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Join Facebook

If you are aren’t on Facebook already then just go for it. Take this as a sign from heaven. Your friends will be thrilled and they might even remember your birthday this year. If you made a conscious decision to live in the dark ages and not engage in social media then let me attempt [...]

Why you should use Twitter hash tags #

So you are all set up on Twitter and tweeting away to your hearts content, but how do you actually talk to some of the 200 million Twitter users? Hash tags, that’s how. What are hash tags # ? Hash tags help organise content on Twitter and it invites other people to take part in the conversation. [...]

Introduction to Email Marketing with MailChimp

MailChimp is Awesome Sometimes it makes sense to send an old fashioned email to potential or current customers. So why not make it the coolest, most desirable and beautiful email ever to grace an inbox? To do this I this recommend using a service such as Mailchimp which will snazz up your email no end. Choose the [...]

Pimp my LinkedIn yo

At first, LinkedIn seems to be only interested in your job and not much else about you as a person, however, here are some ways of adding a bit of creativity and personality to your profile to make it a bit more human. Adding Applications You can easily add LinkedIn applications (under your main blue blox [...]

Getting started with LinkedIn

With 101 million users worldwide it’s probably best not to ignore LinkedIn. Here are some stats if you want convincing of its enormity. At first glance it’s easy to look at LinkedIn and feel a bit bored with the interface and maybe the content but don’t worry, before you know it you will love LinkedIn as [...]

How to link your Facebook and Twitter accounts

It might suit you to put the same content on both your Facebook and Twitter feeds, it’s worth trying it out, but consider you want to reach different audiences with each site or if you need to take a different tone on each (for example you might want your Facebook entries to be more personal [...]

QR Codes – how do they work and why do I need them?

What is a QR Code? QR stands for Quick Response. It’s a nifty, geeky, way to add loads of information when you only have a small space: you generate a QR barcode which is readable by camera phones (The user must have a QR reader app installed on their phone). Just scan the barcode with your phone [...]

How to get great sound in your promo videos

The sound in your video is really important. If you are interviewing someone and the sound is perfect, then you can play around with the images when you edit it and it gives you lots of options. Here are a few quick tips to get you started Invest in a good quality microphone or rent [...]

What is SEO and how do I use it?

Search Engine Optimisation is a way of improving your visibility in search engines such as Google by use of keywords in both your page content and in the code of your site. Google have a “Beginner’s Guide to SEO” which is helpful. How it works Search engines use a technique called “crawling” using a “spider” – going [...]

How to set up “all-in-one-SEO-pack” plug-in for WordPress

I highly recommend installing the plug in all-in-one-SEO-pack for your WordPress site or blog. It will help you set up your site to be easily found by search engines. Once installed, there are a few steps needed to complete the set up. Go to Dashboard>Settings>All in One SEO click plugin status:enabled enter information for “Home [...]