Spam comments and how to deal with them. I recently shared this informative WordPress presentation about spam comments on my Facebook page. Right now, I’m having my usually weekly wander around various WordPress blogs and websites, updating plugins and clearing out spam comments. I thought now is a good time to explain what they are […]
How to Simply Improve Your Local Business Website
Your Local Business Website Is Live! You have driven boldly onto the information super highway and your local business website is proudly proclaiming your presence to your city, county, country and the world at large. So, what is missing? Can your readers contact you? It seems a daft question, but oddly it is one that […]
Why Local Business Online Marketing?
Local Business Online Marketing – The Times They Are A Changin’ It has never been more important to get your local business online. OK, that’s nothing new, people have been shouting it from the roof tops for a while. So why do I say it again now? Take five minutes to watch what is going […]
Twitter for Small Businesses: How I Went From Hate to Love in Six Months
I’ll hold my hand up here, it’s only fairly recently I have seen the point in using Twitter for small businesses, well honestly, using Twitter at all… If you read my last post, I don’t text. So micro-blogging in 140 characters or less just seemed pretty pointless. Really, I don’t care what you’re having for […]
The War on Cookies (or UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations if you prefer)
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. […]
Your Small Business Website – Is it REALLY Yours?
It is important that your small business website is actually yours. Sounds an obvious statement doesn’t it? But think about it. Over the last few weeks I have had a few enquiries from small business owners just like you, to help with their websites. Then we hit a problem… First, these business owners do not […]
Bing Local Business Search – Is it worth the effort?
(Edit March 2014) Since writing this article, Bing has changed! Local business listings are now controlled by Bing rather than a 3rd party. Find out more on this post, “How to Add Your UK Business to Bing Places [Video]” If I am honest, I have often overlooked Bing and Bing local business search. Why? Well […]