Basic Bananas Journal

The latest tips from the Basic Bananas team

How to stop your emails from going to spam

5 reasons to keep people subscribed and opening your emails Your email database is next year’s sales. It’s your potential to generate sales with just a few emails. It’s more valuable than your bank account and will actually fill your bank account sustainably if your leads are all nurtured well. Read more

Pique your (P)interest | A quick guide to Pinterest marketing strategy

What’s Pinterest? Founded by internet entrepreneurs Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp in 2009 (FUN FACT: Basic Bananas was also founded in 2009) (FUN FACT: Basic Bananas was also founded in 2009) Read more

How to choose thebest email marketing software for your business

If only email marketing software were created equal, then this would be a no-brainer. When considering cost, learning curve, unique features and customer support, there’s just so much to think about. Read more

How to Create a Marketing Plan – Christo Hall

In this episode Christo Hall shares the process for creating an effective marketing plan. We follow a process to make our plans simple and effective. There are 4 crucial areas, which need to be reviewed every 90 days to remain current and keep a...

read more
Entrepreneur Tip: How to be more courageous

Entrepreneur Tip: How to be more courageous

In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska and Christo (co-founders of Basic Bananas) share their thoughts on how to be more courageous in your entrepreneurial life. 0:50s Butterflies in the stomach 1:40s The giant freckle campaign 2.30s Saying...

read more
Productivity Tip: Happiness is the new productivity

Productivity Tip: Happiness is the new productivity

In this episode of Basic Bananas TV, Franziska and Susanne discuss why happiness is the new productivity in any workplace, sharing the three key activities you can do instantly to create more happiness and thus productivity as a busy entrepreneur....

read more

Feminine and Masculine Traits in Business

In this episode of Basic Bananas Radio, Franziska speaks with Jo Gillies, principal architect at Archisoul Architects about the power of understanding feminine and masculine traits. Jo also gave us a list of The Top 12 FEMININE AND 12 MASCULINE...

read more