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Which do you choose?  Confusion was the state I was in when it became necessary for me to at long last learn how to sort out my own website and marketing.  I had moved quite a distance from Hereford to ...
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I'm asked lots of questions about websites as well as other Digital platforms, one of which has been 'How many visitors do I need to my website?'. The answer although relatively simple isn't a straight forward number. It varies from ...
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For those of you who don't know, I went out for coffee one day and came home with a dog. He is a lovely black Labrador called Charlie. He was not quite 5 months old when I got him and the ...
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Your website is an important part of your marketing strategy so it needs to be effective. Here are my top 7 simple tips to making sure your website is fit for purpose. 1. Content should be written for your customer ...
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I have worked with computers for most of my adult life, since the age of 24. It's a world I am familiar with, comfortable in and to some extent, happy as a pig in clover. Depending on your age you ...
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I just need to clear something up. There is a difference between having your Facebook Profile hacked and having it cloned! There has been a proliferation of cloning over recent months. It may be annoying but it does NOT mean ...
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You will probably have your own view on Email Marketing. You may think it's a complete waste of time and effort, it just ends up in the spam box. You want to try it but just don't know where to ...
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This is the presentation I gave at the PA Expo 2016. I thought I would share it with you. 9 years in corporate IT combined with 12 years owning a web design and development business gave me great foundations to ...
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As an ex web designer/developer of course I'm going to say you must have a website. But let's look at some practical reasons why this is true for most businesses. 1 Credibility In today's digital age people expect you to ...
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Most hack attempts on your website will be randon. However last week our website was subject to a targeted attack. We are very glad we have adequate security installed. Those attempts failed. iThemes enables us to ensure anyone trying to ...
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This weeks post is a guest blog from Terry. We hope you enjoy it. Over the years, one thing I’ve often found is that small businesses generally don’t invest enough into their online presence. To me this is just plain ...
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As a Small Business owner you must by now have been asked, or heard somebody else asked, "Have you Scoped yet?" and then heard somebody extolling the virtues of why you simply MUST use Periscope (or Meerkat) to market your ...
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Our little mascot, the blue giraffe, now has his very own name. Zyrafa. He features in lots of our Workshops. "How does a blue giraffe fit into a Social Media Workshop?" I hear you ask! Well those who have trained with me already know ...
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Twitter simply isn't for everyone. It is a fast paced conversational social media platform popular with a lot of celebs. The question is: should you be using it to promote your business? Our list of benefits and drawbacks sumarises both ...
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Social Media Marketing (SEM) is all the rage right now. Some small business owners think that all you need is a Facebook page to make your business thrive. But really, what are the benefits of using Facebook to promote your ...
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