Has anyone received a message, claiming to be from Skype, offering upgrades to include voice recording and other features. I have received three of these messages in the past couple of days, which is a sure sign it is a scam, but if you are in any … [Read more...]
QR Codes – Coming to a Business Near You
Has anyone seen the the black and white boxes appearing on billboards, consumer goods and business shopfronts recently and thought "What is that?" What you're seeing is a quick reference code or QR code. The QR code is just like a barcode, it … [Read more...]
Facebook Deals in Australia
Looking for Facebook Deals in Australia? You'll have to wait. Facebook launced the Facebook Deals platform at its Facebook Mobile Event on 3 November 2010. The new feature allows businesses to offer deals to fans and visitors through pages and … [Read more...]
Foursquare or Facebook Places?
Facebook has announced its new Places feature, allowing Facebook users to check-in to locations using the GPS capabilities of their smartphones. This is similar to the service offered by Foursquare and Gowalla, but is so far only available in the … [Read more...]
Why do i need to work on my Google rankings?
Chatting with a client recently I was asked "Can't we just fix the website so it shows up in Google, do we really need regular updates?" There are two reasons to update your site regularly. Firstly, it gives your visitors a reason to come back … [Read more...]
How does Google work?
This is a question I am asked regularly, and although no one outside of Google knows for sure there are a lot of theories, proven through testing and monitoring the results. To explain how it works would take a lot of words and time, but as they … [Read more...]
How to add a photo and import an external blog to a Facebook page
Now that you have created your Facebook page for your business, you want to personalise. Adding a photo is the first step and then you want to start talking with your fans. If you are already running a blog, such as Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad or … [Read more...]
How to create a Facebook page for your business
I believe any business without a Facebook fanpage is missing out on a huge marketing opportunity. With over 300,000,000 users, Facebook represents a massive chunk of the online market and you want your business to be exposed to those buyers. The … [Read more...]
I want to import movies to iTunes
I got an iPhone a few weeks ago and after I had exhausted my pitiful music collection I began to explore the other options in iTunes. The big screen on the iPhone lends itself to watching videos. Obviously it's not as good as the movies but it is … [Read more...]
Help, my site isn’t listed in Google!
"My site isn't appearing in Google searches, what can I do?" "What keywords are you using?" "Everything I can think of..." The customer had initially asked me to help map her blog sudbdomain (thebusinessname.typepad.com) to a domain name … [Read more...]
