New LinkedIn Company Pages: Generating reviews and leads for your business

LinkedIn is a popular social media site that gives you as a business owner additional ways to market your brand and connect with clients and partners. Having a LinkedIn Company Page is like having another website with a captive audience – you can profile your company, connect with customers, suppliers and employees, and interact with groups who are all trawling through LinkedIn in search of likeminded people. Think of it as an online space where leads are generated, connections are made and deals go down – use it well and it’s like a free ticket to a VIP networking party that lasts all year round. Now is the perfect time to take advantage of the new features and start a LinkedIn Company Page, or give your existing page a complete overhaul.

for more read here at https://www.bloomtools.com/blog/new-linkedin-company-pages--generating-review...

Giving away 8 websites to charities

Here at Bloomtools we have just had our eighth birthday, our business is growing and doing well, and we are hearing some great feedback on results our clients are achieving... so each of our offices are giving away a free website to a registered charity. In the true "Pay It Forward" tradition we would love to celebrate our success by supporting those who are doing such good work in our community. If you know of any worthy charity who needs to update their presence online, or start one - let us know below, so we can include them for consideration.

read more here at https://www.bloomtools.com/blog/giving-away-8-websites-to-charities

Bloomtools Founder winner in the 30 under 30

Bloomtools is one of Australia's largest Web Development companies, with over 1500 clients who are cared for through either Bloomtools' smart team of Franchisees, or through one of our large number of Resellers around Australia and New Zealand.

Bloomtools' uniqueness in the market has been fundamental for this growth - by being one of the few companies in the world that deliver their own proprietary software products and services that cover SEO, Website Development, Database Marketing and CRM.

Client Spotlight - MDH Beef

Running around 175,000 head of cattle on an area close to 3.4 million hectares takes a lot of work - and it’s work that’s foremost in the mind of MDH Beef owner/operators the McDonald family of remote Brightlands and Devoncourt Cattle Stations, near Cloncurry, about 160km south-east of Mt Isa in Queensland’s north. Genevieve McDonald, who lives at Brightlands Station, says that the new website is predominantly used for the recruitment of staff but it is also aimed at promoting the McDonald’s beef brands and cattle operations to national and international meat buyers.Genevieve says, “MDH had an old and tired website so while we were looking for a more professional-looking and striking website, we also needed one that was easy to update and had a bit more function to it. “With the new Bloomtools website, I can make changes when I need them, which is great for our business,” she says. “The family all love the new web pages and are so pleased with how it has turned out. It has made a big difference being able to edit the pages myself when I need to and the graphics are fantastic!”

read more here at : https://www.bloomtools.com/blog/client-spotlight---mdh-beef

New look client interface cleaner, easier and modern

Our original interface (what you see when you log into the backend of your website, or database marketing account with Bloomtools) of 8 years, is about to be taken over by a brand spanking new version.The interface has seen a few changes over the years to keep up with the changing media and our ever growing range of product and tools. From fixed width screens through to changed menu structure to match our new product releases, and a few change a rounds in layout. Six years ago, we introduced a new version to make it easier for our clients to find what they were looking for.

for more read here at https://www.bloomtools.com/blog/new-look-client-interface-cleaner--easier-and...

Client Spotlight - DOOG

DOOG, a leading supplier of dog walking products including a Pro Belt designed with the help of famed Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan, has a website that sells a range of doggy devices - from leads, collars and foldable, portable water bowls to dog bed duvets. “The new website is much easier to navigate and update, and this is especially important to help me keep abreast of the Shopping Cart invoices and back end,” says Knight. “It’s now very user-friendly and you can go straight to the Shopping Cart from the homepage, which is great for business.” Knight says he is getting great results from the Bloomtools-built website. “We’ve received more than 4500 unique visitors this month, a figure that has doubled from the response to the previous website.

Client spotlight - Battle of Wills

Turnbull Hill Lawyers has just launched a second website to complement its already successful Bloomtools-built website, which showcases its established legal firm, operating in Newcastle for more than four decades and servicing the local, Central Coast and Sydney regions.The second website was created to tap into a growing niche market of clients wanting to contest and defend Wills, aptly called the Battle of Wills, which provides a plethora of useful information, advice and legislation about the subject. By having it as a separate website, Turnbull Hill has made it a lot easier for the target market to find the Battle of Wills website using a Google search.

Read more here : https://www.bloomtools.com/blog/client-spotlight---battle-of-wills

Client Spotlight - RAW

RAW stands for Real Authentic Worldly, and they are purveyors of natural, scented bath products and candles. Furthermore, all the products they stock have been developed and made in Newcastle.Each product in the shopping cart is accompanied by multiple images of the product, as well as a great description. the navigation is almost minimalist to ensure that there is no confusion for the website viewer. There’s a top navigation banner for the major pages and a more comprehensive menu at the footer of the page to enable visitors to jump straight to the page they want. https://www.bloomtools.com/blog/client-spotlight---raw

Businesses on Facebook be aware

Companies who have social media accounts be aware... a recent rulings by the Advertising Standards Board in Australia mean companies need to take greater care monitoring their social media sites.  A decision by the ad industry watchdog said that advertisers must moderate user-generated posts on Facebook to ensure they comply with the law and ad codes.They identified that Facebook is an advertising medium - and not just a way to communicate - this will force companies to need to vet comments posted by the public to ensure they are not sexist, racist or factually inaccurate. https://www.bloomtools.com/blog/businesses-on-facebook-be-aware

Client Spotlight - ACAPMA

ACAPMA (Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association) has a membership following of 90% of the 120 or so businesses that operate in petroleum distribution and storage and represents almost half of the 6400 service stations within Australia.ACAPMA is responsible for independent SMEs operating in regional and rural Australia and provides resources and training as the peak body responsible for the development and growth of the petroleum distribution and petrol convenience retail industries.The association needed a website designed with more functionality and Database Marketing ability, leading General Manager Nic Moulis to contact Bloomtools. “I couldn’t measure website referrals in the past,” he says, adding that one stand-out improvement since launching the new website has been an increase in inquiries. https://www.bloomtools.com/blog/client-spotlight---acapma