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Client Profile – China Fleet Golf & Country Club

Pammie — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:21:33 +0000

Having taken over the maintenance of the China Fleet site in November last year, we have been busy working on raising the site’s profile on the web. The areas we have been working on are: • making sure individual pages are ‘optimised’ with the right phrases and tags to the pictures, specific fields and links [...]

Managing Spam through ‘virtual’ mailboxes

Nigel — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:51:10 +0000

Everyone gets Spam sooner or later. Anyone who’s given out a business card, bought or registered anything on-line or has an address visible on their web site is almost certain to receive Spam at some time. The more you’re active on the web and e-mail, the more Spam you’re likely to get. There are ways [...]

Sending e-mail via a mobile phone connection

Nigel — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:31:15 +0000

When you’re out of the office, how do you access e-mail? If you have a Blackberry or iPhone, you’re probably fine. If you access the Internet via WiFi, you’re also probably a happy bunny. But what if you use a mobile phone, or a ‘dongle’ from one of the mobile phone suppliers? Oh dear, oh [...]

How to get wrongly labelled as a Spammer

Nigel — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:49:36 +0000

I came across a problem the other day and was surprised that it’s not more common. It relates to SPAM and the use of broadband for e-mail and Internet at home or small office. Bear with me to the end of this article and I’ll show you how you could be branded as a ‘Spammer’ [...]

Client profile – Painless Practice/Painless Business

Nigel — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:32:54 +0000

Painless Practice and Painless Business are two consultancies run by a client that I now consider as a friend - albeit a long distance one!

They were both started by James Butler shortly after the beginning of the new millenium. Both are business coaching consultancies, one general and the other specialising in complementary healthcare practitioners. Recently James was joined by Celia Champion as a co-partner. Aside from running a growing business (there are now 5 coaches plus an administrator) James writes a sparkling monthly newsletter. Whether you're a complimentary therapy practitioner, in need of general business coaching or just like an inspiring read, you should try one. Recent editions can be seen here: www.painlesspractice.com/newsletters/. James and Celia realised that the existing Painless Practice web site was in need of a facelift and re-organisation so they (naturally) came to us. We're currently building the new site and are likely to be adding a blog soon. Until then, you can read more about Painless Practice on their existing site here: www.painlesspractice.com.

Home e-mail – free or reliable?

Nigel — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:52:09 +0000

How reliable is your home e-mail? Do you know? You might have some sort of SPAM filter in place on your PC but your mail provider might be doing some mail fitering on your behalf. That’s great when it stops the Viagra sales messages and many of the other offensive or nuisance mails getting through [...]

Client profile – Integrated Health Solutions

Nigel — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:01:17 +0000

Our latest web site is for a client called Integrated Health Solutions (IHS). IHS provide, amongst other things, military locums, education for health professionals and management of GP practices. The company had an existing web site but a change in name and emphasis within the company meant that it needed to be refreshed and updated. [...]

Local networking April 2010

Nigel — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:27:40 +0000

Well, it’s official, we’re out of recession. I know that because I heard it from a local Lloyds TSB Manager at an event yesterday. This event was just one of 11 networking opportunities or events I’ll have attended this month (April). As a member of 2 Business League clubs, in Saltash and Liskeard, I’ll have [...]

Giving a little back

Nigel — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:01:21 +0000

From the day we arrived to live in Cornwall we felt privileged. We’re fortunate to live in one of the most open and civilised countries in the world (yes, we do!) but living here in Cornwall truly brings home how lucky we are. When my ‘pocket money’ account had risen to nearly £500 I wondered [...]

Essential practices for email marketing

Pammie — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:05:49 +0000

This article lists some essential practices that a responsible email marketer should do to maximise your email campaigns and avoiding the pitfalls of being blacklisted and risking damaging your reputation with customers and prospects.