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Is Offline Marketing Still Relevant in a Digital World?

Published: October 10, 2014; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing

Offline Digital Marketing

While more of us continue to spend time on mobile devices or desktop computers, is it still worthwhile for businesses to invest in offline media?

Web Designers: Create Community Websites to Promote Your Services

Published: August 31, 2014; Updated: October 22, 2016 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social, Web Development

Create Useful Local Community Websites and Promote Your Biz

A good way to promote your local website design business is to create a website providing something of value or that solves a problem in the community…

Is Social Media a Sinking Ship?

Published: August 26, 2014; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Social

Sinking Ship Lego

The search engine advantages that came from using the Google Authorship rich snippet markup are null and void after Google decided to change the technology…

Beginner’s Tips for Email Marketing Strategies

Published: June 3, 2014; Updated: March 23, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing

Email campaign optimisation

Successful email marketing campaigns are based on preparation, clear messages, proper delivery, and analysis. Here are some tips to help you…

How to Beat Anti-Social Media Marketing

Published: May 20, 2014; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

Anti-Social Media Marketing

When you begin your social media marketing activity, look objectively at your business messages and think what exactly you are bringing to the table…

5 Ways to Make Your Small Business Look Bigger

Published: April 8, 2014; Updated: February 20, 2020 Filed Under: Design, Internet, Marketing, Operations

Big Fish

There are a few creative ways to use technology and resources to improve the perception of our operation. We can apply a more professional veneer…

Local Business Content Marketing Ideas

Published: February 27, 2014; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social, Video

Local Business Content Marketing Ideas

A local business should be thinking of how to connect with customers instead of broadcasting. If your product/services are as good as you believe, prove it…

Cookies, Privacy and Permission: Is Your Website Legal?

Published: February 25, 2014; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Legal, Video, Web Development

Cookies Privacy and Permission Is Your Website Legal

All websites operating in the UK and Europe need to ensure they are complying with EU data protection legislation…

Twitter Mood Predicts Market Trends?

Published: January 21, 2014; Updated: March 23, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

As a small business you may be interested in a piece of research suggesting that Twitter can foresee the general mood of financial markets…

Facebook Are In Business to Make Money, Not Friends

Published: January 7, 2014; Updated: March 23, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

Facebook Revenue System

Our favourite social network may have started as Mark Zuckerberg’s dorm room pet project but we must remember it is public property with a profit margin…

Google Plus Brand Page Backlink Tips

Published: December 10, 2013; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

Google Plus Brand Page Backlinks- Promote Your Website & Other Social Media

Are you using a Google Plus Brand page? Make sure you’re getting the most out of it for potential referral traffic to your website and other social channels…

Should You Expand Your Small Business Abroad?

Published: September 24, 2013; Updated: October 26, 2016 Filed Under: Internet, Operations

World Map

Some thoughts on the idea of expanding your small business into foreign markets. The internet makes this easy but there are hundreds of details to consider…

The Power of Google Plus for Local Businesses

Published: September 17, 2013; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

The Power of Google Plus for Local Businesses

Social media sites are continuing to gain influence in Google’s ranking algorithm. Naturally, Google favour their own Google Plus social tools in search results…

The Long Term View on Digital Marketing

Published: August 25, 2013; Updated: April 15, 2017 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social, Web Development

Think Long Term for Your Small Biz Digital Marketing

With Google’s ongoing search algorithm updates/penalties the emphasis for internet marketing is on content, sharing, value, sociability, engagement, and community…

Create a Twitter Automatic Voucher Code System

Published: March 26, 2013; Updated: May 13, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Sales, Social, Web Development

How to Create a Twitter Automatic Voucher Code System

Using Twitter and the Twitter API you can customise their website embedded widgets feature and turn it into a DIY voucher code display system…

Fast Food Restaurant Owner? Market Your Menu with QR Codes

Published: March 12, 2013; Updated: May 13, 2016 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Web Development

Restaurant Owner? Market Your Menu with QR Code Flyers

If you run a fast food outlet, cafe or eatery, are you driving traffic to your website or other web properties using QR codes?

Increase eBay Feedback and Search Engine Ranking

Published: March 9, 2013; Updated: February 27, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Sales

Increase Your eBay Feedback and Search Engine Ranking

Here’s a technique many eBay sellers use to quickly increase feedback. The positive reciprocation between sellers/buyers helps them stand out in product listings…

Link Bait Specific CommentLuv Blog Posts to Market Your Website

Published: March 5, 2013; Updated: March 23, 2015 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Social

Link Bait Specific CommentLuv Blog Posts to Market Your Web Content

CommentLuv is an RSS blog comment system that fetches the link of your latest post and adds it below a text comment. This has potential for marketing a website…

Small Business Website – DIY Vs Pro

Published: January 2, 2013; Updated: March 10, 2015 Filed Under: Design, Internet, Marketing, Web Development

Small Business Website - DIY Vs Professional

There’s no question about it: a website is essential for any small business. If you don’t exist on the web, you’re creating unnecessary inconvenience…

Increase eBay Clicks With YouTube Videos

Published: October 6, 2012; Updated: May 3, 2016 Filed Under: Internet, Marketing, Sales

Increase eBay Sales with Embedded YouTube Videos

If you’re selling an item on eBay, think about filming a video of the item with and uploading it to YouTube. Most mobile phones have a camera so it’s achievable…

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