Is your computer haunted, or are you just a technophobe?

Technophobe: a woman frustrated at her laptop

That got us thinking: how many digital problems are caused by simply not understanding the technology? How many people are settling for second best, or working with clunky old websites that aren’t doing them any favours simply because ‘better the devil you know’? How much better would people’s experiences with – and results from – … Read more

3 more tips for a great LinkedIn profile

Welcome to LinkedIn: tips for a great personal profile

Chances are if you’re reading this, you’re probably the owner of a small business. If you’re not already on LinkedIn, it’s definitely worth looking into. It’s a powerful social networking platform that’s great for building and maintaining professional relationships. Whilst it can seem impossible – because it’s pretty huge – if you break it down … Read more

What are backlinks?

Screenshot of analytics, which can help track backlinks

“Join our database of 30,816 businesses and build quality backlinks to your site!” We’ll bet money you’ve had one of those emails. Trying to sell you backlinks. But what is a backlink? What does it actually mean, and why does it matter?  Backlinks, also known as inbound links or incoming links, are links from other … Read more

Is print advertising still worth it?

A stack of magazines - is print advertising still worth it?

By Heather Sheppard. We talk a lot about digital marketing. Everyone does. If you type ‘marketing’ or ‘advertising’ into Google, you could be forgiven for thinking that print was completely dead and absolutely everything has gone online. That’s not the case, though. Despite all the hype and excitement around digital marketing, print advertising is very … Read more

A beginner’s guide to SEO

A guide to SEO

If you’ve ventured into the world of digital business promotion, it’s likely that you didn’t get far before hearing the term ‘SEO’. SEO stands for ‘Search Engine Optimisation’, and it’s something you need to know at least a bit about if you want your business to be visible and locatable online. The problem is that … Read more