5 Free ways to help your business
My top 5 things you can do right now to help your small business be seen online. It includes social media, your website and Google.
Local SEO
What to do after you publish your blog post.
So you’ve written your blog post – and you were thinking “if you write it they will come” and now you’re wondering why it’s still so quiet. After you publish your blog, you need to get links out there, to help others find you and to help with your SEO (search engine optimisation) and the … Read more What to do after you publish your blog post.
How do you solve a problem like Maria? Problem solving blogs
Ok, I think I’ve watched one too many musicals – sorry if you’ve now got the Sound of Music song going through your mind now (and maybe the rest of the day). But did you know that you can use the idea of problem-solving blogs to assist other people’s problem and it can even help … Read more How do you solve a problem like Maria? Problem solving blogs
How to Tell Google About Your New Site?
UPDATED for 2019 – The post below was first written in 2011, some things haven’t changed in that time for example Google is still Mega important and you want to make sure your site is indexed on there as soon as possible. Back then it could take up to 6 months for a new site … Read more How to Tell Google About Your New Site?
Broken Site Links & Why You Need To Fix Them
So why do you need to fix broken site links? Bascially those links may be hurting your chances of ranking. Links on your site are important, as they help your customers move around the site. You could be using to links to direct readers to: related info to somethign your talking about on the page, … Read more Broken Site Links & Why You Need To Fix Them
What Do I Do With My New Website?
You have a new site, it’s listed in Google but it’s not drawing in as much business as you’d hoped. Well this is where Search Engine Optimisation comes into play. When I designed / created your site, I tried to optimise your site as much as possible for your most relevant keywords, so Google and … Read more What Do I Do With My New Website?
Have You Got The X-Factor
Have you been following stories about Cheryl Cole being sacked from the US X factor. Well to be honest I don’t know all the ins and outs but having read some of the articles on themirror.co.uk and there are several reasons being bandied around as to why she was sacked, 1) The Americans couldn’t understand … Read more Have You Got The X-Factor
Who Are You Writing For?
As an avid fan if “The Apprentice” and watching the marketing tasks, where they have to work out their target audience. Is the product for the yummy mummy, or the business woman. But this still isn’t personal enough. The top marketing and advertising companies will create a full persona to describe who the are aiming … Read more Who Are You Writing For?
Don’t Sell Yourself Short – You ARE Clever.
Last night, I was making some changes to the Cricket Club website ready for the new season, when my husband turned and said what to him was a heartfelt comment, “You are clever, aren’t you” I took it almost as a throw away comment because to me, I don’t feel clever, I think what I do, … Read more Don’t Sell Yourself Short – You ARE Clever.
3 ways to pick your domain name.
You’ve made that decision that your company wants a web site. So your next task is what to call it. It needs a domain name or url. 1) Use your company name. The simplest idea is to buy a domain name using your company name. This is great if you’re an existing established company. After … Read more 3 ways to pick your domain name.