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Jul 16, 2010, 6:34 am
In my line of work you’d probably expect me to be a gadget freak, after all technology (or more accurately what it can do for your business) is the main stay of my business. Right?
As an individual I’ve never been a slave to fashion, followed the latest trend in music or entered the race to a... Comment - Like
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Jul 12, 2010, 7:25 am
GBBO (Getting British Business Online) is a UK government initiative that aims to give away 100,000 free websites to UK businesses that otherwise wouldn’t have one, by the end of 2010.
Getting British Business Online
The scheme is based upon the existing Google Sites™ product from Google and c... Comment - Like
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Jul 7, 2010, 8:33 am
There seems to be a big dose of tunnel vision doing the rounds at present, particularly amongst small business owners who are falling over themselves to get on the social media bandwagon in the hope that it will take them down that mythical road to El Dorado.
In the meantime though, these self s... Comment - Like
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Jun 30, 2010, 3:55 am
My blog readers will have note that I’ve been conspicuous by my absence over the last few weeks.
This has been down to a broken and dislocated right arm (my typing arm), which is now on the mend. So I’m back. Have you missed me?
So what’s been happening?
England World Cup Supporters
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Jun 1, 2010, 4:27 pm
Over the years I’ve been a member of various breakfast business networking groups and in general I’ve found them to be a successful part of my marketing mix when it comes to generating new business leads, finding good business partners and forging links with suitable suppliers.
Truly, given the... Comment - Like
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May 27, 2010, 1:02 pm
How’s your credit control these days?
Over the years I’ve been in business, my fellow director and I together with the girl who does a sterling job of cooking managing our books, have between us; developed a pretty tight credit control process that ensures we always get paid for the work we d... Comment - Like
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May 25, 2010, 4:13 pm
My late Father ran a number of successful businesses right up until his retirement and was a brilliant example of a sales person from the ‘old school’ that could easily charm the birds out of the trees.
Yet despite his success he never had any sales training, thought all marketing was ‘kidolo... Comment - Like
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May 24, 2010, 6:25 am
June 9, 201012:00 pmto4:00 pm
In conjunction with the Overgate Hospice at Elland near Halifax in West Yorkshire we are running one of our famous LinkedIn workshops at their premises in order to help raise funds and awareness for this important charity.
The Overgate Hospice Elland
Places are £40 ... Comment - Like
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May 23, 2010, 11:55 am
This weekend here in the UK it’s been hot, Hot, HOT! pretty much everywhere.
A rare treat!
Global Warming! Bring it on I say!
It’s Hot Hot Hot in London’s Hyde Park (Pic from The Telegraph)
As a result there’s been a marked dip in on-line social media activity save for a few peeps who ... Comment - Like
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May 10, 2010, 5:03 am
Build the perfect body for your emails
Most emails sent today are HTML which carries an extra benefit – the hyperlink.
This little fella allows you to direct your reader to a website for further information or an opportunity to immediately buy or sign up to an offer.
But if your email is to be... Comment - Like
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Apr 28, 2010, 7:51 am
With relatively few exceptions it can be said that email is a staple tool in most people’s communications menagerie both at home and at work and we’re now well into a working generation whom have no experience of a world without email.
I first started using email at home with a Compuserve email... Comment - Like
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Apr 21, 2010, 5:36 am
If there’s one thing that really get’s my goat it’s overseas call centres!
Overseas Call Centres
Now I appreciate that we’re in a global market place where technology has shrunk the planet to the size of a walnut when it comes to transcontinental communications and that global travel (Icel... Comment - Like
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Apr 17, 2010, 6:36 am
Talking to a bunch of artists (not sure if that’s the correct collective noun for artists) in Dewsbury earlier this week about social media was quite an encounter.
Let me explain..
Creative Connections
Loca is an arts and regeneration agency offered by Kirklees Council as part of its Creative B... Comment - Like
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Apr 4, 2010, 11:20 am
Cloud Computing with Google Docs
If you fancy creating quick and simple web based forms for collecting data online, then nothing could be easier than with ‘Forms’, a great feature in Google Docs that I love and often use with great results.
