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Sandra Newton

Sandra Newton

Director and coffee maker. Keeps the cats off the keyboards.

04
Aug
0

Using Google Alerts to generate news articles

Posted by on in Web strategy and management

Traffic is the lifeblood of a website. But you need something to encourage visitors.

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25
Jul
0

SEO vs Social Media - when you have to choose, which one is it?

Posted by on in Social Media

Ideally, your marketing should be integrated. But when you don't have the time or resources to do both, you have to choose which to do first - social media or search engine optimisation?

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Tagged in: ppc seo social media
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05
Jul
0

Facebook Landing Pages - NZ Examples

Posted by on in Social Media

Did you know that there are over 2 million New Zealanders on Facebook?

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Tagged in: facebook social media
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26
Jun
0

Why do I have visits with a duration of zero seconds in Google Analytics

Posted by on in Analytics

What does it mean when your analytics report is telling you that a visit to your website was of a duration of zero seconds?

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Tagged in: google analytics
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02
Jun
0

Strange referring sites appearing in Google Analytics

Posted by on in Analytics

This is what is known as Referral Spam.

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31
May
0

How to set up your first Adwords campaign

Posted by on in Adwords/Pay Per Click

This is a short guide to the key steps - Google themselves provide quite a bit of help and it's not hard to work out what to do, but don't accept their 'default' settings automatically - it's in their best interest that you spend as much money as possible - and this isn't always in your best interests!

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09
May
0

The 3 click myth of website design

Posted by on in Web Design

The Three Click 'rule' of website design says a visitor should be able to find the information they want within 3 mouse clicks. In other words by only visiting three pages.

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Tagged in: web design
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05
May
0

SEO and the role of your website content

Posted by on in Search Engine Optimisation

One of the easier ways to improve your search ranking and get your site on the front page of Google is to add unique, valuable content.

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10
Feb
1

15 Google Search Tricks and Tips

Posted by on in Random internet related

It surprising how often people say "I didn't know you could do that!" when they see us search for stuff in Google.

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05
Feb
0

The hidden dangers of free Wordpress templates

Posted by on in Web Design

Thinking about getting a Wordpress site? Thinking about grabbing a free template?

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Tagged in: web design wordpress
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