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How to avoid online scams
Scams only have one goal: To get your money. Unfortunately scams have become a lot trickier to spot over the years. Find out how to keep yourself safe.
How to keep your child safe online.
In the age of digital technology it’s almost impossible to keep your children away from devices, let alone the internet. Helping them understand the dangers of the internet and teaching them how to use it responsibly, is vital.
7 User Interaction Metrics that will influence the SEO of your site
Only 28% of Business Owners, about one in four, perform SEO. We look at 7 User Interaction Metrics that will influence the SEO of your Site.
What is the GDPR and how will it affect NZ businesses?
Floods of emails in recently touting business’s privacy policy updates? It’s the GDPR. What is GDPR & how will it impact your business here in New Zealand?
Why Social Media Marketing Isn’t Enough To Promote Your Business Online
An effective digital marketing strategy requires a well-designed website at the very minimum, as well as a commitment to creating useful and engaging content consistently. Social media marketing is only a small part of a much larger strategy.
How to promote your cause on the internet
Even the worthiest of causes won’t receive donations if no one has ever heard of it. This is why nonprofit organisations dedicate so much time and effort to raising awareness. Here are 9 actionable steps your organisation can implement to increase your online reach and raise more awareness of your cause.
Free resources for New Business in New Zealand
Starting a small business can be beyond challenging. Working extra long hours and juggling tasks to keep the business going, it can often feel like you’re all alone, struggling to keep it all together. But, there is help available
Google Adwords Grant
Advertising is vital to the success of any organisation, including those who operate to help others.What if nonprofits could reduce their own advertising spend while extending the reach and audience of their cause? This is where the Google Adwords Grant can help.
8 most common web design fails
97 percent of consumers read online reviews about a business before making a buying decision and there is no faster way to judge a business than by its website. Your website is your potential customer’s first impression of who you are and how you do business.
Your SEO Questions Answered
You may already know that Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is important for your ranking your business higher on Google, but how much do you really know about it? These are the answers to the questions we hear most often. Hopefully they can clear up some of the confusion around this complicated subject.
Why Your SEO Didn’t Work
Bad SEO will not only be ineffective but it can also be detrimental to the growth of your business. Here, we take a look at what might have gone wrong and how you can turn the situation around.
Net neutrality changes: What does it mean for New Zealand?
Repealing the changes means that internet service providers are perfectly positioned to control bandwidth and internet speeds, favouring services that pay higher premiums or are owned by the internet providers themselves. But what does this actually mean for the everyday internet user?
Using Facebook Groups for New Business
One aspect of Facebook that we’d like to discuss today, and that’s groups. They’ve been around for a while and their importance is growing as a Web marketing tool.
How To Target Search Intent On Your Website
Today, while you may have a domain name, web-hosting and a great website built, getting your website to rank on the first page of Google for any given search term can be a big challenge. Fortunately, there’s one tactic you can use to help adapt your content to the latest in ranking systems: search intent.
Internet Marketing: Is AdWords or SEO better?
AdWords and SEO are the most powerful tools when it comes to search engine marketing, and knowing how to use them is integral to every successful marketing campaign.
Why isn’t my web page on Google?
No matter how many people are looking for websites like yours, you’ll be invisible to them if you don’t show up in the major search engines.So, if you’re not ranking on Google, it’s time to make some adjustments to your website.
How Much Does SEO Cost?
Working out how much to spend on Search Engine Optimisation can be a difficult decision. This article covers some of the things that you need to think about regarding SEO, what to expect and some pointers on how to set your budget. SEO isn’t a one-size-fits-all kind of thing!
What do website visitors want from your website?
Your website may need to cater to a whole range of different visitors. How can you make sure that you appeal to as many people as possible? Here are some simple guidelines that will help your website convert visitors into customers.
Why Businesses Fail at Search Engine Marketing
Google claims that adwords is the easiest and best way for your customers to find your business online. But if it is so simple, why are so many businesses still failing at it and spending thousands in the process?
6 Ways Bad SEO Costs Your Company Money
There is absolutely no doubt that bad SEO costs your company money. Not just due to poor results, but also by creating lasting damage that adds more costs.
Simple Website Design – Keeping It Simple Stupid
Simple website design is not quantum physics and should not be made difficult to understand. Our clients don’t have to know anything about programming jargon to use a website effectively, any more than they need to understand electrical engineering to use a toaster.
Here’s what you need to know about simple website design.
Why you shouldn’t use a Facebook profile as your business page
Using a personal profile page to promote a business is a violation of Facebook’s Term of Service, it also puts your business at a disadvantage.Using a personal profile page to promote a business is a violation of Facebook’s Term of Service, it also puts your business at a disadvantage.
Social media – does your business really need it?
Seems like every second article online is about how small businesses can benefit from social media. What if we told you this wasn’t necessarily the case?
Secure website connections: making the move from HTTP to HTTPS
Before we explain why encryption is so important, we should examine what it actually means. Let’s break it down to its basic parts.
HTTPS stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure. Though it sounds complex, it’s quite simple.