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Guy Designs http://www.guydesigns.com.au
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Web designer, software developer & member of Australian Computer Society, Andrew is a qualified software engineer & developer with over fifteen years experience within both the public and private sectors. He has significant experience in the full lifecycle development of C # and C++ software applications, and has been designing websites for over 11 years, specialising in HTML, CMS, E-Commerce & Fla

sh. Marketer, trainer & web designer, Louise comes into this role with vast experience within a number of industries & locations. She has a background of over 15 years in sales and marketing in call centre, candidate & company marketing environments. She began her online marketing experience with international giant Experian Cheetahmail in New York in 2000, managing newsletters and feedback for their corporate clients. Upon returning to Australia, she continued working with local & national companies through web design & email campaigns to maintain & increase customers. Louise has been training staff and clients in computer systems for over 10 years, which has involved writing training manuals to guide her clients.

If you’re interested in learning more about Facebook advertising, then this course is for you!
04/03/2022

If you’re interested in learning more about Facebook advertising, then this course is for you!

How much growth have you had in your business in the last 30 days? In the last six months? In the last year?⁠

If you’re thinking that you really haven’t grown as much as you wanted to, then I'm here to help.⁠

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲. ⁠

⁠Organic strategies are great & necessary, but they will never allow you to grow as quickly as paid ads ever will.⁠

Ads will always be the fastest way to grow, so long as you have the right foundation in place.⁠

Ads will really increase the eyes on your brand, the eyes on your funnel, and hopefully the eyes on what you sell and offer. ⁠

Now if your foundation has cracks, your ads will only serve to amplify that. ⁠

So before you do start running ads (or even if you already are and they aren’t working), you’ve got to have these three things in place:⁠

✅ A clear understanding of your ideal customer⁠
✅ A clear offer + messaging around that offer⁠
✅ The ability to invest in your marketing and business growth⁠

If you don’t, your ads are probably not going to work.⁠

Which means your business probably isn’t going to see the kind of growth that you want.⁠

Are you willing to invest in your business? ⁠Are you ready to leverage the power of paid ads (or fix your ads if they aren’t working)? ⁠

I am launching my brand new Facebook Ads course and I have an introductory offer for my audience that includes 12 months access to updated training modules plus 1:1 access to me to get the guidance and support when you need it. Shoot me a message "FB Ads Course" and I will reply with the details.

13/10/2021

UPDATE: Servers are back up and were only down for a short period. We have been informed that this was a world-wide issue stemming from the US and has now been fixed. We are continuing to monitor them throughout the evening.

We always keep a log of any issues here https://www.isitdown.com.au/current-issues/ where you can send us a message at any time.

SERVERS DOWN: 6:50pm We have reports of intermittent network issues at the data center hosting our servers alpha & bravo. This may result in inaccessible websites and emails for short periods. We’re awaiting resolution of the issue by the data centre. This is a problem reported across Australia and Europe. Please watch this space for updates.

23/04/2021

Time has run out!! ⏰ Next week, Facebook Ads will be changing dramatically!

The iOS update that we have been hearing about for months is being rolled out next week.

Apple is forcing a change to all advertising platforms, that make it optional for iPhone users to be tracked online.

In a nutshell, this means that you will no longer be able to tell what audiences and what ads are getting conversions.

And if you don’t know who is signing up and who is buying from us… it is going to make it more difficult to optimize your ads?

Facebook have predicted that ad performance could drop by as much as 60% because of these changes by Apple.

There are changes you need to make in your ad account in order to keep your ads running once this update is rolled out. You can find all the details on what you need to do here: https://webonize.com.au/facebook-ads-ios-14-update-what-it-means-for-your-marketing/

If you don’t set these things up, your ads will be turned off by Facebook and you will not be able to run ads again until you are Apple compliant.

If you have your ads managed by us, then you don't need to worry about a thing - we have taken care of everything for you.

If you have no idea what all this means and you are running ads you need to take action immediately. You need to make sure this is set up correctly moving forward otherwise your audiences and tracking could be incorrect.

