How excited am I? I’m speaking at the business networking and seminar morning in Runcorn orgainised by Bear Behind Events. It’s a fabulous opportunity to put some faces to names. Not to mention drink coffee and have a chat. Now we get to the nitty gritty – what’s in it for you? The seminar theme […]
How To Add a Business to FourSquare for Pinterest Map Pins [Video]
Foursquare is a location based social networking site. It enables users to “check in” their favourite places and share where they are with friends. For some reason, it does not seem as popular here in the UK as over in the US, which was fine until now. Pinterest recently introduced Place Pins – fab news […]
Marketing Your Business Online? Start At The Beginning…
One of the great things about marketing your business online is the amount of information that you can dig into as part of your research. The initial research is essential so that you get your foundations in place. A couple of real life example, names removed to protect the innocent! Perhaps you can relate? Understand […]
I Don’t Just Do SEO Do I?
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited over to St Helens Chamber of Commerce to take part in an interview about New Enterprise Allowance and self-employment. It went out on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme early this morning. I was cut down to one line *sobs*. It was an experience that pushed me way […]
How Do You Get Traffic To Your Website?
No Traffic to Your Website? Ahh, the information super highway, the place of dreams, the answer to all business problems… A few clicks and fortunes are made and businesses switched on to the web gold rush will never need go prospecting for customers again. -NOT! Let me guess, your business website is looking a bit […]
Marketing Your Local Business Online – Google or Facebook?
Today’s Local Business Online Marketing Thursday Thought, inspired by my visit to the hairdressers, for some reason reminded me of the Eddie Izzard sketch – Cake or Death! The mind works in mysterious ways… While Google is definitely “cake”, Facebook is only “death” when not used to its full potential. Let me explain a bit […]
Your Local Business Online Marketing Campaign – What is a Keyword Anyway?
What is a keyword anyway? When I speak to small business owners about marketing their business online and ask, “what keywords are you targeting?” I am often met with a glazed over and shutters down look… I’m sure that other online marketing consultants have the same response too. The word “keyword” does fall into the […]