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The Guru of Effective WordPress Websites!
One of Tony's sites had soared up the Google Charts and not only that, over 12 months later had held onto a page 1 spot in Google. I asked Tony for a short spiel. Read his "rave" below... The Guru of Effective WordPress Websites! Wow! This stuff really works… For...
Productivity Solutions
Here's a productivity solution I've set up to keep working even when my butt gets stiff and sore. You can see the video below about my new "stand up" desk. I can be pumping out a post, like this one on "productivity solutions" and I'm so focussed I tend to...
WordPress Websites Done Badly
I tell people the virtues of getting a website built in WordPress, the ever increasing popular blogging platform, all the time. Now, WordPress is an open source platform, you can get a basic template for free. There is a huge community behind it, developing and supporting it and you can...
Funniest thing you’ll read all year!
Ever blow an appointment? What if it was with a hot prospect? What are your chances of getting that gig now? I had a hot lead come in through my website, they emailed me, had a couple of qualifying emails back and forth and then set up a 'discovery' call...
Google ‘Business Centre’ has just become ‘Google Places’.
Google ‘Business Centre’ has just become ‘Google Places’ with an upgrade too. There’s a huge shift to thinking "local" and helping business connect with their audience. More people than ever are using the search engines to find the business they want locally and hey, that makes sense. Its how people...
Here’s One Way To Build a Niche List using FaceBook.
Here's one way to build a niche list in FaceBook. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrLtTdneXm0
Social Media Marketing – Will It REALLY Help Your Business?
And the next big question is how? I look at Social Media Marketing in two ways. One I call the hard wired and the other is the soft wired. Let’s just focus on the 2 biggie social media marketing platforms – Twitter and FaceBook and how this hard wired and...
Is Your Website Side Bar “Working” For You?
We're already well into 2010 so a good time for you to do a website review. Let's focus specifically on your sidebar. Is Your Side Bar Working For You? To make it easy to see your different options I've done a video showcasing what others are doing. Your 2010 Sidebar...
What Is the World Saying About You?
Do you know what the world is saying about you? Easiest way to find out is to Google Alert yourself! With Google Alerts you can set your personal name, along with the keywords and terms you're trying to rank for. Google Alerts will email you whenever new results for your...
Who Cares What Your Clients Think!
You should! Trouble is not many business owners even ask. Plus it can be hard to get unbiased feedback. What do your clients really think about your service, your value, prices, range and all manner of info that would help you grow your business? You try and getting totally unbiased...
WordPress 2.9.1 Fix Is Out
I made a post on the 29th December raving about the new WordPress 2.9 update. The two new features that stood out for me was the great new Image Editing feature along with the Trash Bin (no more problems with accidentally deleting posts or pages). What you probably didn't know...
New Years Eve Site Soars Up The Search Engine Charts
Just a quick update on a site and how, just in one week it has soared up the charts. This was a domain I bought a week before last new years eve. The plan was to generate a heap of traffic and build a list. I used some PC software...
WordPress 2.9 Is Available
It has been for about a week or so. If you visit WordPress.org you will notice that the classic blue download button now says “Download WordPress 2.9?. This is a major upgrade, and brings some really cool new features, including: Trash bin (no more problems with accidentally deleting posts or...
Love WordPress, and the iPhone and WordPress
On the train with my wife on our way up to the city to do some Xmas retail therapy. Just love technology. Decided to check out the App's on my iPhone and noticed the WordPress App needed updating (haven't used it for a while) and within 30 seconds I was...
Triple Your Traffic But Halve the Time You Do It In.
Sorry to post so many tests but we're going hard for our Smarter Website clients. We don't do all our tests "live" but sometimes you just need to. Being a Professional or Small Business Owner means you end up working twice as many hours and twice as hard so who's...
Who Wants More People To Click On Your Web Button?