Posts'Aint Murphy a blast. 19th August 2011 10:31 AM “(kinda made me feel like some who look for their glasses only to remember its on their nose where it belongs.)  ”Sorry Dreamraven, its called middleage, and it only gets worse...  Right wheres my glasses.... The Oil Industry 19th August 2011 10:27 AM “Thanks, we sell a more unique product and when doing some research found that only a handful of people look for us a month in fact most of the chosen keywords get no traffic at all” Guessing value of product is fairly high, sounds like you are better off with a more traditional approach, appointments, then face to face. Saw this link on the Beeb news this morning, hope this doesn't affect your target audience. BBC News - UK oil and gas drilling falls 52% in second quarter HP to stop making computers! 19th August 2011 10:19 AM Blimey, couldn't believe this one  "Hewlett-Packard has confirmed plans to stop making PCs, tablets and phones, in order to refocus on software. It has also emerged that the US company has agreed to buy UK software firm Autonomy for 'Aint Murphy a blast. 19th August 2011 9:06 AM “..Now though, I'm sitting watching my remaining two tanks. One is 125 liters and one is 250 liters, and they better not even as much as break a condensation sweat...  ”Could always put them in the bath? Maybe swop them for a rabbit?  The Oil Industry 19th August 2011 8:31 AM  lol Thought I was going to hurt myselfThat's what I call a marketing tip! Planet Rock 18th August 2011 4:13 PM happy days Best purchase: What have you bought that you cannot live without!? 18th August 2011 4:05 PM “Cars. My favourite discussion. I love the MG and always have but I've only owned a midget.” My mate had a midget years a go, he used to describe going into corners as having the handling of a house brick with no brakes, but absolutely loved it. Not really into this 2 seats and bum dragging along the road malarky, think I'll stick with my old trusty non eco friendly Nissan Patrol and look down on the world, being 5 ft **** all, it's the only chance I get Google Author - showcase your content round the web 18th August 2011 10:17 AM “Well it seems an OK idea - but what is there to stop spammers using your ID in an attempt to rub your credibility off onto there spammy content?” From what I understand, any linked web content has to be linked back (or at least the root domain) from your google profile, so you could only get spammed if your account was hijacked, which with their new 2 stage authentication, makes this less likely than before. HMRC arresting plumbers 18th August 2011 10:09 AM That's terrible about the chippie. But what do you think the answer is? Much as I hate handing over money, tax is a fact of life. Is it general red tape problem across the board, or do you think this is a particular issue with Trades people? Is it maybe people struggling with their books or needing help with accounts packages? Possibly a market for low cost virtual bookkeepers? For the sake of a few quid, remove all the stress and hassle and let a VA/bookkeeper help out. If you've been slogging your guts out all day, last thing you want to be doing in the evening is ploughing through Quickbooks or sage. I know a builder who dances a fine line, only declaring so much, and operating in cash wherever he can. Extra revenue must be nice, plus it makes him very competitive against his rivals, but is that fair? I know he worries about HRMC, so I don't know if the extra cash really worth that much added stress of the revenue boys breathing down your neck Dodgy Article Marketing - a new black hat? 18th August 2011 9:47 AM “After Google Panda update article marketing becomes little tough as it needs unique content. I haven't tried any software yet.. but is it really good to use software for this thing!!” I think you're missing the point nanvy, its the automated lazy short cut seo that caused all the problems in the first place. The new buzz word just simply needs to be quality. If you continue to churn out respun pure SEO targeted garbage, then the Google god will give you a kick up the bum. Time for marketeers to raise their game, as online marketing, be it SEO or Social becomes more professional. |
