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Does your web content cater for the silent majority?

Does your web content cater for the silent majority?

Author:Allan Kent

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Guest Blogger Linda Coles recently wrote an excellent piece about people who read your website content, but because they don't necessarily tell you - you might not be aware. This article explores her theme in a little more detail ...

What you need to know about smart phone and mobile marketing

What you need to know about smart phone and mobile marketing

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:12:59 p.m. Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Mobile marketing is becoming increasingly important with people accessing the Internet on buses, taxis, doctors waiting rooms, fast food outlets and importantly - in store! How mobile friendly is your site - and are you missing some of the opportunit ...

What is web 2.0?

What is web 2.0?

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:3:04 p.m. Friday, 18 November 2011

Web 2.0 - a term bandied around in the world of website designs yet few people actually know what it means! Is it relevant to you? Yes, if you have a website and want to maximise your results from it! ...

How to choose the right website supplier

How to choose the right website supplier

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:9:35 a.m. Friday, 21 October 2011

You've spoken to several website companies and all have submitted a proposal. How do you compare apples for apples and sort through what is important, what's not, to get the best website supplier for your needs? ...

Write effective website headlines #1

Write effective website headlines  #1

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:2:28 p.m. Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Content is key to an effective website, and it's the headlines that lead your audience to that content. If you have poor headlines some of your content will go unread. ...

10 tips to help your website planning

10 tips to help your website planning

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:3:52 p.m. Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Here are 10 things to help your website planning. As they say, poor planning leads to poor results - make sure yours is well planned and successful! ...

Write effective website headlines #2

Write effective website headlines #2

Author:Allan Kent

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In this article we look at different types of headline, and how they can be used in different parts of the website for different personality types ...

Website success is about user experience (UE). How does yours fare?

Website success is about user experience (UE). How does yours fare?

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:4:40 p.m. Friday, 29 July 2011

One of the easiest ways to improve the User Experience (UE) on your website is to imagine it as a journey rather than simply a destination ...

Should you encourage product and service reviews on your website?

Should you encourage product and service reviews on your website?

Author:Allan Kent

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The advantages of positive customer reviews on your site are obvious, but what about the dangers of negatives ones? is it therefore a good idea to encourage reviews? ...

As good food is essential for a restaurant’s success, great content is key to a website's!

As good food is essential for a restaurant’s success, great content is key to a website's!

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:1:54 p.m. Tuesday, 7 June 2011

Gordon Ramsay is famous on TV for turning struggling restaurants around. Can his approach be used to improve websites? ...

How to draw a website map

How to draw a website map

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:3:31 p.m. Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Drawing a website site map on a piece of paper is one thing, but how do you get it easily into an electronic format for editing and emailing? We've found a great and free tool you can try ...

Are you and your target audience speaking the same language?

Are you and your target audience speaking the same language?

Author:Allan Kent

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Are you and your target Audience speaking the same language? If not, you've got 2 problems. Firstly anyone searching for you and what you offer won't find you. Secondly, even if they do, your message is likely to go over their heads and they're not l ...

How to adapt rugby’s “Crouch, touch, pause, engage” into online success

How to adapt rugby’s “Crouch, touch, pause, engage” into online success

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:2:05 p.m. Tuesday, 14 September 2010

This article shows how, like a rugby scrum, a good set of guidelines, adopted from the outset will help your online marketing ...

The importance of segmenting your marketing message

The importance of segmenting your marketing message

Author:Allan Kent

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Sometimes less is more – or more accurately, too much choice can be off putting and counter productive! This can certainly be the case when it comes to how you present your marketing message ...

How to prepare a website project brief

How to prepare a website project brief

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:3:18 p.m. Friday, 16 September 2011

So, you've decided that you need a new website and you want to speak to one or more website companies about building one for you! Clarifying your own thoughts into firm requirements and communicating this to the potential website provider is best don ...

A tale of two bridges

A tale of two bridges

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:2:06 p.m. Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Too often projects are not thought through properly and short term savings are put ahead of functionality and indeed long term cost of ownership. Let me explain where how the bridges come into it, and their relevance to websites ...

Balancing price, quality and functionality

Balancing price, quality and functionality

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:12:00 p.m. Monday, 20 December 2010

This visual image of the three legged stool shows the importance of managing expectation levels and how cutting price will affect the quality of the product/service being purchased. ...

For publicly listed companies, first impressions really do count

Author:Vaughan Reed

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It’s hard to quantify a dollar value on ROI when it comes to Investor Relations. So why should listed companies spend more time, effort and capital on their website for Investor Relations? ...

Tax implications of websites

Tax implications of websites

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:2:28 p.m. Monday, 2 November 2009

It is worth knowing in advance the tax situation for some of the main costs involved in a website project, whether it is a brand new project or a mere revamp. Hopefully this information will shed some light ...

Financing - recognising that cash flow is king

Financing - recognising that cash flow is king

Author:Allan Kent

Last Comment:9:58 a.m. Tuesday, 19 January 2010

The life blood of a business is its cashflow. If there isn't enough of it to go round, the business grinds to a halt. After this recent economic down turn there is light at the end of the tunnel ...

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