26 Jan 2012

Why online retailers are now better placed By Tim in Technology news

It came as no surprise this week when online retailer Kiddicare announced it was to make big strides into the physical retail world by moving into 10 stores across the country previously inhabited by failed electronics outlet BestBuy. The brand established in 1974 actually realised true success for founders Neville and Marilyn Wright in the [...]

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20 Jan 2012

5 Ways to make the most of the locals By Tim in Search engines, SEO

As Google push for personalising your search results, so local search is becoming more popular and important than ever. As we previously highlighted both Google and Bing offer free sign-up for companies to their local search systems but just being listed won’t guarantee the best results. Here’s 5 tips on how to maximise your impact: [...]

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18 Jan 2012

Get your blog online in just 1 click with WordPress hosting By mic in Website creation

    Are you looking to create a blog quickly and easily? With our WordPress hosting, anyone can set up a blog because we make it so easy. You don’t need to download any software from the WordPress site, just install our simple WordPress application and you can start blogging within minutes. If you’re looking [...]

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13 Jan 2012

Could YouTube become the Teacher’s Pet? By Tim in Technology news

Schools across the country have blocked Google’s YouTube from being accessed via their networks. That’s a big blip on the Google map as school’s look to combat porn and unsuitable content but also time-wasting content such as yawning cats and children biting fingers. So YouTube have come up with a solution: A new version of [...]

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11 Jan 2012

5 Ways to improve your search engine ranking By Tim in SEO

A new year, a new you. People write theses about SEO and page ranking and the top consultants earn thousands of pounds per day to share their knowledge, but there are a number of basic things you can be doing to tweak your site and tweak your rankings as you head into the new year. [...]

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03 Jan 2012

Google’s power increasing via Browser share By Tim in Industry news

While many are focusing on the push by Google into the social media marketplace with Google+, its success in capturing browser has been somewhat overlooked. By the turn of the year Mozilla Firefox was no longer the biggest rival to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, it was Google Chrome, and the once undisputed King of the the [...]

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21 Dec 2011

BYO in 2012 By Tim in Business, Technology news

The concept of Bring Your Own is nothing new, but in 2012 BYOD is set to change the way small business works and could possibly help the economy back on the way to recovery. BYOD of course stands for ‘Bring Your Own Device’ and with the uptake of personal smartphones and web-connected devices at a [...]

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14 Dec 2011

UK Netheads get better deal By Tim in Industry news

A report this week from the Broadcasting regulator ofcom, suggests that while people in the UK use the internet more often and for more purposes than those in other parts if the globe, they actually pay less for such access by comparison. Ofcom’s International Communications Market Report suggests people in the UK are more likely [...]

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13 Dec 2011

Hello Sonny…WordPress 3.3 unveiled By Tim in Social media, Website creation

WordPress have launched their latest version of their blog / content-management software — 3.3 – named “Sonny” and while the visual differences may be minimal, the functionality seems much improved. Named in honour of  jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt, the latest version can be downloaded download or updated inside your WordPress dashboard – make sure you [...]

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07 Dec 2011

Startups are starting up By Tim in Business

A new report from Creditsafe suggests that more and more people are seeing starting up their own business as a way of overcoming the present economic gloom. The figures from Creditsafe suggest 471,000 new companies started up in 2011 – up almost 20% on last year. London and the South-East were the busiest locations with [...]

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