by Jo Shaer, on April 30, 2014
Lollipop Local are running regular Twitter training courses at their new offices in 1729a London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex. We now have a brand new training room which can …
Read Storyby Jon Law, on April 30, 2014
A few weeks ago I delivered a short SEO course in Basildon for the apprentices at ITEC Learning Centre. They run the only City and Guilds Social Media course in …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 29, 2014
You can choose who you want your status updates to publish to by selecting individual names or circles or public at the bottom of each post on Google+. However, if …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 28, 2014
BBC2's Business Boomers about the Coffee Hot Shots took me back to my childhood where coffee came in one size dependent on the crockery of the shop you were in …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 27, 2014
Amazon has become a regular component of our life through both our affiliate marketing efforts and our shopping experience when time is tight so I enjoyed the episode of Business …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 26, 2014
There are a few options here and it depends whether you are talking about messages from strangers or from existing connections. Stop messages from people who are not already connections …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 23, 2014
Social Media Today tell us that as of September, there were over 15m Twitter users in the UK with 80% active on mobile devices (compared to only 60% globally) Over …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 22, 2014
We watched The Wolf of Wall Street last week. The story of Jordan Belfort's rise and fall as a stockbroker in the 1980s... and then his rise again as a …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 21, 2014
Search Engine OptimisationSearch Engine Optimisation is one of those terms that has spawned an industry of charlatans. Whether you live in Essex or elsewhere around the globe, there cannot be …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 20, 2014
Blocking is a new feature that was introduced by LinkedIn in February. Blocking a connection on LinkedIn You go to the person's profile - this means that you can only …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 19, 2014
[question ask="When my new website is be ready to roll out, I presume I can take my domain name with me?"][/question] Another great question after one of our training courses …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 15, 2014
Last week we were really proud to be asked to sponsor and present the first Social Media Apprentice Award at ITEC for 2014. There were several other categories: Adult Learner …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 14, 2014
Heartbleed is the latest virus/hack issue to trend across the webisphere. It is a security flaw which takes the form of a bug in a piece of software called OpenSSL …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 13, 2014
No matter what they tell you, Google's not your friend Their goal in life is really just to make you spend spend spend They'll send you special offers, cos you're …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 12, 2014
I had a day off today - for my birthday :) And a late lunch at the fantastic Sand Bar and Seafood Restaurant in The Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea. With Jon - …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 11, 2014
NO!!!! Please don't do that! Just as with Facebook and LinkedIn, Google's guidelines confirm that the main profile on Google+ has to be a person with a first and last …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 10, 2014
Yes you can add your maiden name to your Google+ account. And your Ph.D or other letters of accreditation. Here's how: Go to your Google+ profile. Click Profile in the …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 9, 2014
[question ask="I have two Twitter accounts - what should I do?"][/question] Great question from Angela at Inner-Body Pilates after one of our Tweeting 4 Twits Social Media Courses in Leigh …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 8, 2014
192.com is a scraper site. Even if you have not set up an account to list your business there, this directory may well still show your contact details. Judging from …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 7, 2014
I ran one of my Google Adwords training courses for a local Essex business woman recently. She was paying an Adwords Management Company over £200/month to run her account and …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 6, 2014
I was on a great workshop in Brentwood this week. It was all about developing your personal brand with Elaine Smith from Inside Out. Your personal brand should not be …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 4, 2014
[question ask="Jo, how do I search for the relevant # for my business? i.e. bookkeeping, accounts, tax etc?"][/question] Great question about hashtags from Crystal from Thurrock on our recent Twitter …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 2, 2014
Facebook Featured functions updated for April 2014. You now access Featured Likes, Page Owners and Admins via the navigation bar above the cover image. Click on the Settings option. In …
Read Storyby Jo Shaer, on April 2, 2014
Facebook Ads have been completely out of kilter recently but whether there is an actual fraud or if it is just inefficient planning I am not totally sure. This chap …
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