Birmingham City Councils Digital Plan Birmingham City Councils Digital Plan is over a half a decade old now and its Digital Districts programme is almost a year old. In the light of continued economic depression it may be worth looking a whether any such scheme will...
Twitter Basics (Part 3) – How to change a Twitter background image
How to add a custom Twitter background image This is the third in a series of social media marketing video tutorials that we're planning to roll out over the next few months covering Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Well be looking at the basics then moving on to more...
Twitter Basics (Part 2) – How to set up a Twitter profile
How to set up a basic Twitter profile This is the second in a series of social media marketing video tutorials that we're planning to roll out over the next few months covering Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Well be looking at the basics then moving on to more...
Twitter Basics (Part 1) – How to set up a Twitter account
How to set up a basic Twitter account This is the first in a series of social media marketing video tutorials that we're planning to roll out over the next few months covering Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Well be looking at the basics then moving on to more...
Magento e-commerce for starters and others
Why Magento has emerged no. 1 for ecommerce The e-commerce software Magento has emerged as the no. 1 e-commerce platform choice for start-ups, according to a survey by BestVendor. The company surveyed largely marketing and admin staff in over 500 new businesses. All...
7 Great Reasons why your business need a Blog
Far from being a fad whose appeal will soon fade away, blogging is the social media marketing for SMEs and start-ups. Here are some of the best reasons why: 1. Google loves them You need to get your website seen so you need to make sure Google not only sees but also...
Google launches new features in Webmaster Tools and Analytics
With all the new algorithm changes happening at Google, they have been busy updating their Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools to incorporate new features into the reports. These new features include : Google+1 metrics Mobile reporting Improvements to map overlay...
SEO in a nutshell e-book
SEO in a nutshell - Part 1 in our SEO Made Simple series Our SEO e-books are part of our wider do-it-yourself series of Internet marketing guides, all of which can be accessed FOR FREE when you Like our Facebook page. Introduction Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)...
Is it time to go mobile?
Sometimes its hard not to feel sorry for small businesses who simply want their website to bring them more business. Recently they have had to deal with the impact of the growth in social media, Googles shifting algorithm that emphasises more on relevant regularly...
Enewsletters – the original social media…
While lots of small businesses think ecommerce is a matter of good web design and SEO, today there is an increasing focus on social media. It might be a good time to look again at the value of perhaps ecommerces original social media the enewsletter and email...