BBF046: AutoPilot Your Business with Heather Porter and Andrew McCauley

AutoPilot Your Business with Heather Porter and Andrew McCauley

Are you living in a cave? Are you still scratching your head about Twitter and other social media sites? Then, as a business owner and/or entrepreneur, you need to learn how to use social media to drive marketing and sales. First, you need a web site for your business. AutoPilot and automate your site to convert visitors into customers and generate sales. Your Web site should sculpt your customer’s journey!

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How do you autopilot your business and Web site? Get help! Andrew McCauley and Heather Porter, founders of AutoPilot Your Business, help business owners utilize online and social media marketing. AutoPilot teaches and educates people on how to use these platforms for their business. Also, it helps businesses concentrate on getting online and developing a strong Web presence. Here are some key tips to follow:

** Your Web site needs to be viewable on both computers and mobile devices.

** Make sure to feature fresh, unique, and relevant content.

** Simplify your site - less clicks and scrolling the better!

In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn:

** How to utilize the online world and social media

** About tools and plug-ins to use for your Web site

** What devices are used to view Web sites

** How to set-up a Web site (hosting, domain, themes, design, etc.)

** What to include on your site (forms, blogs, about)

** About opt-in giveaway items (checklists, downloads, etc.)

** About email autoresponders (Mail Chimp, Constant Contact, etc.)

** How to drive traffic to your Web site

Resources mentioned in this episode:

** AutoPilot Your Business: www.autopilotyourbusiness.com

** AutoPilot Your Business – Connect With Us Socially: aybsocial.com

** AutoPilot Your Business Podcasts: autopilotyourbusiness.com/podcasts/

** Snapchat: snapchat.com

** WordPress.com: wordpress.com

** WordPress.org: wordpress.org

** Envato Market: themeforest.net

** LeadPages: leadpages.net

** MailChimp: mailchimp.com/

** Constant Contact: www.constantcontact.com

** Campaign Monitor: www.campaignmonitor.com

** AWeber: www.aweber.com

** Outbrain: www.outbrain.com

** Kalin's PDF Creation Station: wordpress.org/plugins/kalins-pdf-creation-station

** Dropbox: dropbox.com

** 6 Steps to Fast Track Your Business: businessfasttrack.com.au

Is your Web site everything it can be?

Does it bring in customers and generate sales? If not, make sure to use the tips and advice provided in this podcast to improve your site! Also, if you are enjoying these Business Brain Food podcasts, then make sure to share them via social media sites or email the links to family and friends. A lot of time and effort goes into producing each of these podcasts with the goal in mind of the more people we can inspire about business the better. You can help us do just that! Until next time, have a profitable day. Cheers, Ben Fewtrell [phone]