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How to Craft a Press Release

16 Jun 2015

If you want media coverage, you need to craft a good press release. Mastering the art is an essential part of any marketing strategy. You may want to create buzz about your business, but what information should you include and how long should it be? It needs to catch attention and pique interest. Here are […]

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How to Do Effective Keyword Research

11 Jun 2015

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) means ranking a website highly in the search results with the intention users will click through to the website. This means discovering users keywords to help gain a good index position. What are Search Keywords? Keywords are easily understood; most searchers try the shortest possible combination of keywords in their search. […]

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How to Grow Your Email List Using Facebook

02 Jun 2015

Email marketing is only effective if it is done in the right way. Most people ignore marketing and newsletter emails, but if you give people a tangible benefit for opening your emails, you may see more success. Growing your email list using Facebook can be very effective if you conduct your campaigns in the right […]

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How to Connect Locally on Social Media

27 May 2015

Social media connects people together, helps them share their interests, encourages two-way communication and builds trust. It is one of the most powerful tools available for building a strong sense of belonging and collaboration. It is not a replacement for traditional marketing tools and techniques, but it can help you to extend your reach by […]

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How to Build Your Brand on Social Media

22 May 2015

The number of shares you get, “likes” you get or re-tweets you get is no real indicator of your success. It is the same as saying your brand has grown because this month you handed out more leaflets than last month. Your best bet is to think of social media posts in the same way […]

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A Beginner’s Guide to Using Google Trends

19 May 2015

If you are like many website owners, you appreciate the fact that understanding the popularity of trends and search terms is an excellent way to hone your current marketing campaign as well as to better understand what your competitors may be doing. You will be pleased to learn that this can now all be accomplished […]

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What Makes the Perfect Social Media Update?

13 May 2015

Social media now dominates the internet and using it correctly can increase your views dramatically. Whatever your reason for engaging with it may be, there are a number of techniques that can help you get the most out of the experience. As there are subtle differences between platforms, we will consider Facebook, Twitter and Google+ […]

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Top Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Website

08 May 2015

What is the point in having a gorgeous, well-designed, user-friendly website if no one sees it?   Driving the right kind of traffic to your website has many advantages but it needs to be the ‘right’ kind of traffic from correctly targeted customers in the mind-set to buy. Without traffic, how are you going to sell your […]

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