Archive for August, 2010

“We guarantee you’ll be on the 1st page of Google”

A client of ours recently employed the services of an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) company. They sent her a "report" of the work that they had done to date which she sent to us and, as a result, prompted us to do a bit of digging, as the info in the report just wasn't quite right… Read the rest of this entry »

Does Internet filtering even work? And something that works now…

There’s been a lot written in the media over recent months on Senator Conroy’s idea of filtering the internet, so I thought I’d write an article to explain some of the issues and to talk about what you can do to protect your family right now.

Firstly, does the proposed internet filter protect our children? In short – no, in fact, and perhaps surprisingly, it makes it much harder to do so! Let’s talk about why that’s so in more detail – because in a lot of ways that runs counter to what you’d think. Read the rest of this entry »

White Dog comings and goings August 2010

A quick summary of what's up with the White Dog… Read the rest of this entry »

Newsletters can do amazing things for your business!

When someone visits your website, you only have a few seconds to turn a person into a customer before they leave your site forever. If you can encourage them to sign up for your newsletter, you can send them valuable information and special offers on an ongoing basis allowing you to forge a relationship with them.  Studies have shown that 5 – 8 contacts with an individual are needed before a sale is made… Read the rest of this entry »