Dean Levitt

Raised on a farm in South Africa, Dean moved to the United States to pursue a career in music, eventually finding his way to the tech world. What began as a booking tool for musicians became an email marketing tool that grew to over 200,000 users and an exit to GoDaddy. While growing his previous company, Mad Mimi, Dean realized he had a passion for helping small businesses grow online. Dean is a mentor at 500 Startups, a co-founder of ThymeBase Event Planning Software, and an avid surfer. Dean's love of events began in college when he worked as a musician at weddings and other events, and led the front-of-house team for one of Boston's busiest venues.

How Event Pros Can Manage Too Many Time Commitments

9 Ways Event Pros Can Manage Too Many Time Commitments

Hey, event pros! Need some help managing your time commitments? Here are some tips that work for me, and I think they’ll work for you too.  As event pros, you’re perpetually pulled between many competing needs. There’s managing new leads, marketing your event business, client meetings, a crowded inbox, and your actual work at the …

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Why Time Tracking Is ImportanT For Event Planners

Why Time Tracking Is Important For Event Planners

Time tracking is a vital practice to ensure your event business can be profitable while maintaining a functional work-life balance. Event pros, and event planners, in particular, struggle with always being available to clients. And there’s still the uncertain nature of task completion, unforeseen issues, and managing last-minute changes. That’s what you signed up for, …

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SEO Tools & Resources For Event Planners

SEO For Event Planners: SEO Tools And Resources For Event Pros

Optimizing your search engine ranking can be daunting, but you’re not alone. There are some excellent SEO tools and resources out there to help. I’ll discuss some of my favorite SEO tools. I’ll also share some accessible, readable, and beginner-friendly resources if you’re interested in learning more about SEO for your event business. But before …

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SEO For Event Planners

SEO For Event Planners: The Basics Of Technical SEO

Technical SEO for event planners is simple provides a consistent foundation for your long-term ranking in search results. If you’re brand new to SEO, I recommend starting with The Basics of SEO For Event Planners. You’ll get a high-level, practical overview of SEO and where to start on your search engine optimization campaign. Then, once you’ve …

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Writing SEO-Friendly Website Copy

SEO For Event Planners: Writing SEO-Friendly Website Copy

A large part of SEO for event planners is simply about writing effective website copy. Here’s what you need to know to keep both clients and web-crawlers happy.  See, when you write web copy, you’re creatively expressing yourself and your event business brand. You’re also selling your services. And you’re helping search engines understand your website …

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