How many customers are you losing without even realising it?

On today's episode of The Engaging Marketeer, Darren reveals how a bad website doesn’t just fail to win new business - it actively drives people away. When someone checks you out online and sees something cheap or amateur, they'll assume that’s how you do everything in your business - and can you blame them?

It doesn’t matter if you get leads elsewhere. If your website looks like you don’t care, people will believe you don’t care about them either. And you’ll never know the enquiries you’ve lost, because those customers simply move on. This is the true (and expensive) cost of cutting corners on your online presence by trying to save money on a professionally designed website.

About your host:

Darren has worked within digital marketing since the last century, and was the first in-house web designer for video games retailer GAME in the UK, known as Electronics Boutique in the States. After co-founding his own agency, Engage Web, in 2009, Darren has worked with clients around the world, including Australia, Canada and the USA.

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/engaging-marketeer/id1612454837

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenjamieson/

Engaging Marketeer: https://engagingmarketeer.com

Engage Web: https://www.engageweb.co.uk

Support the show: https://engageweb.club

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Helping UK ex-pats build wealth through UK property investing!

Steve Cowgill isn’t your typical property investor. A British ex-pat living in the Middle East since 2013, Steve built his portfolio with one clear goal: creating security and opportunities for his family. Now, he balances financial success with family priorities and speaks openly about what really matters - stability, education and doing things the right way.

In this episode of The Engaging Marketeer, Steve shares with Darren his journey from Manchester to the Middle East, his views on business, property and life, and the lessons every ex-pat and investor can take on board. Expect straight-talking insights, practical advice and a perspective that goes beyond money to what lasting success really looks like.

More about Steve:

Steve Cowgill is a UK expat property investor and community-builder who has spent much of the past decade in Oman, where he grew a seven-figure UK property portfolio that generates a six-figure income and now helps other expats replicate the model. He’s the founder of Expat Property People, a free community that connects overseas investors with trusted UK-focused advisers via webinars, networking and resources, and he hosts the weekly Expat Property Podcast, sharing practical strategies for building and financing portfolios from abroad. His work centres on mindset, leverage, and data-led investing—showing expats how to structure deals, access finance, and build resilient income streams while living overseas.

You can connect with Steve here:

Website: https://stephencowgill.com/ / https://expatpropertypeople.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-cowgill-mba-6111a919/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steve_cowgill/

About your host:

Darren has worked within digital marketing since the last century, and was the first in-house web designer for video games retailer GAME in the UK, known as Electronics Boutique in the States. After co-founding his own agency, Engage Web, in 2009, Darren has worked with clients around the world, including Australia, Canada and the USA.

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/engaging-marketeer/id1612454837

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenjamieson/

Engaging Marketeer: https://engagingmarketeer.com

Engage Web: https://www.engageweb.co.uk

Support the show: https://engageweb.club

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The secret to more reach on LinkedIn? Post content people actually care about!

Darren's off on another rant... but believe it or not, it's not just about car park drama. It’s about what gets people talking online.

It's about why you should be posting content that is actually interesting. Stuff people want to comment on. Stuff they’ll like, share and keep coming back to.

When you do that, LinkedIn rewards you. Your reach grows - and when you finally post something about your business, far more people see it.

This week’s episode of The Engaging Marketeer is packed with insights (and a few parking-related tangents) on how to use everyday stories to fuel your brand growth.

About your host:

Darren has worked within digital marketing since the last century, and was the first in-house web designer for video games retailer GAME in the UK, known as Electronics Boutique in the States. After co-founding his own agency, Engage Web, in 2009, Darren has worked with clients around the world, including Australia, Canada and the USA.

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/engaging-marketeer/id1612454837

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenjamieson/

Engaging Marketeer: https://engagingmarketeer.com

Engage Web: https://www.engageweb.co.uk

Support the show: https://engageweb.club

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.