Stop Chasing Wedding Leads: How to Actually Book More Brides

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Ever feel like you’re constantly chasing after wedding leads? You know the drill: a couple reaches out, you send over your info, and then… crickets. It’s easy to feel discouraged when potential clients ghost you, but what if I told you it’s not always about you? There’s a key to understanding why this happens, and more importantly, how to fix

48 Websites Where You Can Get Free Marketing For Your Wedding Business

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Does FREE marketing, the kind that actually works, even exist? It’s true that marketing is going to cost you either time or money. But there are some amazing free wedding marketing resources you need to be taking advantage of. What started out as “14 Free Wedding Marketing Websites” has grown to a list of more than 18 websites and 30

3 Reasons Why Your Follow Up Sucks and How to Fix It

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Question: I have all these leads coming in and I can’t seem to book any. What am I doing wrong? I currently have about 15 leads, some good some cold. All of these leads have been offered our January Promo which ends January 15. Also, they have all been offered our Juicy Offer within this same promo. Some I have

The 8 Secrets of the Kick Ass Wedding Business

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I’d like to have a kick ass wedding business. Wouldn’t you? Let’s define “kick ass” for the purposes of this article. A Kick Ass wedding business: Is financially thriving. This means making enough to not only pay the bills, but to have some fun, too. Has regular, sustainable income. No more seasonal wedding “feast or famine;” this business has a

Trouble Getting Brides To Read Your Website?

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Have you ever wondered if your writing is good enough on your wedding business website? Well so does everyone else and the truth is that everyone makes one mistake or another. The trick is to catch the main mistakes that turn off brides while not becoming such a perfectionist that you kill the emotion of your content. BloggingTips.com has an

Is Blogging Right For You?

If you’ve read many of our articles you’ve seen us encouraging that you have a blog on your wedding business website. The benefits are great as a wedding business blog encourages people to return to your website over and over to read new posts. However as Zac Johnson points out in his article, if you aren’t passionate about blogging, your

Why Your Bridal Follow Up Isn’t Working and How to Fix It!

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“How do I get brides to respond to my emails?” This is one of the biggest questions about follow up that we got from the wedding vendors we surveyed before creating our free video series on follow up for the wedding business. It makes sense; if you can’t get brides and grooms to even respond, you can’t get them to

The Profit Paradox: How to Make More Money by Marketing to Fewer Clients

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  Question: Should I change to a broader business name so people don’t think I just do weddings? I just closed my store front, but will be continuing online.I sell flowers and gifts for all occasion, I’m debating whether to change myname for the business. From Flowers and Gifts by Sarnia Weddings to Pat’sFlowers and Gift Gallery. I think one

An Important Strategy For Gaining New Leads That You May Be Missing

HubSpot just did a study to find out what businesses attribute their success to in an increase of leads according to the article by Rebecca Corliss. The top result wasn’t surprising – 75% tribute an increase in leads to good SEO. However the second place holder at 69% might surprise you. 69% of businesses who have experienced an increase in

The Mistake That Is Costing Your Wedding Business Customers

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Have you looked at your website and promotional materials and instead of thinking how great they look taken a look to see how easy it is for people to take the next step? How do you respond to other businesses if they ask you to sign up for something? People are busy, and like you, if there is a second