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Finding and selling to customers

This section provides helpful guides and tips on how to find and sell to customers as a small business. Find expert advice on a variety of strategies to attract customers plus ideas on client retention and selling techniques. If you are looking to acquire new business or expand your existing customer base, these pages provide invaluable information to help you on your way. Want to know how to get more clients? Read on…!

Small Business Saturday – how to promote your business

Small Business Saturday is coming up fast and it's not too late to get involved. Here are a few tips and tricks to make the most of it

Finding and selling to customers

Finding and selling to customers

Essential Black Friday tips for Amazon sellers

Here, Mike Cockfield, managing director and Khaos Control Cloud, gives his top tips for Amazon sellers to take advantage of Black Friday.

Finding and selling to customers

Ten ways to get better at networking

Networking isn’t about getting as many business cards or handshakes as possible, but about establishing genuine, professional relationships with others

Finding and selling to customers

Help drive holiday discovery: your guide to Amazon Ads during peak shopping season

Here is why Amazon Ads is pivotal to your small business this holiday season and how you can use it across Black Friday, Cyber Monday and other seasonal campaigns

Finding and selling to customers

Scale Globally, Advertise Locally with Amazon Ads

Finding and selling to customers

Which card payment machine should I get for my small business?

 

Find out the benefits of taking card payments along with some of the best card machines for your small business' needs

Finding and selling to customers

The best freelancer platforms

Freelancer platforms can be useful to people who work for themselves. We explore some of the best ones around

Finding and selling to customers

Maximising the value of zero-party data to improve customer experiences

Lisa Andreou defines zero-party data and explains how brands can use this to improve the customer experience

Finding and selling to customers

The best freelancer platforms

Freelancer platforms can be useful to people who work for themselves. We explore some of the best ones around

Finding and selling to customers

Maximising the value of zero-party data to improve customer experiences

Lisa Andreou defines zero-party data and explains how brands can use this to improve the customer experience

Finding and selling to customers

Community commerce: building stronger connections and driving sales

In this article, Irina Tatarinova, brand director at Flowwow, explores how to create and sustain a successful brand community and why it matters in today’s market

Finding and selling to customers

5 tips to maximise online sales during peak seasons

Five top tips to help your business make the most of online sales during peak seasons and events.

Finding and selling to customers

Why your customers hate being sold to

Roger Jackson of Sensecheck explains why your customers don't like being sold to and what you should do instead

Finding and selling to customers

What you should do if Amazon withholds your funds

Hundreds of small business sellers have had their funds withheld by Amazon. Here's what to do if it happens to you

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings