PostsGoogle releases news metatag 21st September 2012 11:17 AM “Surely this will get abused and they will remove it? I wonder if this points to the fact that they're struggling to decide what to include on the News pages?” It's interesting, must admit, first thing I thought was how long till this gets abused...  Sweepstake before it's removed or made redundant? 6 months? Google local/place problem 21st September 2012 11:15 AM “Thought I'd add an update to this thread, as others may find it helpful if they find themselves in the same position.” Thanks for the update Harry, and a big thanks for Pauls advice. Glad you're back where you belong! is Social Media is helpful for online business 21st September 2012 11:08 AM So everyone agrees it's important, but is anyone going to actually back it up with any facts? Can you give any examples of how social media has helped your business? eg, I ran a sales promotion via twitter and facebook, and saw a 50% increase in sales based on traditional marketing? Or we ran a survey on twitter and it went viral, burying us in results... kind of thing Has anyone got any genuine results they would like to share? I get the impression everyone does it because they feel they have to, as that's what everyone else tells them to do. Who has seen some genuine business results other than a bunch of likes or thank you's? Impress us all with your social marketing prowess so we can all learn  Future Face Book Addict 21st September 2012 10:51 AM The best way to promote on Pinterest 21st September 2012 10:38 AM Found this to be quite a good guide, especially the bit about prices.. "You can also add a price to these pictures. When you want the price to be displayed on the pinboard, all you have to do is add the $ or Startup Local - what's it all about? 20th September 2012 4:09 PM A few members may have noticed the Startup Local logo at the top of the forum, so if you are wondering, we are supporting the Startup Britain initiative. This is a privately funded non profit organisation that was launched by the Prime Minister last year, to try and generate growth and new business within the UK. The Startup Local campaign idea is to bring Startup Britain to your local area by means of local "business champions". Maybe not the best term, but you get the idea. I've been accepted as the Startup Local champion for Stratford Upon Avon, acting as a contact point for any local small or aspiring businesses. What I've found is that there isn't an easy mechanism for businesses to get in touch or ask questions. So I've directed questions here to the forum, as that's what we already do, and will invite other Startup Local Champions onto the forum, which should bring some an additional wealth of experience for the benefit of everyone. If you are interested in getting involved in Startup Britain, maybe as a local champion, then heres the link: StartUp Local | StartUp Britain (select register as a champion) Apologies for non UK members, but I believe there is a Startup USA initiative, and it is appearing in other countries. If any members are involved in organisations like this and would like to promote them on the forum, then let me know. Apple bug - Anyone seen Stratford on Avon recently? 20th September 2012 1:21 PM Now explains why I drive round in circles when I'm using Tom Tom High quality directories for London 20th September 2012 1:18 PM Well can't nominate us as you're already there Scootek IT Support London - Computer Consultants London London Though maybe add some reviews, maybe a video. Recommendation wise, TJ's UKSmallBusinessDirectory is worth a list, he has a good domain authority, and is a decent traffic generator. Freeindex is a given. Heard good things about allinlondon.co.uk and I think it's free. Usual suspects such as Thomson and Yell are down to personal opinion. I think they have value, even if only as a free listing. Goes down really to what your definition is of high quality, and what you are looking for? Domain Authority to try and add value to any inbound weblinks, traffic and genuine enquires, or both. Google releases news metatag 20th September 2012 12:07 PM Google have released a new metatag purely aimed at news/blogger/article writers who are aiming to get stuff indexed in Google News. "Similar in spirit to the plain keywords metatag, the news_keywords metatag lets publishers specify a collection of terms that apply to a news article. These words don What is Google Organic................. 20th September 2012 11:55 AM “Beneath advertisement 10 listings are organic result or pages.” I think everyone's got this one cracked now Mike |
