Direct Allied Agency

The long, dreaded Holiday business shutdown in December... Nah. 🙅‍♂️ .... in our newest roundtable discussion, we talked about ways you can stay active, keep customers engaged, and not stress so much as the year comes to a close.

Hear our best tips on owning the ad space, prepping sales, and switching to a client-friendly flat-fee model.

Watch to turn the year-end into your biggest opportunity.

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I will never use multiple clashing colours on your website. Why? because good design isn’t about being loud. It’s about being clear, cohesive and on-brand. 🌈

Colour has a job to do: guide, support, and enhance. Not distract, confuse, or burn your retinas. 💯

If the first thing visitors see is a dozen contact forms and phone numbers, you’ve already lost them 📉 . Start by telling people who you are, what you do, and why it matters. Build trust before you make an ask. 💯

Calls to action should feel like a natural next step, not a desperate first move. Purpose comes before pressure. Always.

PART 2️⃣ - Now, here are the negatives to using WordPress, and why this CMS might finally be starting to see it’s decline.

Yesterday we posted the first part of this topic covering the plus sides to using WordPress, for those thinking about if this is the right CMS to use.

PART 1️⃣ - There are lots of ways to build a website. In this video, I cover the positive things we love about using WordPress as our CMS here at Direct Allied Agency.
Tomorrow I’ll post the next part of this topic, the negatives of using WordPress

Still not actively posting new blogs on your site? Don’t be mad when you get ghosted by Google. 👻 Staying current on new, relevant content on your website is just as important as posting on social media, and it helps Google see you as a topic specialist.

✅ I lay out some great tips in this video, do you have 90 seconds?

Watch this “know-it-all customer” realize how much time and money he’ll waste building his own website. 💣

DIY website building can seem fun, but is it really worth your time in the end?