As a small business owner, I know first hand how challenging it can be to keep up with the demands of running a successful company. Between managing projects, communicating with customers, and handling the day-to-day operations, it can feel like there’s never enough time in the day. That’s why I’m a big believer in the power […]

Boost Your Business: How Software and Automation Tools Can Revolutionise Your Operations

Content marketer: “Sharing your knowledge is vitally important.  You need to tell people what you know.” Business owner: “What?! You want me to tell everyone everything I know.. and put in on the internet?  Are you crazy?”   … This is the reaction of many, many people.  But in reality sharing your knowledge builds trust […]

Why you should share to promote your business

So this post is created specifically for a friend of mine who has a local business and wants to get her web site listed higher up on Google, get more traffic and ultimately more customers. This won’t be particularly in-depth but instead will be step by step instructions on the principles involved. Step 1 – […]

How to get listed higher on Google

I thought I’d create a short three minute video explaining what seo actually is, why it is so important and the main seo considerations when building a web site. [youtube CyA9yCJKMNs 560 315] Hi I’m Haydon Rouse and I have a warning! If you are a business owner and you have a website, your site […]

What is SEO?

Before the Internet life was so much easier with good old-fashioned phone books. Do you remember having to lookup company telephone numbers by flicking through a big yellow telephone directory? (yes, ok I’m showing my age!) Back in those days businesses were listed in alphabetical order so Aadvark A1 Services was always going to be […]

How to Make Google Love your Site

In this post I’m going to explain how you find out if you’ve been subject to a Google manual action. So lets imagine… you’ve a great web site and it’s doing really well in the search engines…. then BAM it’s gone from the first page! You regularly check where your website appears in the Google […]

How to tell if you’ve been hit with a Google penalty

3 Minute Lesson: Why You Need To Know About Search Engine Optimisation It’s Time to Stop Hiding. You need to find out exactly what search engine optimisation (SEO) is and why it is so important for your company. As soon as some business owners hear the term Search Engine Optimisation their eyes glaze over and […]

Why You Need To Know About Search Engine Optimisation

We publish a magazine called “Internet Marketing Guide” and it contains lots of useful hints, tips and articles to help your business. In this issue we cover: 6 Powerful Ways to Get Diehard Facebook fans. 14 Big Online Marketing Ideas on a budget. Online Profits Using Twitter. Shocking Paypal Predictions. Here is the latest issue […]

Internet Marketing Guide

If it’s urgent then follow the tasks in Step 1 below.  If it isn’t that urgent and you can wait a few days/weeks till Google removes the listing then go to step 2. Google is listing a file I don’t want them to! On occasion, Google will start listing a file that you thought it […]

How to stop Google from listing a file in search engine results

So you may have a web site for your business – great that’s a good first step, but there is so much more to marketing your business effectively online than just having a web site. If you’re new to promoting products and services online then it can get a bit confusing to say the least! […]

Online Marketing – Is it all Greek to you?