I would like to dispel a misconception. That is that Google+ is a social network. Google+ is not a social network Oh no, it is so much more than that. Yes it is true that plus.google.com is a social networking site, but it is only one small part of the whole which is Google+. So now […]
Should you frame your pictures?
Images used well can liven up your website, your blog posts and your social media forays. The trick is getting them to display nicely on all mediums. Now, making great images is a complicated business and takes a lot of time and practice before you get any good at it. This blog is not going […]
Choosing a business name
One of the toughest things when starting a new business, is deciding on a name. It is not as simple as you may at first think. Location, location, location When it came to choosing a name for South Downs Web, I had a lengthy discussion about the merits of including the location in the business […]
Formatting a Google+ post
Social media marketing is an essential ingredient to gaining visibility for the content you create on-line. In this post, I will show you how to maximise the impact of your Google+ posts, to increase your visibility. Formatting a Google+ post Being able to make text bold, italic, or even with a strike through, is something […]
10 Ways to Improve Search Engine Ranking
Contents Keywords and phrases Fresh content Good markup Pictures and video Link building Tell people Page speed Table of contents Authorship and Google+ Create original content Chasing that top position in search results is hard. There are so many things to take into consideration. Have you listed the right keywords often enough or too much? […]
Making a great Google+ post
There are many components to a Google+ post. Here is a run down of all the neat things you can do. Formatting posts Surround text with these special characters to make things bold, italic or add a strikethrough. Code Result *Bold text* Bold text _Italic text_ Italic text -Strikethrough text- Strikethrough text You can combine […]