Jaimie Dobson Internet Consultant

Have you got 4 Sight?

Recently I joined a local business networking organisation called 4Networking.biz. Business networking forms part of the promotional strategy for my business and this particular group that I’ve joined in Wakefield, looks to have potential.
Members of 4Networking are allowed to “Passport” (as they call it) around the numerous different groups across the UK, all of which [...]

A Sure-fire Way to get your Email Account Blacklisted as a Source of Spam

It’s surprisingly easy to get your email account blacklisted as a source of Spam which means the end of email for your business. Beware of the pitfalls and make sure you don’t fall into the trap that this company did.
This week I went to see a prospective client who was looking for someone to take [...]

Do I need Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)?

Today’s post is from guest blogger Suraj Sodha who runs the small business directory CityLocal Brent in the UK. In this article he gives us an insight into the techniques associated with Search Engine Optimisation in the context of the small business owner.
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is one of the biggest ‘grey areas’ in online [...]

Too Many Tweets

Well there I was, tweeting merrily away earlier today on the micro-blogging phenomenon that is Twitter; when all of a sudden I’m cut off in my prime with a “Too Many Tweets” message. Oo-er!
This is yet another sign of Twitter’s continued growing pain troubles with intermittent outages of its server being experienced by myself and [...]

Internet Explorer 8 Has Landed! So What do you Think?

Microsoft has taken its browser Internet Explorer version 8 out of beta and released it for download by the general populous; but what does this latest version bring in the form of benefits to the small business owner?
Over the last couple of years or so, Internet Explorer (IE) has been steadily losing market share to [...]

The Top 7 Mistakes Small Retailers Make On-line

As more and more people turn to the web to buy goods and services, the power and popularity of trading on-line becomes even more evident as it establishes itself within the make up of today’s retailing sector.
Consequently the need to trade on-line with an effective e-commerce strategy is now a real ‘must have’ for [...]

Bloggy-woggy-doo-dah!

“You’re writing a what?!”
“Why are you doing that then?!”
Just two of the responses I got from less ‘marketing literate’ business people when I told them I was a blogger!
“Oh, I haven’t got time for all that” was another comment, and “no-one would find my business that interesting” was yet another. These were comments gained [...]

A Blog is for Life, Not Just for Christmas

A blog on any website can be a great asset in helping a business generate traffic to its website, building site loyalty and communicating with customers. But how do you go about getting one off the ground?

One of the requests we often get from our clients is “Can we have a blog on our website?”. [...]

Are You an Internet Snob?

The British are a great race of snobs. There’s always someone looking down on someone else whether its because of where they live, what car they drive, which supermarket they shop at or what they do for a living: as a consequence you can bet that we Brits will pigeon-hole you and will form an [...]

My Life in 140 Characters or Less

Regular readers of this blog and those that know me, will be aware that a couple of months ago I entered the marginal world of micro-blogging in the form of Twitter.
For those of you that aren’t in the know; where have you been? Twitter is a form of communication which allows you to post short [...]