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Here’s a spot far from the madding crowd where you can gather your thoughts and take a look at some of our ideas.

Relax with your beverage of choice and pick up some creative inspiration for your business website.

What can you do now to protect your email?

By Edward Solomon | 28 July 2015
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Email is such a crucial application in today’s world that it is now just as important for personal as it is for business use. Email also has security issues if it is not properly protected. A compromised mailbox can be a security nightmare for an individual or a business. There is so much data in a […]

What can you do now to protect your website?

By Edward Solomon | 14 July 2015
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Today, the likelihood of having a website that doesn’t require software updates and protection against hacking attempts is very slim indeed. The vast majority of websites use some form of content management system (CMS), whether they are a relatively simple affair or a much more complex setup using ecommerce features. Updates The CMS works just […]

Why is your website more important than ever?

By Edward Solomon | 9 June 2015
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In case you haven’t already heard us saying so, responsive web design (RWD) is A Big Deal. We’ve talked about it, as have all the big names in marketing, and it turns out that it might be even more important than anyone thought. As the benefits of keeping your website mobile-friendly outweigh the cost of […]

How to grow your business with email marketing

By Edward Solomon | 25 May 2015
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Building a marketing mailing list is one of the most effective and inexpensive ways to find and keep new customers. We use email marketing to send e-mails to acquire new customers and convince existing customers to make additional purchases. It’s also used to enhance the relationship of a business with existing and prospective customers and to […]

10 ways to make your website make more money

By Edward Solomon | 11 May 2015
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Your website is an essential business tool. Having a good-looking site isn’t enough any more, though. Your website needs to work for you actively by attracting new business and driving your company forward. Very few SMEs or solopreneurs have significant funds to spend on their website. By focusing on certain key principles when developing and […]

5 really simple steps to a cleaner inbox

By Edward Solomon | 29 April 2015
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When was the last time you looked at your e-mail inbox and felt overwhelmed? Did you still respond to the e-mails you had to but ignore the rest? Do you feel as though your inbox is spiralling out of control? With a badly managed inbox, your working week can rapidly move from feeling in control on Monday, […]

10 super easy ways to spring clean your website

By Edward Solomon | 15 April 2015
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Moving house: there’s nothing quite like it for forcing you to go through years of accumulated stuff and decide whether to keep or ditch. We’ve found the same with websites, as people typically go through all their content when moving to a new site or design, deciding what to retain, redo or remove. It’s very […]

Do your customers really appreciate you?

By Edward Solomon | 12 March 2015
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Getting and providing testimonials are a valuable means of showing appreciation that is often overlooked. Providing a testimonial on a website of a company with which you’ve done business has several benefits. Testimonials often include the name of the person providing the testimonial, his or her title and company, and sometimes a link back to the company’s webpage, which […]

How to love your e-mail

By Edward Solomon | 20 February 2015
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Is it actually possible to love your e-mail? The answer, as with all things, is that it depends. It depends mostly on you, that is, not your e-mail. Let’s just say that it is possible to tame the beast and make it work the way you want. It will take time, tools, and perseverance. The first […]

How to make people love your website

By Edward Solomon | 6 February 2015
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In keeping with this month’s blog post theme, “Love your business”, here are our top 3 tips for how to make people love your website (and avoid a lot of arguments). 1. Get the design right This one is always difficult; everybody is a design critic. Some are more influential than others. The ones you need to […]