Why SEO is not enough

by Colman Carpenter | Mar 8, 2012 | News, SEO

Before I start, I must give a big thank you to Andy Harris of Custwin, who helpfully pointed out that I had neglected to give people a way to subscribe to my monthly summary of blogs. The sign-up box has dutifully been added to the sidebar, so if you enjoy my...

The future of networking?

by Colman Carpenter | Jan 26, 2012 | Google, News, Social Networks

As you may have noticed, I’m starting up a pretty informal, weekly networking event called Coffee and Tech. The objective is to pull together a diverse bunch of people into a Google+ Hangout (essentially a free video-conferencing system for up to 10 people). The...

Cookies and your website

by Colman Carpenter | Jan 17, 2012 | Analytics, News, Wordpress

If you own a website then you should be aware of the EU Cookie Law that came into effect as far back as May of last year (2011). In the past the EU has been accused of creating lakes of wine and mountains of beef, but this time there is no food involved, but rather a...

Google Search – the Game Changer

by Colman Carpenter | Jan 11, 2012 | Google, News

Yesterday Google announced a change to the way in which search results are presented. “not another one” would be my best guess at the common reaction to this news, if people even noticed at all. After all, Google have been tweaking lots of things recently,...

Social Networks for Business Pt 2 – Making the right choice

by Colman Carpenter | Dec 8, 2011 | News, Social Networks

Welcome back. If you haven’t read part one of this little series on social networks for business then you should. It will give the contents of this post a little context. If you have read it, then you’ll know that I outlined four social networks that I...