Create Your Own Wire Service

Funeral Industry Technology: As a follow up to the Funeral Facebook Formula class in May, I showcased my “Information Gathering Dashboard” and I promised that I would make a video on how you can create one for yourself – here it is…
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Viral Marketing for Funeral Homes

I know that I have preaching this for some time, but besides the mere act of putting obituaries on your website, doing this will drive very targeted traffic – and they are the exact people who will want to buy flowers, memorial jewelry and other remembrance items. Watch the video and you will see what I mean.
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Funeral Discussion Forum now open

Would you like a place to discuss issues that you are dealing with at your funeral home or cemetery?

Even though there are different places on the Internet where conversations are taking place, I wanted to create a place where members of the funeral industry and the public could come to learn about and share different issues that we face.

This discussion board will be free from ads and spammy posts – I want this to be as pure of a discussion as possible. Please note that blatant sales pitches and linking campaigns will not be tolerated. Posts will be removed that are deem to cross the line. Let’s make this a place for great discussion and even debate so that we can all benefit from each other’s knowledge and ultimately better serve our client families.

www.FuneralFuturist.com/forum

Watch the introductory video so that you can see how to sign up to the forum and start using the discussion board.
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Using Excel: Track Funeral Totals and Averages

This tutorial will demonstrate how to use Microsoft’s Excel spreadsheets to track your calls by service type and have a running total and up to date averages in your various service offerings. Read more

Google Maps: List your Funeral Home for Free

Google Local Business Center Tutorial

This tutorial will walk you through the sequence of steps for you to list your funeral home or cemetery with Google. This is free for any ‘bricks and mortar business that has a physical address. Read more