Ep 222 | What are you Famous For? with Craig Alexander

Being known for something is what allows you get a faster path to donations. It makes it clear to people what you do and how you serve. And it builds trust with potential donors because it is clear where the funds will go. While you do lots of things in your...

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Ep 207 | Donation Page Layout and Features

What does your donation page look like? Is it easy for people to navigate and find, or is it messy and unclear? Or worse, does it send you right to PayPal! Make the most of your donation page with these tips What you'll learn: → making it easy to get employer matching...

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Ep 197 | Creative Ways to Feature Sponsors on Your Website

Yes you can put your sponsors logo on your website, that's easy. However, there are so many other fun and unique ways you can feature your sponsors on your website. What makes it even better is that these ideas also allow you to gain more visibility for your upcoming...

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Ep 195 | Copy and Your Website with Kara Duncan

The words on your website make a huge impact on if people keep diving deeper into your organization or if they move on. They help visitors determine if you are the right people to solve the problem they have. This along with a great design can increase conversions....

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Ep 194 | 7 Ways to Maximize Calls to Action on Your Website

Calls to action (CTAs) are critical to guiding people where to go for the next step with your organization. Are you utilizing them to the best of your ability? Here are seven ways to encourage your visitors to take the right action at the right time on your website....

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Ep 193 | Marketing Hasn’t Changed At All

Marketing hasn't really changed that much, just HOW we market. It's time to take a step back and think about the actions we're taking. Do they make sense for what we're trying to accomplish, or are we doing them because we think we need to. This episode walks you...

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Ep 171 | Using Your Website to Maximize Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday isn't too far off. I'm sure you'r working on all the things you need to promote, but are you taking into consideration what their experience is when they land on your website? Keeping it clear and simple will help get more conversions from all the hard...

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Ep 168 | Crafting Engaging Website Headers

The header of your website grabs visitors attention and lets them know what's the most important action for them to take. It also shares the biggest pain point you are solving for them. What you'll learn: → how other larger nonprofits are maximizing their headers.→...

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Ep 162 | How To Craft a Perfect Blog Post

If you're putting in all the work to put up a new blog post then you want to make sure as many people as possible are seeing it. This isn't just getting traffic to the page, it's also how you set up the post. Its also important that people have a great next step to...

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Ep 155 | Tasks You Can Batch For More Efficiency

When you put similar tasks together you get more done in less time. This is because you're not wasting brain energy on thinking about different tasks and switching between the resources to get them done. You might be wondering what that means as far as types of tasks...

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Ep 152 | Building Your Brand Message with Ashlee Sang

Hopefully you've done the work to determine who you're talking to and how to find where they are so you can reach them. Now it's time to make sure that everything you putting out there matches up with who you have determined as your ideal donor and customer. It starts...

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Ep 149 | Website FAQ

Getting a website up and running for your business is no easy feat. You probably have more questions then answers and when you talk to potential developers they probably speak in a language you don't understand. I'm answering some of the most commonly asked questions...

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Ep 146 | Where to Start with Marketing

Building your marketing plan can feel overwhelming. Everyone has a different idea of what needs to be done and there are always trends that come about. But what do you really need to be doing and what maybe can wait for later? That's what we talk about in this episode...

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Ep 132 | Mastering Local SEO with Wendall Jordan

Either way, you want to look at how quickly your site is loading. And you also want to make sure that you're understanding that the best way to do this, as silly as it sounds, is to give it to someone that, you know, give your URL to somebody that you know and ask...

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Ep 111 | Where to Start With Tracking Data with Chris Mercer

Data can be powerful but it can also be overwhelming. Chris Mercer joins me on this episode to talk about how to get started with collecting your data and some amazing free tools to help make it easier. In this episode you'll learn: → why you shouldn't be scared or...

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Ep 100 | My Favorite 9 Episodes From the Last 100

WOW! 100 episodes!! I can't believe it and am so thankful for all of you that listen each week. We've had some amazing episodes over the years so I'm sharing a few that have been the most popular and stood out to me. Want to skip ahead?  Here are some key takeaways:...

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Ep 92 | Storytelling with Kari Anderson

As a nonprofit you have a lot of stories you can share with potential donors to share your impact. How you share these stories can make a big impact. Kari Anderson is here to share ways to be more intentional with your stories and the ways you approach this.  In this...

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Ep 88 | Google Ad Grant and How to Maximize it

This is my favorite part of the whole conversation. So that's exactly the objection we hear, you know, this sounds great. But we do not have a budget for spending money on online advertising. And the cool thing is that Google has a program which many nonprofits, but...

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Ep 83 | Why you Shouldn’t Use WordPress

WordPress is a great tool But it can be overwhelming if you don't understand what you're getting yourself into and how to maximize it. I'm sharing with you reasons why you may NOT want to use WordPress for your website. In this episode you'll learn: → the difference...

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Ep 81 | How to Understand Website Contracts

Don't go into another contract around your website without listening to this episode. These questions will help you better understand what you're getting (and what you're not). In this episode you'll learn: → differences between designers and developers. → why...

