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I've used Constant Contact since 2005, and I have been a Certified Partner since 2015. In all those years, one of the things I hear most from business owners is some version of "I haven't sent a newsletter in forever, and now I feel awkward starting again." Sometimes it's been three months, and sometimes it's been three years! The longer the gap gets, the bigger that next email starts to feel, until hitting send seems like making a public announcement that you disappeared. If

I've used Constant Contact since 2005. I joined their Partner Program in 2014, became a Certified Partner in 2015, and earned my Master Certification in 2016. Since then, I have helped hundreds of small business owners get their email marketing started and keep it running. The thing about list growth is this: it is not sexy. It is not a hack. It is a handful of unglamorous tasks most business owners know about but never quite get around to doing. If your list has been sitting

Every so often, a client asks me some version of the same question: "Tracey, what tools do you actually use to run your own business?" It's a fair question. As a social media coach and email marketing manager, I've tried a lot of tools over the years. Some were great. Some were not. The ones below have earned a permanent spot in my workflow, and I think they can do the same for you. This isn't a generic 'best tools of 2026' list. These are business tools for service-based bus

Picture this. A reel I posted on my personal Instagram for fun, expecting maybe a few of my friends to chuckle, has now been seen almost 20 million times*. Over 11 million accounts reached. More than 2,000 brand-new followers. Likes in the seven figures. And here is the punchline that nobody who dreams about going viral ever expects to hear: it changed absolutely nothing about my business. Not one thing. So let me tell you what really happens when a regular person accidentall

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“You need a list,” they said. “The money is in the list,” they said. “You need an autoresponder,” they said. So you purchased an...

Email marketing is one of the most effective forms of marketing ever used. It’s still more effective than social media marketing,...

There comes a time in every entrepreneurial venture where you realize you simply cannot do it all yourself. Sure, when you’re just getting started you really are the “chief, cook, and bottle washer.” But as your business grows, it becomes painfully obvious that trying to do everything is only going to lead to: Frustration (when critical tasks don’t get done and deadlines are missed) Burn out (when you’re working yet another 12-hour day) Overwhelm (when your to-do list is long