--- title: "Blog :: Vanessa Hunt Consulting | CRM consultant | Marketing | LinkedIn" description: "LinkedIn | Vanessa Hunt Consulting Ltd wants sales, marketing and service teams to love using their CRM as much as we love selecting, designing and configuring it for you. We blog about sales and marketing topics, including how to ensure you get value from your CRM right from the outset - and how to prepare your whole team for using a CRM. 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Usually, it's the final step everyone takes and is frequently rushed. Recently, there's been a lot of evidence showing the positive – and powerful - effects of images in social media and on the web. Did you know… - **tweets with images** receive **150% more retweets** than tweets without images?* - **Facebook posts with images** see **2.3X more engagement** than those without images?* Aren't those statistics just jaw-dropping? Posted on Friday, 28th December 2018 by Myrna Rickards [Blogging](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/blogging) [Checklist](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/checklist) [Creativity](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/creativity) [Facebook](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook) [Instagram](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/instagram) [LinkedIn](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/linkedin) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [Pinterest](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/pinterest) [Social](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/social) [Twitter](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/twitter) [Websites](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/websites) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2018/12/eight_cool_photo_effects_to_give_your_images_the_wow_factor) ![Eight low-cost tools every start-up business owner needs](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/407.jpg) ## Eight low-cost tools every start-up business owner needs I don't suppose you received any emails this week tempting you to a free trial of an amazing new app, did you? How many apps did you try out? And which ones are you still using? Are you addicted to subscribing to new apps that you never have a chance to use? Don't feel bad - we all do it! When you first start out in business, you're pulled in all directions, so of course every minute is precious. Any extra app or tool that promises to help you manage your business more easily is enticing. Most organisations can't do without email, Word, Excel and PowerPoint (or their equivalent), but there are thousands of other software apps you could add to your suite of business applications. Our digital world offers so much choice that even the smallest, simplest business can find it overwhelming. I've been running my small business for more than ten years. I've tried hundreds of apps because I love productivity tools. But I've continually been refining my list and I now have a shortlist of eight tools I'd recommend to any small business owner just starting out or in their first couple of years of business. The majority are free or include a free version, depending on the features you need. I use all of them daily and they ensure I keep my business running smoothly.  Posted on Sunday, 14th January 2018 by Vanessa Hunt [CRM](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/crm) [Facebook](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook) [LinkedIn](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/linkedin) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [Nimble](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/nimble) [Productivity](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/productivity) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2018/01/eight_low_cost_tools_every_start_up_business_owner_needs) ![I am not a number!](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/209.jpeg) ## I am not a number! Like most independent marketing Consultants, I belong to a number of online forums where businesses advertise for freelancers to help with their social media. Many of the requests for proposals go something like this: "Get 4K American Likes on Facebook." "Get me 1,000 likes on Instagram!" "I need 3K Followers on Twitter." Posted on Sunday, 8th March 2015 by Vanessa Hunt [Facebook](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook) [LinkedIn](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/linkedin) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [Social](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/social) [Twitter](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/twitter) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2015/03/i_am_not_a_number) ![Share the LinkedIn Love](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/161-1.jpeg) ## Share the LinkedIn Love I’m still amazed at the power of LinkedIn. Such a simple concept, but oh, so effective. Posted on Monday, 24th November 2014 by Vanessa Hunt [LinkedIn](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/linkedin) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [Social](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/social) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2014/11/share_the_linkedin_love)