Need help? Reach out and I can point you in the right direction.

WORDPRESS SECURITY & MAINTENANCE UPDATE 5.7.1: We have forced the update on all websites that have a maintenance package...
17/04/2021

WORDPRESS SECURITY & MAINTENANCE UPDATE 5.7.1: We have forced the update on all websites that have a maintenance package with us.

Please check your website in the coming days, testing the contact forms and products to make sure that there are no glitches.

Compatible plugins have also been updated. So, if there are outstanding plugin updates on your site it means that it is incompatible with either the latest version of WordPress, your theme or another plugin.

If you have any queries or concerns, please email us at [email protected]

WordPress 5.7.1 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 26 bug fixes in addition to two security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you updat…

FAKE EMAIL ALERT: This is an example of a fake email making the rounds.  AUDA would be asking for your ABN rather than j...
21/01/2021

FAKE EMAIL ALERT: This is an example of a fake email making the rounds. AUDA would be asking for your ABN rather than just personal ID, as that's what is linked to your domain name & by going into the message header, you can see the 'reply-to' address is not a AUDA email address.

AUDA would never expect you to action anything within 24 hours.

If you're ever unsure, forward the email to [email protected] and we'll confirm it before you action it.

07/01/2021

📢 Facebook just announced the New Pages Experience today. And, it's time to say bye-bye to LIKES!! 😮

There has long been confusion around having both LIKES and FOLLOWS on our business Pages. So, thankfully, Facebook is finally making it more clear.

As you may know, a person could like your Page, BUT choose to unfollow it. 😞 Which means that person would not see your content at all in their feed. A follower is much more likely to see your content in their feed.

Follower count has long been a better 'signal,' as Facebook calls it, of the total number of people who would like to see your Page's posts in their feed. (Alas, organic reach is so low these days that only a small percent of followers actually see Page posts, anyway).

Switching to the New Pages Experience is optional (for now), and is only available to some pages, so far.

Find out more here:
https://www.facebook.com/business/help/NewPageExperience/

As and when you do choose to make the switch, here are a couple of important clarifications.

🤔 WHAT HAPPENS TO PAGE LIKES WHEN YOU SWITCH TO THE NEW PAGES EXPERIENCE?

🔹 If someone likes and follows your classic Page, they will continue to be a follower for the new Page and added to your total follower count.
🔹 If someone likes your classic Page, but does not follow it, they will not transfer to your new Page as a follower.
🔹 If someone follows your classic Page, but does not choose to like it, they will still transfer to your new Page as a follower.
🔹 Page likes will not be supported on your new Page, and Page like count will no longer be accessible.

🤔 WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU SWITCH BACK TO CLASSIC PAGE?

