There are a multitude of great, good and interesting forums out there, all with particular strengths, and looking at business and online business forums in particular, I thought I’d share my favourites…
Dec 072011
Nov 152011
I’ve had a lot of positive feedback from my Feb post about scammers, and pressure selling techniques. So thought I’d update on another scam that’s been doing the rounds for some time, but people are still getting caught out. This one is the Business Directory Renewal scam. Basically the scam is to call a company and try and [...]
Oct 072011
Last February, one of our forum members did a post about QR codes and had anyone come across them. I can honestly say I had no idea what they were, and was intrigued. If you still have no idea, then here’s a good explanation and picture of one. Well since then, they have been popping [...]
No doubt this has been 15 times round the internet by the time you see this, but one of our forum members posted this Satire SEO You Tube video today, and I thought I was going to hurt myself laughing! SEO PIMP Music Video
An open question from a very lazy blogger! I’ve been accused of being the worlds worst blogger in the past: http://www.mylocalforums.com/take-break/1436-steve-worse-blogger.html But as the business world slides further into a social networking melee of various forums, social sites and tweets, is there still steam left in the good old blog? Forums are good fun, and [...]
Like a lot of people, any Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) knowledge I’ve picked up over the years is completely self taught, plenty of trial and error, copying techniques from so called experts, some good, some bad, and had plenty of advice that gets contradicted by other “experts”. So as a small business owner, fighting to [...]
In marketing terms, the internet can be seen as a hunting ground, and small business is the prey. It can seem that every Tom, Dick and Harry wants your money. They want to sell you something, maybe promise to get you on Google page 1 or just tell you how to spend your precious marketing [...]
Web Hosting
Things to remember, you are looking for first class service. Price should be secondary, so do your homework. Moving a live website to a new hosting provider is a painful experience, which is something you won’t want to do very often, and hosting companies know this!
As a business owner, I’m no different from anyone else when it comes to marketing, and listing my websites with multiple directories.
Obviously everyone has their own preferences and favorites, but I’ve often been asked what are mine. So here goes, in no particular order, but the ones I personally rate that have bought me the best return or traffic.
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