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Social Media Marketing Comedy
>> Written on November 6th, 2009 by Leon
Are there any people out there who might be considered knowledgeable in matters of SEO, Internet Marketing or Social Media/Social Networking and often find themselves getting laughed at when they try to explain Facebook, Linkedin, Blogging and especially Twitter to others!? I am one such person and I’ve witnessed others on the receiving end of this too.
I can maybe understand people laughing at Twitter with all it’s funny acronyms – Tweet, Twitterer, Twits, etc..but I’ve been trying to figure out why people’s eyes glaze over when you start talking about this stuff in general and why they think you’re joking when you say this is probably the most important thing you can do to promote your Website/Business at the minute.
My best guess is that the amount of information you often need to convey about how to use each service/site and exactly what it all means and what it can do for people is just overwhelming to the listener and they can’t fathom where to begin or where they’ll find the time to do it all.
So they laugh out loud in frustration!
If you are one such person who doesn’t get it and who laughs at us poor nerds thinking we know it all, then please don’t and here’s a simple definition of what we’re all talking about when we mention “Social Media Marketing”:
Social Media Marketing means making friends online through various different websites with the ultimate aim of letting as many people as possible know about your product or service.
Nothing funny about that!?
>> Posted in Internet Tips | 2 Comments »
House Swap Dublin for Leitrim
>> Written on October 23rd, 2009 by Leon
On a personal note, I’d love to hear from anyone in Leitrim who has a nice Rural, Country house, around 4 bed and would like to swap permanently for my house in Kimmage, Dublin which has a good rental income. My Kimmage house is also for straight sale and Open To Offers! Here’s some details: Read the full article »
WordPress Shopping Cart Plugin Review
>> Written on October 21st, 2009 by Leon
One of the top feature requests by web design clients is of course the ability to sell items online and I’ve had to do a bit of research to find a suitable and robust shop plugin for my web design tool of choice Wordpress. There’s a few smaller, basic plugins that do a job but for a proper cart the main plugin seems to be WP-ecommerce but I’ve had nothing but trouble with that, seems very buggy. Sometimes you just have to go commercial with plugins and get what you pay for! So here’s my recommendation for the best all round commercial wordpress shopping cart plugin currently available. Read the full article »
>> Posted in Reviews | 1 Comment »
About Leitrim Website
>> Written on October 15th, 2009 by Leon
I’d like to announce a new web project of mine called “About Leitrim” which is a site that pulls in news and info from around the county of Leitrim and collates and organizes it all in one place. The site is basically an RSS aggregator and pulls in any Leitrim related RSS feeds and organizes them into categories for easy viewing.
The Latest Leitrim News, Sport, Property for Sale and Rent, Job Vacancies, Arts, Tourism and Local Services are all covered with additional sources being added all the time.
I hope it will help in promoting the county and attracting Business, Tourism and Relocations.
Check out the site at www.AboutLeitrim.ie
Follow About Leitrim on Twitter – www.Twitter.com/AboutLeitrim
Join our IGOpeople group – www.IGOpeople.com/g/706-about-leitrim
>> Posted in Recent Projects | 3 Comments »
Blogs Get Noticed!
>> Written on September 28th, 2009 by Leon
I got a call from a journalist from the Sunday Times last week in relation to an article she was writing on IVF and Infertility in Ireland. She wanted a male orientated view and must have googled same (as journalists are known to do as part of their research!). Luckily enough I was one of the few men talking about infertility and men on my blog so I come up fairly high for related searches.
What I had written on my blog was obviously interesting and relevant enough for her to call me and do an impromptu interview for the feature. The article went out on Sunday the 27th and covered a full page with a huge photo of myself, my partner and our baby! And had she included a link back to the blog articles in question, it would have brought a lot of exposure to my site for nothing!
The moral of the story is that if you continue to supply your blog with interesting and relevant content you will get noticed and become a valuable resource for others.
Track Your Visitors
>> Written on September 25th, 2009 by Leon
I’ve come across a few websites recently for one reason or another and couldn’t find any trace of a stat tracker code (some people might be relying on their host’s stat package). I would have thought most web designers if not their clients would include something like Google Analytics by default in every site they build. Especially considering its quick and free!?
I make a point of installing this code in all my sites at no cost and I’ve well over 100 clients sites added to my personal analytics account now. I have setup automated monthly emails to clients with a PDF attachment showing a quick breakdown of their visitor statistics. I have added some clients as users of my own account so they can login and view more detailed stats.
I believe for me its a valuable add on service and one that more and more clients are asking for and impressed by when you bother to do it.
>> Posted in Internet Tips | 3 Comments »
NURTURE’S BEST CRECHE
>> Written on September 25th, 2009 by Leon
Website design for Nurture’s Best Creché, Tarmonbarry, Co. Longfrod.
Live September 2009 – www.nurturesbestcreche.ie
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WORLD SURVEILLANCE
>> Written on September 24th, 2009 by Leon
Website design for World Surveillance.
Live September 2009 – www.worldsurveillance.ie
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Twitter Pervasiveness
>> Written on September 24th, 2009 by Leon
I was at Bizcamp in Dublin last Saturday and was interested in the fact that almost anyone I talked with mentioned Twitter in some shape or form. My co-passengers on the journey to and from the event Tweeted our travel progress and the one talk I went to that was specifically related to Twitter was full and was given by a girl (Claire Boyles) obviously very enthusiastic about it! The day served as confirmation for me if I needed any that Twitter is now the biggest thing since bread slicing.
I was only in the door and filling out my name tag when I noticed others putting their Twitter username on their badges so I done it myself and shortly afterwards I got recognised by someone who is following me! I spent most of the day looking at people’s name tags to see if I knew them from Twitter and anyone I did know and managed to get to talk to, the ice was broken simply by having Twitter in common.
I also got recognised a few more times which is always a nice ego trip and of course once conversation starts it could lead anywhere so the value of Twitter is obvious. Other people without Twitter name tags kinda got ignored (sorry!) but this only serves to enforce the fact that if you’re in business you need to be on Twitter and part of the “stream”.
ADVERTISE IRELAND
>> Written on September 23rd, 2009 by Leon
Website design for Advertise Ireland.
Live September 2009 – www.advertiseireland.ie
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