Social Media Mistakes

June 24th, 2010

Social Media and Social Networking can be great marketing tools for your business, but are you going about it in the right way? Here are just a few pointers.
What’s Your Master plan?
It is essential to have a plan before you start otherwise you will become rudderless and end of wasting a lot of time. Sit [...]

Skies over Bristol as UK flight ban ends

April 21st, 2010

Skies over Bristol as UK flight ban ends

This morning I woke up to a slightly unfamiliar looking sky. The vapor trails were back, and in bigger numbers! The lifting of the UK flight ban must have caused a morning rush hour in the skies. The above picture was taken this morning from my phone at about 8:30am.

It’s iPad day (well for the US)

April 1st, 2010

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The iPad was officially launched in the US today, this device was first previewed back on January 27, 2010 and received mixed reactions. Since then people have begun to explore the possibilities of this device thanks to the launch of the iPhone OS4 SDK, and it seems the reactions to the iPad have gone from luke warm to blazing hot in a matter of months.

So isn’t this just a big iPod Touch and just another device we don’t need? Well no it’s completely different from an iPod Touch due to it’s large screen and the possibilities that comes with the extra space, and although we don’t need this device necessarily, you know we’re going to want one, badly! Read More…

The Changing Face of Online Search and SEO

February 25th, 2010

The world of Internet search is changing fast, especially the world of Google search.

You may have noticed when doing searches that there are a lot real-time results such as Twitter, Facebook and other social network content, although Google can only index status updates from Facebook Pages – which are “for organisations, businesses, celebrities, and bands to broadcast great information to fans in an official, public manner.”

Your Digital Products Unleashed

January 11th, 2010

The growth of digital product sales online has been growing steadily. This Christmas Amazon sold more eBook downloads than physical books for the first time ever. The Amazon Kindle was largely responsible as owners rushed to get content for their new e-readers.
Apple have also been heavily rumoured to be unveiling an e-reader, possibly called i-slate [...]

Is your Business taking full advantage of Video Marketing?

December 8th, 2009

Video is the one element of the Internet that has everyone’s attention. A majority of Internet users watch video as a preferred choice and it is an area that holds many advantages for small and medium businesses, whatever your business is. 82% of people in the US watched an average of 9.7 hours of online [...]

Calling Freelancers and Homeworkers: Get out of the house and into Jelly!

December 4th, 2009

Jelly is a coworking concept that began in New York in 2006 when two roommates realised that they loved working from home, but missed the creative brainstorming, sharing, and camaraderie of the traditional office environment.
They invited friends to come and work from their apartment for one day a week and so the ‘Jelly’ concept was [...]

Networking to help your Business

November 25th, 2009

This friday Code 9 are heading to the bstartup exhibition at the Olympia in London for a bit of networking as well as a chance to meet associates and clients.
We’d thought we’d share some networking groups we’ve come across in the Bristol area as it is something we’ve been looking at ourselves.
Networking is a slow [...]

Google Local Search can Boost Your Business

October 26th, 2009

Trying to get your business heard amongst the online noise?
It is still really tight out there for many small and mid-sized businesses and they need to find new customers fast!
It’s a common problem for many local businesses when it comes to online search, especially on Google and with so many people now searching for services [...]

How does your Website Convert?

October 14th, 2009

Is your website actually doing its’ job? And what is its’ job?
These are questions that business owners with websites could focus on more when it comes to getting more leads, enquiries and sales.
Firstly, it may sound obvious but asking yourself what the main function of your website is can clarify how it is designed. In [...]