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At Least 10 Reasons Why Capsule CRM is Good for Business
Anyone who knows us at Red Kite Services will also know that we love Capsule CRM – we use it for our own business and help many of our clients set it up. It is easy to use, well priced (free for up to 250 contacts) and I keep finding new things that I…
Read MoreJoining the Stand Against Domestic Abuse
We are delighted that Red Kite Services has signed up to the Business Charter for Domestic Abuse launched by Ros Jones in 2023. Did you know that 1 in 5 men and women experience some form of domestic abuse, according to the Office for National Statistics? This means that there is a chance that people…
Read MoreIntroducing our New Team Member
We are delighted to introduce you to Phoebe Pulleine who has joined our team as an admin assistant and has already been working hard on providing social media support to some of our clients and administrative support to Red Kite Services. She also lives in the Scottish Borders, happily surrounded by countryside. Being outdoors in…
Read MoreCapsule CRM Launches New Integrations
I have long advocated Capsule CRM as the go-to customer relationship management tool, however over the last couple of years the fact that it did not have an integral marketing/newsletter system was a drawback. Now, however it has launched a new integration with Transpond and my initial investigations into this new service make it look…
Read MoreHow to….. Set up a Landing Page in Mailchimp
The ability to set up a landing page in Mailchimp is a really useful addition to your marketing within Mailchimp. It allows you to entice customers to sign up for your newsletter with very specific offers. For example you can use a landing page to: promote a new product give customers exclusive content with a…
Read MoreHow to….. Set up a template email using a Gmail account
Many of us send out standard emails on a regular basis and setting up a template for these emails is an excellent time-saver. If you are a Gmail user it is now super simple to set up a template email using a Gmail account. Here are the six simple steps: 1) in…
Read MoreBook Review: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
The book for April at the Business BookCLUB was The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. Among the blurb on the back cover this book is introduced as “The next chapter of your life – the most extraordinary life you’ve ever imagines – is about to begin.” The book had a lot to live up to,…
Read MoreHow to Organise Your Contacts
One of the jobs that busy business owners NEVER have time to do is to sort out and organise their contacts. Having a good old clear-out of your contacts is actually quite therapeutic – I have just deleted 189 contacts from my email contact list. We keep information about contacts in many different places: smartphone…
Read MoreFive Ways to Spring Clean Your Website
Deciding to spring clean your website definately comes under the category of “things to do when I have the time.” But a spring clean is really useful – it gives you a chance to check your website is relevant, it gives a better experience for your visitors and it is good for Search Engine Optimisation.…
Read MoreNow that You Have The Time…..
I usually promote Red Kite Services at networking groups as “doing all those jobs that you don’t have time to do!” Whether because we are self-isolating, working from home or have no work coming in, many of us do now have time to do “all those jobs we never have time to do.” Here at…
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