🔹 If you switch back to a classic Page from a new Page, your followers will remain the same.
🔹 If you switch back to a classic Page from a new Page, you will still have all the likes from your classic Page, unless they unfollowed your new Page.
🔹 Anyone that followed your new Page will be added to follows for your classic Page.

~~~

Other features in the New Pages Experience include:

✔︎ A redesigned layout that’s simpler and more intuitive (according to Facebook, haha!)
✔︎ A dedicated News Feed (which is already there on Classic Pages, but this new feed is "to discover and join conversations, follow trends, interact with peers and engage with fans" ... and, what's the guesses we'll start seeing ADS in this new News Feed sooner or later? Facebook has to keep creating new ad placements, eh!)
✔︎ Easy navigation between personal profile and Pages
✔︎ Updated admin controls for full control or partial access

See Facebook's announcement post with full list of new features here:
https://about.fb.com/news/2021/01/introducing-the-new-page-experience/

I would recommend making the switch when you do get access.

[UPDATE: When you do get access to change to the New Pages Experience, consider making one or more posts first to announce to your audience that you'll be making the switch and encourage them to FOLLOW your Page if they haven't already. Of course, mostly people who are already following your Page would see your post. But, it's worth putting out the update. You might even consider a Sponsored Messages campaign to contact your Page Likes and just check in to ensure they Follow your Page before making the switch.]

Your thoughts?

P.S. Woa, I am seeing that I can FOLLOW personal profiles as my Page now. Pretty sure this is new, and may be part of the new (Pages) News Feed. Enabling Follow on your personal profile is optional.

07/11/2020

Friends, have you experienced major issues with your Facebook ads recently? 🎯 Ad accounts shut down completely. Ads running for months, suddenly rejected. More ads disapproved than ever. You're not alone!!! Three things to know:

1️⃣ There was a system wide technical issue causing ad accounts to be shut down, ads to be rejected and delivery of ads to stop. Facebook has now resolved all known issues. (See below for the status link).
2️⃣ As you likely know, due to election week, Facebook ads are being much more rigorously checked than ever.
3️⃣ In about 99.99% of issues (deactivations, rejections/disapprovals), this is all done by AI on the first pass. It's vital that you use the *appeal* process to escalate your case and get to a real human (hopefully for proper support!!).

✅ Definitely bookmark this very helpful URL to check on the overall status of Facebook Ads Manager at any time: https://status.fb.com/ads

Facebook apologizes for any inconvenience. 😤 But, HELLO? Good chance thousands (or more?!) small business owner Facebook advertisers were negatively/financially impacted by these recent issues. SO, how about more than an apology, Facebook provides every impacted advertiser with $1,000+ ad credit?! What do you think?! 🤔🎉

🔷 Make sure you're a member of my FB Group Mari Smith's Social Scoop -- we have lots of discussions about these ad issues and tons of peer support, too. 🔷

If your Facebook Ad Account is still disabled, here is some helpful additional information and steps you can take:

a) If you think your ad account was disabled by mistake, and that it follows Facebook's policies, let them know here: facebook.com/help/contact/2026068680760273.

b) If you were notified that your ad account was flagged for unusual activity, you can contact Facebook using this form: facebook.com/help/contact/391647094929792. (You must be an admin on the ad account you want to appeal.)

c) You can also go to your Ads Manager and follow the instructions in the red box at the top of the page.

[Shout out to my Social Scoop member Mått Plånt for the links. 🥳🙏🏻]

WORDPRESS SECURITY UPDATE 5.5.2: we have forced the update on all websites that have a maintenance package with us.Pleas...
30/10/2020

WORDPRESS SECURITY UPDATE 5.5.2: we have forced the update on all websites that have a maintenance package with us.
Please check your website in the coming days, testing the contact forms and products to make sure that there are no glitches.

We’re also in the process of checking plugin updates. So, if there are outstanding plugin updates on your site it means that it is incompatible with either the latest version of WordPress, your theme or another plugin.

If you have any queries or concerns, please email us at [email protected]

WordPress 5.5.2 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 14 bug fixes in addition to 10 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update…

17/09/2020

Facebook this morning launched a new app designed to make it easier for businesses to manage their pages and profiles across Facebook, Instagram and Messenger in a single place. The app, Facebook Business Suite, combines access to the business’s key updates and priorities, and offers a way to…

WORDPRESS SECURITY UPDATE 5.4.1: we have forced the update on all websites that have a maintenance package with us.Pleas...
30/04/2020

WORDPRESS SECURITY UPDATE 5.4.1: we have forced the update on all websites that have a maintenance package with us.

Please check your website in the coming days, testing the contact forms and products to make sure that there are no glitches.

We’re also in the process of checking plugin updates. So, if there are outstanding plugin updates on your site it means that it is incompatible with either the latest version of WordPress, your theme or another plugin.

If you have any queries or concerns, please email us at [email protected]

WordPress 5.4.1 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes in addition to 7 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update …

We've had a busy few days adding banners and pop-ups for our clients' websites regarding the COVID-19 crisis.  If you ne...
31/03/2020

We've had a busy few days adding banners and pop-ups for our clients' websites regarding the COVID-19 crisis. If you need one added to yours, please send the wording through to us at [email protected] & we'll touch base to discuss your needs.

We hope you and your families are safe and well.

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