Social media is used by over 40 million people in the UK alone, making it a great way to target new and existing customers. If your business is running an event that you would like to the public to know about then you may use social media as part of your advertising campaign. To do this you first need to have active social media accounts on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Business accounts on Facebook need to be linked to a personal account which basically gives that person admin rights to the page. Facebook allows you to create events within your... Read More
Has your marketing gone by the wayside?
Marketing is very important to a business. It is almost impossible for a business to grow with little or no marketing. If you have only got a little budget then you need to think carefully about where you are going to invest it. You may decide to go down the social media route. Social media marketing can work really well for some businesses especially those that deal directly with the public. If you do not do the paid for ads then you will need to invest a lot of time into building up a community of followers. You can often build on this week on week by running... Read More
Cutting down on spam through your website
Spam can be very annoying for website owners, and at times you may find that you get more spam than real enquiries. Having an inbox full of spam enquiries can make it hard to keep track of whats going on and often means you will miss some important emails. If you have a contact form or a number of forms on your site then it is important to set up some sort of Captcha code on them. Often if you are using a content management system such as WordPress, you will find that the form plugins have a built in spam filter that you can use. You may find through, that this is not... Read More