Entries by Ian White

Godaddy Down

Reports are stating, along with customer complaints, that sites hosted by web host and domain registrar GoDaddy are down and inaccessible by users. E-mail accounts hosted by the server are also affected, as are some of the site’s DNS servers. GoDaddy’s Twitter account stated that the company is working to resolve the problem. TechCrunch reported […]

Using Twitter in Your Business

Before you start Using Twitter effectively as a business tool will come with practice. But there are some key things to keep in mind from the outset: Everything you say is public (unless you use the “Direct Message” function to communicate privately with someone in your network). You only have up to 140 characters to […]

Girlie Gardening on TV

Our clients Girlie Gardening were recently invited onto the Alan Titchmarsh show on ITV. Below is a video of their appearance.   Girlie Gardeners on the Alan Titchmarsh Show

SEO Sir?

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The last typewriters are made…

I wrote my first book on a Petite Typewriter. It was about a puppy and I was 9. When I say ‘book’, I mean about half a page. It joined the ranks of all the other unfinished literary greats that could have been. The world will never know how Pippy the Puppy will cope with […]

Optimising your LinkedIn profile

Why use LinkedIn? With more than 85 million members in more than 200 countries, LinkedIn is a professional social network worth using, understanding and optimising. After you’ve covered the basics of setting up your LinkedIn presence, features including recommendations, applications and LinkedIn Answers can add value to your profile. Many of these highly useful features, […]

Apple iPad hints and tips

If Santa gets you an iPad this Christmas… If you are lucky enough to receive one of the hottest gifts of 2010 this Christmas, hopefully the following will get you up and running with some ideas on what to read, download, and explore with your brand new iPad. First, get a case! On the whole, […]

Nine new apps from Google

The Google Apps Marketplace Google have recently announced that nine new apps have been added to the Google Apps Marketplace. The above video describes each of the nine and provides information for how they could help your business grow. The first one is called DeskAway and lets users work, even when they are away from […]

Getting started with Twitter

Using twitter to promote your business     Twitter is a free online ‘micro-blogging’ platform that enables you to send punchy messages (‘tweets’) to other Twitter users. Messages are limited to just 140 characters and can be read by anybody else on Twitter (depending on your settings), even if they are initially directed at members […]