Online marketing is a confusing profession sometimes. At various times of the day I’m asked to be statistician, author, business analyst and programmer and that’s before we get started on actually putting together campaigns, dealing with copywriters and managing multiple clients through various communications systems. The phrase ‘octopus on stilts’ springs to mind if you want a visual clue as […]
Why it pays to look ahead when planning out a new eCommerce website launch. As a well-seasoned online marketer, I’ve probably seen every possible scenario when being asked to promote a website, however it always surprises me when clients are totally on-board with the advice that I give and it really makes my day when it happens. Recently I was […]
If there’s one thing guaranteed to cause frustration, stress and worry for any new eCommerce business owner, finding a good domain name is probably on the list. I remember way back in the early ‘noughties’ spending literally days musing over a name for my new business, one which had an available domain name and didn’t have a competing registered entity […]
Those associated with Online Marketing will know that before embarking upon any kind of online campaign, keyphrase research must be undertaken. If this vital step is not done then how will you ever know if you are targeting the right keyphrases for organic optimisation of a website or for a Pay Per Click campaign? What most retailers don’t realise though […]
As an avid Science Fiction fan, I often marvel at how modern innovations often mirror or even surpass the other-worldly technology showcased in my favourite movies and television shows. Who ever thought when Star Trek was first aired in early 1966 that hand-held communicators, speaking computers and particle weapons would become a reality just a few short decades later. It’s […]
Graphs, numbers, metrics and statistics – sounds overwhelming, doesn’t it? In this blog post we will guide you through the Google Search Console Performance report step by step so that you can get the best insights about your business’ online performance. What is Google Search Console? Google Search Console is a web service tool where you can get all your […]
Gearing up for a Bumper Black Friday It’s a fair bet that if you’re an online retailer in any sector (except very specialised sectors, like for instance Halloween costume supplies!) then you probably see your biggest volumes of sales around the Black Friday period leading into Christmas. By analysing data from Google Analytics showing the traffic trends of hundreds of […]
What’sthe best way for a software developer to fix any bugs that it creates in its own software? Simple… get the software’s users to report the issues. This crowd sources any testing (for free!), meaning the software developer doesn’t have to pay out for expensive and time-consuming user testing, plus it gets the bugs fixed faster, meaning more robust software […]
Search Engine Optimisation as an industry has a reputation which is sometimes right down there with economy crashing rogue bankers, ‘dodgy expenses’ politicians and used car salesman. As a retailer you’ve probably been exposed to hundreds of phone calls from people promising you ‘top of Google positions’ and piles of revenue which never materialises. The fact of the matter is […]
I read with sadness back in May this year about the demise of Grumpy Cat, the internet meme sensation who not only shot to fame because of a genetically malformed face but ended up netting her owners millions of dollars in revenue in the process. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48308638 Part of Grumpy Cat’s meteoric rise to fame was the viral effect of video […]