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Ep 75 | Maximizing your Donation Page with GiveWP

A youth center might need new computers and so there's a specific amount of money that they need to reach by a specific time period, and that's separate from their general fund, for example. So if you want to engage that way, you can create a second form on your site...

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Ep 74 | How to Promote your Events

Promoting your event online can be tricky. It's important to get your message out there multiple times and on the channels that your audience is hanging out on. Now that you have your event online and ready to go it's time to promote. In this episode I'm giving you...

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Ep 56 | 3 Rules When Creating Blog Posts

Get my 3 things to consider when creating blog content for your website. Content is a crucial part of your website from a customer experience point of view as well as for SEO.  So in this episode, I'm sharing these quick tips you'll want to think about when putting...

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Ep 51 | Online Courses with Debbie Hodge

Have you ever thought about creating an online course? Don't do a thing till you listen to this episode!!! Starting an online course is no easy task.  So before you go down that road, learn what you need to consider before you start the process.What You'll Learn...

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Ep 48 | ADA Compliance – Down and Dirty

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories Time for the down and dirty of ADA compliance. What You'll Learn ADA stands for the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Portions of this relate to websites as...

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Ep 47 | Repurposing Content with Darcy Sullivan

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories Don't stress about creating new content all the time.  Repurpose the content you have!  We'll share how. Content, content, content!!!  Yes, it's important,...

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Ep 44 | Monthly Website Maintenance

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories Website maintenance doesn't have to be hard, but it must be done.   Maintaining your website is like maintaining your car.  It should be done on a regular...

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Ep 43 | How to use Analytics to Make Decisions

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories Have you ever looked at your Google Analytics and had no idea what to do with it?  You're not alone!  We're breaking it down in this episode. How often do...

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Ep 40 | Why use SquareSpace?

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories While we love WordPress we know it's not the only viable option out there.  So in this quick episode we talk about another option - SquareSpace. SquareSpace...

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Ep 36 | Why use WordPress?

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories Choosing the platform your build your website off of is super important. So in this Fast Fact Friday I'm sharing why we choose WordPress for our website...

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Ep 34 | 3 Core Elements your 1 Page Website Needs

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories Your website doesn't have to be crazy!  It just needs to clearly define who you are.  So in this episode I'm giving you the core elements for building your 1...

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Ep 30 | Revamping your Website with Eva Klein

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories In this episode I talk with Eva about the redesign of her website.  We talk about what to pay attention to, how to use Google Analytics to make informed...

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Ep 24 | Sales Funnels with Cody Burch

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories Sales funnels are a word you hear thrown around all the time.  And you probably have them in place, you just don't even realize it! If you've heard sales...

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Ep 19 | Questions To Ask Before Signing a Website Contract

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories Don't get stressed out when it comes to hiring someone to build out your website.  Ask a few simple questions and you'll be on your way! It makes me sad when...

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Ep 12 | Why We Use the Divi Theme

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories More than 30% of websites on the internet are built with WordPress.  We personally love to use Divi by Elegant Themes.  In this episode, we share why.  What...

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Ep 09 | Is it Time for a New Website?

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories Before you go down the road of building a new website there are some things you should know.  This episode goes through some of those items.   Share in...

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Ep 5 | 4 Ways your Website can Help Your Business

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media Website Digital Marketing Therapy PodcastCategories Are you struggling with your website?  Leave us a comment below and we'll help you troubleshoot it! Do you have the website of your dreams?  Probably not. ...

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6 Reasons to Love Divi

  There are so many different ways to build a website.  Simply deciding on WordPress is a great choice, but then there are hundreds of thousands of themes to choose from.  Where do you even begin?  Our choice is Divi, by Elegant Themes, and we'll tell you why....

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How To Get More Traffic to Your New Website

Do you have an amazing website?  Did you spend thousands of dollars on it?  Now you want people to know all about it!  But where do you begin?  Search Engine Optimization (SEO) feels overwhelming.  We have you covered. In this post, we're going to give you some ideas...

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Ways to Customize your Website

Have you had your website for a while and it's feeling blah?  Not ready to completely rebuild, but you know you want something different?  Or maybe you're looking to build a new site for you business, but want it to look different than everything else that's out there...

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Branding Elements You Shouldn’t Ignore

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization SEO Social Media WebsiteCategoriesTake a minute and think about the brands that just come to mind.  Some that I always go back to are Target, Nike, Starbucks andPatagonia.  They are brands that are easily recognizable and...

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Monthly Website Checklist

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization Social Media WebsiteCategoriesYour website is done and beautiful and you feel so good to have it up and running.  But are you aware of what you should be doing monthly to maintain it and drive traffic and engagement? We...

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How a Membership Program can Scale your Business

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization SEO Social Media WebsiteCategoriesGenerating an opportunity for your business to create recurring income can be a great way to help grow your business.  Think about it, what if you knew you had your customers coming back...

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Why Does Your Website Need Ongoing Care

Content Creation Email Marketing Organization SEO Social Media WebsiteCategoriesYou just got your website completed and it’s looking wonderful.  You’re thinking, “Now my website will just run itself.”  That’s not entirely true.  Or maybe you’re thinking, “Why are they...

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