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Total Posts: 28
Google to swap over to mobile first index in coming months and what it means
28Oct
2016

Google to swap over to mobile first index in coming months and what it means

You may not have noticed it or even understood what this announcement really means but we feel that this is likely to have the biggest impact on non mobile-friendly websites ... Read more

Ranking,responsive design,SEO, / by Greg Tomkins
Does SEO really work – a report by AHREFS only confuses matters further
30Jun
2016

Does SEO really work – a report by AHREFS only confuses matters further

In a very detailed report compiled by well-respected SEO company AHREFS, over 2 million random searches were analysed to examine the correlation between SEO... Read more

backlinks,link building,Local SEO,Ranking,SEO,Strategy, / by Greg Tomkins
Bad SEO Links Will Not Be Tolerated By Penguin
11Feb
2016

Bad SEO Links Will Not Be Tolerated By Penguin

We are all well aware of spam e-mails, which are just plain annoying at the very least, but did you realise that spam links pointing to your website or even set up on your domain exist and w... Read more

backlinks,link building,Ranking,Wordpress, / by Greg Tomkins
What 1 million articles showed about backlinks and shares
07Dec
2015

What 1 million articles showed about backlinks and shares

If you are confused before about blogging and the value it delivers then the results from an in-depth analysis of 1 million articles is only going to confuse you more.  The good news is, bl... Read more

blogs,content marketing, / by Greg Tomkins
Why you lost rankings after your website upgrade.
07Nov
2015

Why you lost rankings after your website upgrade.

At some stage you are going to upgrade your website.  It could be for reasons as simple as seeking a new fresh look, it may be as part of a rebranding initiative or simply because you n... Read more

backlinks,link building,Strategy,upgrade, / by Greg Tomkins
What Are Citations?
24Oct
2015

What Are Citations?

- And why are they so important.

As we are all only too well aware, Google keeps changing itself and we need to be smarter about optimising a website.

This is no... Read more

content marketing,link building,Local SEO,Website legitimacy, / by Greg Tomkins
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Total Posts: 101
25Sep
2021

How you should be sending every email in your business

We all send out 100’s of emails from our business every week if not every day.  Each one of these emails is a touch point with your market be it direct or indirect.&... Read more

initiatives,Marketing,positioning,sales, / by Greg Tomkins
How Zoho CRM can help you manage all your critical business information.
15May
2018

How Zoho CRM can help you manage all your critical business information.

There is no secret in the fact that in order to achieve success and grow your business, it is essential to have systems in place founded on sound business processes.

Business leaders... Read more

business process,Zoho, / by Greg Tomkins
Zoho ONE for Professional Services
15May
2018

Zoho ONE for Professional Services

I always say that there is no better way to provide a product and having used yourself first.Only then can you relate to the experience your customers will go through themselves.

Bef... Read more

Case Study,Zoho, / by Greg Tomkins
You Can’t Afford To Be Complacent About Cyber Security
22Apr
2018

You Can’t Afford To Be Complacent About Cyber Security

Back in 1999 I worked with a number of companies performing Y2K Audits for SME businesses and now I find that we are facing an even bigger threat. According to Damian Seaton of Read more

Security, / by Greg Tomkins
Qld Gov't Open Round 4 of Digital Grants
24Mar
2018

Qld Gov't Open Round 4 of Digital Grants

Right now the Queensland Government is just opened up Round 4 of its Small Business Digital Grants Program offering up to $10,000 towards the cost of purchasing hardware, software and servic... Read more

grants, / by Greg Tomkins
Gold Coast Coworking Space Goes Fully Online
14Mar
2018

Gold Coast Coworking Space Goes Fully Online

Congratulations to our client, Maylake Pty Ltd of the Gold Coast, who recently opened the... Read more

business process,coworking, / by Greg Tomkins
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Total Posts: 11
Star Ratings are not Just for Looks
17Aug
2013

Star Ratings are not Just for Looks

Have you noticed how those star ratings stand out in the Google search result pages? An aspect Google is always interested in is enriching the user experience in the search engine result ... Read more

Reviews, / by Greg Tomkins
19Jun
2013

Controlling access to types of content in BC Forums

The question put to us was " We are looking at the possibility of rolling out a discussion forum for Members on the website but wanted, at least initially to limit New Topic Creation so that onl... Read more

/ by Greg Tomkins
07Oct
2012

Building an email campaign with dynamic content in Business Catalyst

With Adobe's latest upgrade release to Business Catalyst we have seen what I believe to be one of the most significant and powerful feature upgrad... Read more

/ by Greg Tomkins
05Dec
2011

You’ve updated your form but changes don’t display in your page

This is not an uncommon mistake. You have made changes to your Business Catalyst Web Form saved them and the page that displays the form does not reflect the change you saved.

This ca... Read more

/ by Greg Tomkins
Tip: Capturing Screen shots
28Jun
2011

Tip: Capturing Screen shots

Not for everyone but this is a very useful tool for anyone wishing to capture good quality screen images and then make notations to be shared.

I extensively use a browser add on called FI... Read more

blogs,page design, / by Greg Tomkins
03Feb
2010

Setting upeMail Newsletters - Template or No Template

Your email marketing option is quite flexible in how you can set up your email campaigns. Before rushing in, take some time to plan how you want your newsletter to look and the content elements you... Read more

email marketing - newsletters, / by Greg Tomkins
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Total Posts: 55
Instagram as a marketing tool
04Mar
2018

Instagram as a marketing tool

There is no doubt that Instagram is a small that it powerful force in local business allowing them to boast to a wide range of active users with the option of converting them far better than... Read more

content marketing,positioning,Social marketing,Zoho, / by Greg Tomkins
Are we indeed "poorly trained idiots" for relying on social media?
06Dec
2016

Are we indeed "poorly trained idiots" for relying on social media?

Not my words, but I won't disagree with the essence of what is being said either. Social media and digital video are just two examples of the simple quick-fix approaches too often put forwar... Read more

positioning,Reputation,Social marketing,Social Media,Strategy, / by Greg Tomkins
Why Google sees reviews on other websites as important
21Oct
2016

Why Google sees reviews on other websites as important

For a long time we have all talked about the importance of collecting reviews and some people actually work hard in order to achieve these reviews but the burning question has always remaine... Read more

Online Reputation Management (ORM),Reputation,Reviews,SEO, / by Greg Tomkins
Call Tracking Can Deliver Gold for Your Marketing Campaigns
27Jul
2016

Call Tracking Can Deliver Gold for Your Marketing Campaigns

A large number of businesses still convert enquiries to sales leads over the phone. The practice of tracking calls received by a business to help them better understand how their marketing a... Read more

Analytics,Marketing,solutions - online shops, / by Greg Tomkins
Web Developers & Digital Marketing Agencies Beware
12Jan
2016

Web Developers & Digital Marketing Agencies Beware

Recently I wrote a post on Linkedin "Read more

Scam Alert, / by Greg Tomkins
It might be that content is King but will this be enough to save you
18Sep
2015

It might be that content is King but will this be enough to save you

As has been at war cry for a considerably long time now "Content is King" but really, will pushing out a steady stream of content onto the web achieve better results for ranking your website and... Read more

content marketing,Marketing,traffic, / by Greg Tomkins
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