

Problems that may arise will be discovered right here, right now and will be solved at the time
If your Customer/Client is happy, it's time to say something like

"Awesome we try very hard to please, because it's important to our business.
Could you possibly write a review for us on line?"

Now is the time to give them your instruction Flyer for "Reviewing Us Online"
(not all will review but if you ask everyone you will soon build up a great list of reviews) Google Local ranks reviews as well.

If it's obviously too much a daunting task, you could alternatively Ask
"Would you know anyone else that you think could benefit from our services?"

Now I understand where you're coming from but, "Don't be shy!"

It's so easy to be coy about putting "tickets on yourself" it feels like "blowing your own trumpet!"
What a lot of garbage!
If you don't let people know how well you do things, who else will?
It's called advertising
The fact is:- by asking for a review it makes your client / customer feel important and they will like your business even more so
It gives them the assurance that they have made the right decision by dealing with you

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Interesting thoughts on Cinema viewing

29/3/2015

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Eating Pop corn during Cinema pre-show, Effects info Retention

Thanks to Wikipedia Image

A curious fact for March 29, 2015 from Justin Kitch, Curious CEO

Eating popcorn in the cinema may be irritating not just for fellow movie goers, but for advertisers: a group of researchers from Cologne University has concluded that chewing makes us immune to film advertising.

The reason why adverts manage to imprint brand names on our brains is that our lips and the tongue automatically simulate the pronunciation of a new name when we first hear it. Every time we re-encounter the name, our mouth subconsciously practises its pronunciation.

However, according to the study published in the Journal of ConsumerPsychology, this "inner speech" can be disturbed by chewing, rendering the repetition effect redundant.

For their experiment, the researchers invited a group of 96 people to a cinema to watch a movie preceded by a series of adverts. Half of the participants were given free popcorn throughout the session, the other half only received a small sugar cube which immediately dissolved in their mouths.

A test at the end of the screening showed that the adverts had left no effect on those viewers who had chewed their way through popcorn throughout, while the other participants showed positive psychological responses to the products they had encountered in the ads.

"The mundane activity of eating popcorn made participants immune to the pervasive effects of advertising," said Sascha Topolinski, one of the researchers.

He goes as far as implying that his research may spell the end of the traditional popcorn machine in cinema foyers. "This finding suggests that selling candy in cinemas actually undermines advertising effects, which contradicts present marketing strategies. In the future, when promoting a novel brand, advertising clients might consider trying to prevent candy being sold before the main movie."

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Brian Killeen works with Smart Business Owners that have a problem understanding the applications of new internet techniques when marketing their business. Helping Owners find the right solutions for their business between offline and online marketing techniques that could potentially save them thousands of dollars is what I do best. Teaching them how to work On their business rather then In their business and introducing them to ideas and techniques that they might otherwise not be aware of - excites me.
The ultimate goal is to increase their client traffic to a point that they as the principle owners can go out and enjoy all things in life that they originally went into business for ie: to be able to let the business run on established systems so that can go and do the things that they want to do when ever they want.

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How to find out What is About Blogging in 2020

What is a blog?

Why have Blogs at all

What's In A Blog Post

Clarifying your Blog

Naming your Blog - Site

Do I Need a Template for a Blog

How to get people to Read my Blogs

Latest Sales Video for Social Media Posts Video

Facebook Stories video 1:1 ratio

Video Production for Small Businesses

Hervey Bay Website Design includes Video Sales

27 Sure fire ways to use LinkedIn

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What's In A Blog Post

Clarifying your Blog

Naming your Blog - Site

Do I Need a Template for a Blog

How to get people to Read my Blogs

Facebook Stories video ​1:1 ratio

Hervey Bay Website Design includes Video Sales

Eating Pop corn during Cinema pre-show, Effects info Retention

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