With what’s going on in terms of SEO as a whole, the days of being able to rank your site through link building has changed significantly, so social media is now a big part of spreading the word about your brand and building those links.
Category: In Business
Advice on growing your small and medium sized business, SME, in the UK. Hiring and managing staff and finance plus marketing all on one website
Taking your business ‘beyond the horizon’
What questions can businesses ask themselves, and what steps can they take to scale up for growth? Alan Denton from The Results Centre looks into what separates businesses that are preparing for growth – and the ones that are ultimately destined for failure.
What Employers need to know about stress at work
Work-related stress is an adverse reaction suffered by people exposed to excessive pressures at work. The Labour Force Survey from the Office for National Statistics shows that it makes for over 40 per cent of work related illnesses.
Is ‘bespoke’ just an excuse to charge more?
How often do you see the words ‘bespoke training’, tailored just for you’, ‘made to order’, ‘custom made’? Way too often I fear!
Want to have a really productive meeting? Go for 10.38am says office workers
UK office workers have named 10:38am as the best time to conduct a meeting, a new study has found.
The New Jobs Market: Could you be a Pinterest or Twitter consultant?
Online freelancer marketplace PeoplePerHour claim that they have seen a boom in the ‘new’ jobs market; jobs spawned from the rapid evolution of the internet and growing influence of social media.
Why we launched job-creation foundation which pays & develops recruits
Many companies lose sight of the businesses boosting benefits that corporate social responsibility (CSR) – which gives something back to society and to their local communities – can bring June Forsyth, leader of The Bayford Foundation explains their journey
IT Security & hacking
Hacking spans across many platforms and for a variety of reasons – from causing general annoyance, shutting down vital frameworks and even stealing valuable data.
The different levels of selling B2B
The way that you sell determines whether another business will buy from you.
Why small Businesses worry about the growth of Inflation to 2.9% in the UK
Today’s news that the UK rate of inflation has hit 2.9% brings unrest into the minds of many business owners and consumers.
UK retail: with 30,000 shops lying empty, can innovation revive our high streets?
As yet more familiar brands have fallen into administration recently – Dwell, Nicole Farhi and Modelzone to name a few – leading vacant property specialist, VPS, reviews the growing number of ideas and schemes that are developing to bring more life into our High Streets.
Why the UK craft industry is enjoying continued growth
With many businesses struggling from the impact of recession, there is one industry that is continuing to flourish. Here, Paula Gorry, UK Business Development Manager, Stampin’ Up! UK examines how the craft industry is achieving continued growth and in the process, creating entrepreneurial opportunities.
Reviewed: Exposure
Exposure is the real-life tale of Michael Woodford and how he rose through the ranks of giant Japanese firm, Olympus to become the first Western CEO
Corporate Social Responsibility – where does it fit in your priorities?
Running an SME can be like drinking from a firehose – there is so much to contend with that it becomes overwhelming.
Top tips for a smooth paternity leave
Well, I’ve written before about what new mothers such as Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, can look forward to in terms of their maternity leave, and guided you through my top tips, so I thought it was only fair to share what Prince George of Cambridge’s daddy should have been offered and anticipated for his paternity leave.