Jan Kearney -Your Local Business Marketing Consultant
I saw this little ditty penned by Peter Dean over at Debayne Web Design. Yes, I sang along in my head and I know anyone who works online can relate to several of these – and more! So for your enjoyment and reprinted with permission, I bring you the 12 days of Websites… 12 Days [...]
Do you make people register on your website? Actually getting people to register on your website creates a bit of a challenge. Ask for too much information and response goes down. From accessing exclusive content, to shopping online to something simple like leaving a comment is perhaps one of the most frustrating things as a [...]
If you are in business you need your own website. I believe a self-hosted WordPress website is the easiest way to get online and start building up your business online. I loved the infographic from CopyBlogger, until I got to step 5… I’ve republished it at the end of this blog post with a warning [...]
I love that Google have started to produce videos over in their Webmaster Academy. This particular one is basic SEO in 10 minutes. Don’t be fooled by the “for startups” line, these SEO tips apply to all business websites. Basic SEO in 10 Minutes Basic SEO Takeaways 301 redirect (permanent redirect) www or non-www to [...]
This week I have spoken with several small businesses who already have a website. They’re now asking how to make it work… The problem is when you build a website without understanding how the web works, you can be left with something that looks amazing and doesn’t do its job. Unfortunately, web designers have a [...]
I finally did it! I got over myself and published my first guide on Kindle, “How to Install WordPress and Build a Secure WordPress Blog”. For the moment, it is only available on Amazon Kindle. I signed up with KDP Select, which means Amazon have 90 days exclusivity. I will be publishing the guide as [...]
I’m taking part in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. One of the reasons these challenges work is it encourages you to visit other blogs and comment. It’s great for exposure, additional links and getting inspiration too. Because it’s a blogging challenge, many of the blogs are free blogs over at WordPress.com or Blogger. I stumbled on [...]
Today is D-Day, the war on cookies officially begins and new EU laws are now implemented in the UK. Amendments to the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, which implement the EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive now require business websites to request explicit consent from users to accept cookies. Let’s start at the beginning. [...]
I'm really pleased to have Evelyn Cucchiara as a guest blogger today. I met Evelyn through the … [Read More...]
The 30 Day Facebook Fanpage Challenge started on Monday in a flurry of activity and mad clicks. One … [Read More...]
Facebook Graph Search is rolling out to users as we speak. Unfortunately, small businesses simply … [Read More...]
“Being novices to IT, we hired Jan through a recommendation to help us with our web site(which is brilliant). Not only did she build the web site but she as mentored us through every step of the way, navigating the internet, encouraging us to joining different social networks. With out her help we would have been really struggling to cope with the requirements of a modern day business.
Rating by Elaine Parry: stars
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