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Today we’re going to offer you a really quick tip to help with your website’s marketing and your brand awareness – branding your feature images for social media. Everyone should know the importance of writing content for your website. Content is what powers Google, it’s what Google is looking for and it’s what brings search […]

One of the easiest ways you can add content and generate discussion on your business Facebook page is by sharing content from other pages and websites. Obviously, it’s better to generate your own content, whether that be writing articles, how-to guides or creating your funny memes, but not everyone has the time for that. If […]

If you’re an avid Facebook user and you’ve ever shopped on websites such as eBay, Amazon or even Halfords, you may have noticed those adverts that seem to follow you around Facebook wherever you go. It’s becoming more popular, certainly at this time of year, and is surprisingly easy to do. If you haven’t noticed […]

Writing is one of those things that everybody says they want to do, but not everybody gets around to doing. How many people have you heard say ‘I’d love to write a novel someday’? You might be one of them yourself. The intention to do it is always there, but the practicalities of sitting down […]

Everybody has a dream, whether it’s to own a fast car, a big house, a yacht or to travel the world. Few people, however, convert those dreams into goals and then go the step further of putting a plan into place to achieve them. For example, how many people do you know who play the […]

As the low-down, dirty slugfest that is the current US presidential race is set to reach a brutal climax on November 8th, the real question the world has been asking is: “What happens to the presidential Twitter account?” Thankfully, the White House has revealed its plans for Barack Obama’s successor. Come Inauguration Day, set to […]

If you’re an avid user of Twitter, you’ll love how the microblogging site can be used to jump on the latest trend and capitalise on what is going in the world for your business. However, there are times when you’ll want to plan ahead and schedule your tweets in advance, perhaps for the weekend or […]

It has been a couple of years now since LinkedIn opened up its publishing of long form posts for all members, allowing people to publish their own blogs directly onto LinkedIn. Many people have tried it, some successfully and some not so successfully. But is it really worth the hassle? Is there any point in […]

It was announced this week that online trolls could face prosecution in the UK under new legal guidelines. The BBC reported the story on Monday, with Alison Saunders, the Director of Public Prosecutions, commenting: “The internet’s not an anonymous place where people can post without any consequences. People should think about their own conduct. “If […]

If you’ve never heard of Computer Learning Month, don’t worry as it’s not particularly well publicised around the world. Falling every October, the idea behind Computer Learning Month is that people make a concerted effort to improve their technical skills in the world of computers, as they’re becoming increasingly vital in all walks of life. […]

Since writing an eBook on how to trace a fake Facebook profile, I’ve been watching, with interest, the comments online surrounding the eBook and the issues it tackles. A thread sprung up recently in a Facebook group where someone needed help tracking down the person responsible for creating a fake Facebook profile. The fake profile […]

Making the leap to start your own business is cause for celebration, and those who take the plunge should be applauded. Most people will not be so bold. However, there are a number of pitfalls awaiting people who go out on their own, and one of the most common of these is: Going for the […]

As someone who’s worked in online marketing since the start of the 21st Century (wow, that makes me feel old) I know from talking to people at networking events that a lot of business owners attempt to do their own SEO (search engine optimisation) and build their own websites. There’s nothing wrong with doing that, […]

Having a contact form on your website has been the tried and tested means of communication for website owners for many years. It’s a perfectly simple premise; you have a form, website visitors fill it in and click send, and you receive an email. What could be easier? Well, some messages sent via websites can […]