As such, I want to share the idea with you in this po... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2010, 12:47 pm
May 21, 20109:00 amto12:30 pm
Free Business Websites From Google With “Getting British Business Online”
Getting British Business Online (GBBO) is a UK wide initiative between Google, Enterprise UK, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, BT and e-skills UK. It’s a joint initiative... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2010, 8:51 am
Help New Customers Find You
Great news! iNet inSights has become an official delivery partner with a new UK wide campaign called “Getting British Business Online”.
With a Free Website For Your Business
GBBO which is a scheme that aims to give small UK businesses the opportunity to create a pr... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2010, 5:02 am
May 12, 20109:00 amto12:30 pm
Setting up your LinkedIn profile is just the beginning of the story. Utilising LinkedIn as a powerful relationship management tool is the next stage but how do you go about it?
Forget trawling through directories or cold-calling bought in lists. LinkedIn offers all bu... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2010, 4:34 am
May 5, 201012:00 pmto4:30 pm
You’ve got yourself set-up with your Twitter account and perhaps have a handful of followers. But where do you go from there?
How do you attract the followers that you want, what’s the best way to engage people, can you integrate your blog, Facebook and LinkedIn a... Comment - Like
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Mar 29, 2010, 12:25 pm
April 22, 201012:00 pmto4:00 pm
All businesses need to stay ahead of the game and this is never more true then when the Internet is concerned. The rising popularity of social media offers many marketing opportunities for small businesses with LinkedIn leading the pack as far as online professional ... Comment - Like
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Mar 29, 2010, 11:22 am
April 15, 20109:00 amto12:30 pm
All businesses need to stay ahead of the game and this is never more true then when the Internet is concerned. The rising popularity of social media offers many marketing opportunities for small businesses with Twitter leading the pack with innovative ways businesses... Comment - Like
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Mar 25, 2010, 6:08 pm
I’m a big fan of the BBC’s Dragons’ Den television programme; so when I was asked to be a “Dragon” myself, on a panel judging pitches from local school kids in Bradford; I jumped at the chance. Even more so as I didn’t have to use my own money!
The event formed part of a “Market Chall... Comment - Like
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Mar 24, 2010, 12:59 pm
April 14, 20106:30 pmto8:30 pm
If you’re an artist within the Kirklees region looking to get an overview of how social media marketing may be used to boost your business, then you’ll be interested in my presentation that I’ll be giving at Loca’s Creative Connections event on the 14th April... Comment - Like
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Mar 23, 2010, 1:53 pm
Do you run a shopping cart based e-commerce website? If so, here’s a little story that illustrates why you should optimise your site’s product pages with the name of the product that the page applies to.
Slow Cooking
In our house we like to use the Slow Cooker that we received as a wedding pre... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2010, 8:10 am
March 25, 20109:30 amto11:30 am
This forthcoming Thursday (25th March 2010), I’ll be presenting at the Bradford GRID* South’s “Cosy Coffee Morning” event in front of a small crowd of business owners talking about the virtues of business networking and how it can be used as a successful mark... Comment - Like
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Mar 16, 2010, 6:02 pm
Improve Your Bottom Line with Search Engine Marketing
Search Engine Placement
If you maintain a website for your business and need it to contribute to the growth of your company either through direct, online sales, lead generation, brand loyalty or communications with your customers; then where th... Comment - Like
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Mar 11, 2010, 4:52 pm
What’s the difference between a Facebook Fan Page and a Facebook Group?
This was the question posed to me by a member of the audience following my presentation on Social Media Marketing at a business networking lunch earlier this week.
To be honest I must admit that I did waffle a response to th... Comment - Like
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Mar 7, 2010, 1:27 pm
Interviews in Progress
Tomorrow morning I’m taking part in some ‘Mock Interviews’ which form part of an ‘Industry Day’ at a local high school; the Appleton Academy, in Bradford.
The whole idea is to help these kids get some real experience of job interview situations by exposing them to... Comment - Like
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Feb 26, 2010, 8:22 am
Is finding your site on the web like trying to find a needle in a haystack?
As a website owner who has invested time and money in getting your company’s website online you’re perhaps now ready to move to the next stage and make the site deliver some real measurable results for your business.
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