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Adding a Share page on Facebook – tips for your Facebook fan page

So once you've got people liking your Facebook fan page, how do you get them to spread the word?Well one way is to create a Share page, as shown below. A very good adoption of this page is to send people there as soon as they've liked your page. So…

Solid chocolate; solid gold!

This isn't a particularly web orientated blog post, but it's not everyday you get a solid chocolate kit-kat!  Tom just offered me a Kit-Kat and I declined, but really wished I hadn't when he bit into his to find it was solid chocolate! Both sticks! This followed a conversation on…

Good newsletter subject line by Gizoo

I get A LOT of emails - and I really don't read all of them that are just trying to sell me something. So I always take note when one makes my finger click to read it... Gizoo's latest email had the subject line "Our most reviewed product, the amazing…

Giving access to your Google Analytics account

You might want your web developer or someone doing some consultancy for you to be able to view your Google Analytics but without giving them your Google account password and therefore access to your email and everything! Or similarly you might just need other people in your organisation to be…

The importance of keeping your website updated

We always preach to clients about the importance of fresh content, but recent results from a web service provider back up our suspicions! A recent survey by an online web tool SiteKreator has found that the small number of websites involved in their research that updated their site more than…

Another great review for muchbetteradventures.com

MuchBetterAdventures has officially launched now, after a soft launch gathering information for the extensive site. As as a result there's more great press coverage pouring in, talking about the wealth of functionality on the site and the tremendous amount of adventure holiday information already available there. The latest write up…

How to embed videos from YouTube on your website

It's very easy to add videos from YouTube to your website or blog, and it if you're concerned about hosting costs it's a great way to keep the load down on your site. Firstly I'm going to start this article with the answer to a question I get asked a…

Security threat in Internet Explorer

Microsoft have issued a warning that any Window's user who uses Internet Explorer to view the Internet should download a security patch whilst they work on fixing the problem for good. The patch is available for download from Microsoft's website, and is designed to stop websites you visit being able…

The devil is in the detail, as Google demonstrates

Google announced yesterday that they're going to change how URLs appear in ads on search results pages. The search engine constantly tweaks and refines it's offerings and way of going about things, and the latest announcement is that all URLs displayed in ads will be shown with the domain in…

How has the snow effected your work? Take our quick survey…

In case you haven't noticed, the UK is at a bit of a stand still this week due to the crazy amount of snow we've had. I've been speaking to several people over the last couple of days who have had to work from home because they couldn't get into…

Snowy website updates

Don't forget to keep your customers up to speed on your business operations in these snowy times! If you've got a blog or a CMS, consider adding a message to your website that tells your customers when you're open this Christmas, or about any changes to your normal operating times…

Get your own Google Places page

You may have noticed, when you use Google, that some listings appear at the top of the results as bullet points next to, or on, a map. If you want to get featured here, you need to sort yourself out with a Google Places page. Through this you can display…