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Everything you need to know about Idea Pins and how to use them

Pinterest never fails to surprise us with its new features, and the most recent release has been Idea Pins. Although they’re a new feature on Pinterest, it’s a similar feature to what we’ve seen on other platforms as well. According to Pinterest, Idea Pins are “an evolution of Story Pins”, a feature they beta tested in 2020.

Since video is the new wave of content with platforms like TikTok serving as the stepping stone to other apps falling in line (take Instagram Reels and Video Pins, for example), we’re starting to see more and more popular platforms release their own takes on these loveable features, Idea Pins being the newest rendition of Stories on Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook.


But what about Idea Pins makes it different from its competition, how will it improve your experience on Pinterest, and how do you use them? Keep reading as we answer these questions in this blog post!

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3 Ways to Nurture Clients Even After They’re Finished Working with You

If there’s one thing that can make or break a service-based business, it’s the experience you provide for your clients. Not only is the client experience crucial to making sure your clients are happy, leave great testimonials, refer you to others, and possibly come back for repeat business, but also perfecting your client experience allows you to sell the heck out of it in your marketing message.

Your client experience doesn’t just span from the first interaction to when you start working with them. It also includes your off boarding process and how you treat them once they’ve finished working with you. But how can you still nurture these relationships even after the project is all said and done? There are three simple yet powerful ways you can do so, and that’s what we’re going to cover in this post!

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What is Your Client Experience (And Why it is so Important)

When it comes to running a service-based business, there’s one term that you’ve likely heard a lot– client experience. It’s honestly the sole thing that service-based businesses revolve around because it can make or break your business.

But what exactly does client experience mean? Why is it so important? These are the questions that we’ll be answering in today’s blog post!

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Step by step Guide for Using Dubsado for Bookkeeping

Well, folks, Dubsado’s done it again. And by that, we mean completely blown us away with its functionality. On top of the bajillion other features it has, did you know it’s able to even handle basic bookkeeping? This is absolutely perfect for small businesses that need a start at keeping track of their finances, but that aren’t ready for a super robust software like Quickbooks.

There are tons of simple bookkeeping tools for you to stay up-to-date on your finances and track lead generation metrics right inside of Dubsado, which is what we’re going to go over today!

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Everything You Need to Know About Dubsado Canned Emails

Do you ever find yourself writing the same email to clients multiple times? At this point, it’s just a part of your usual process. While we’re sure you’re probably not a stranger to canned responses in Gmail (They’ve been a lifesaver for us), what you may not be aware of is that you can create them in Dubsado.

You’re able to add canned emails to automated workflows or send them manually, and they’re an absolute time- and headache-saver. Instead of having to rewrite the same email multiple times in a different platform outside of your CRM, you can bring that function inside of it since Dubsado also connects with most email services to allow you to send and receive emails straight through the software.

In this blog post, we’re going to be breaking down canned emails from start to finish. Don’t worry, this won’t be a super long one. Canned emails are so simple to use, you can have yours up and running in as little as 10 minutes!

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4 Things to Automate Using Dubsado and Zapier Integration

We all know how much we love Dubsado’s workflows (so much so that we wrote a whole blog post about them, which you can check out here). But what you may not know is that, although their native workflows serve tons of amazing actions, you can take your automation game one step further by integrating with Zapier.

We’ve been around the block with Zapier a few times, so much so that we could dub ourselves Zap experts, and we’ve thought of more ways that you can take Dubsado to the next level! Keep reading to learn 4 more things you can automate using the Dubsado and Zapier integration.

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6 Tips to Boost Your Social Media Marketing Game in 2021

There’s no denying that social media came into our lives and completely took over. For both personal and business use, 7 in 10 Americans are on some form of social media platform.

Businesses are turning to social media as their main source of traffic with most solely focusing their marketing efforts on platforms like Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram. But can you blame them? Just take a look at the numbers.

Facebook has 2.8 billion active users every month.

416 million people are using Pinterest each month.

1 billion people are active on Instagram every month.

That’s a LOT of people and a huge pond to swim in that will only continue to grow, but that just means nailing down your social media marketing game is as important as ever. We know how scary that sounds, which is why we want to give you our top 6 tips to boost your social media marketing game for 2021!

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8 Ways to Use Instagram Stories to Boost Engagement for Your Business

We’re no stranger to Instagram Stories, and we’d venture to guess that you might not be either. Even if you aren’t utilizing Stories in the way that you could, they’ve been around for almost 5 years now, and over 500 million people use them each day. (source) Their popularity is only increasing, regardless of the new takeover by Reels. Stories are, you could say, a classic!

They’re the perfect way to connect with your followers on a more personal level than just a static feed post, or really even an IGTV video. Stories are more real-time, with photos and videos posted having usually been taken right there on the spot. The plus of also being able to see your face and mannerisms and hear your voice gives your audience the opportunity to see the face behind the brand, which can be so essential for small businesses.

They hold a great power for business owners to build relationships and trust with their followers. But sometimes, they almost seem like a strange artform that some have perfected and some haven’t, so that’s why we want to share with you 8 ways to use Stories to boost engagement for your business!

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5 Steps to Use Dubsado to Launch a New Business or Service

So, you’re either about to launch your business or add a new service, but you want to know if the logistics of that are possible using just Dubsado? We’re here to tell you that the answer is yes!

Dubsado is a CRM that has many robust features that can be turned into whatever you need them to be to help you launch, meaning you don’t even need a website nor sales page to make it happen. For example, lead capture forms can be turned into waitlists, proposals can act as a landing page, workflows can allow you to send automated emails, and more.

We know you’re wondering But how?, so that’s what we’re going to dive into today!

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