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Archive: April, 2012

How to create a favicon

Posted on 29 April 2012 by Jayson in How to ...

A favicon is a 16 pixel by 16 pixel icon that has a .ico extension. Due to the size of a favicon, it is difficult to have detailed, complex graphics or photos. If your corporate, website logo is complex try creating a simple design that reflects your logo colours so that your readers will easily [...]

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Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. Passionate about all things Social Media and Information Technology. Hobbies & out-of-work activities include Fishing and Kamishin Ryu Karate.

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Does a favicon improve site traffic or SEO ranking?

Posted on 29 April 2012 by Jayson in SEO & SERP

Several of our clients have asked whether a favicon will improve their sites SEO ranking or increase their site traffic. The simple answer is “NO” but it will certainly improve the overall look of your website / blog.  The unique icon will ensure your blog readers; site visitors are able to easily identify your site [...]

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Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. Passionate about all things Social Media and Information Technology. Hobbies & out-of-work activities include Fishing and Kamishin Ryu Karate.

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Plans for a new Social Media Cafe

Posted on 29 April 2012 by Jayson in Social Media Café

Over the past couple of weeks we have received numerous requests and suggestion (via email, Facebook and Twitter) about holding a regular Social Media Cafe in the Crook area of County Durham. Here at The Social Media Consultancy Limited, we appreciate that these open discussion are of great help to the local business community and [...]

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Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. Passionate about all things Social Media and Information Technology. Hobbies & out-of-work activities include Fishing and Kamishin Ryu Karate.

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10 Really Useful WordPress Plugins

Posted on 28 April 2012 by Jayson in WordPress

There are loads of “Top 10 WordPress Plugins” list on the internet, but as with most things when you use something for an extended period you start to create your own list of must haves. The following 10 really useful WordPress plugins are freely available for you to download and install via the Plugins section [...]

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Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. Passionate about all things Social Media and Information Technology. Hobbies & out-of-work activities include Fishing and Kamishin Ryu Karate.

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Does your website comply with UK regulations?

Posted on 28 April 2012 by Jayson in Business, Website

As a business owner, you are required by law to provide certain information on your business website.  This is governed by the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002. A recent survey of 100 SME UK business websites revealed shocking results, over 72% of businesses fail to provide the minimal information. What was even more shocking is that [...]

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Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. Passionate about all things Social Media and Information Technology. Hobbies & out-of-work activities include Fishing and Kamishin Ryu Karate.

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A Testimonial from a Social Media Account Manager

Posted on 26 April 2012 by Jayson in Testimonials

We have just received another lovely testimonial from Nicola Burt-Skinner, who as part of her business NBS Admin Assist manages clients social media accounts.  In Nicola’s testimonial, she mentions how valuable our free social media cafes are in helping her remain up-to-date with all the latest changes to the multitude of social media platforms.  Here [...]

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Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. Passionate about all things Social Media and Information Technology. Hobbies & out-of-work activities include Fishing and Kamishin Ryu Karate.

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Testimonial from Susan Smalley Spiritualist Medium & Reiki Healer

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Jayson in Testimonials

Earlier today we received a wonderful testimonial from another satisfied customer, Susan Smalley Spiritualist Medium & Reiki Healer.  Thank-you Susan for taking the time-out of your business work schedule to compose the testimonial that is now live on our testimonial page. About the Post Author Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. [...]

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Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. Passionate about all things Social Media and Information Technology. Hobbies & out-of-work activities include Fishing and Kamishin Ryu Karate.

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Google+ for Small Business Owners

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Jayson in Google+, Social Media Café

Over the past couple of months we have touched-on the benefits of using Google+ to help promote your business brand, services and products.  Here at The Social Media Consultancy Limited, we fully appreciate how important Google+ is and the benefits of including this powerful social media platform in your social media strategy. To help other [...]

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Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. Passionate about all things Social Media and Information Technology. Hobbies & out-of-work activities include Fishing and Kamishin Ryu Karate.

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Thank-you for the Testimonials

Posted on 25 April 2012 by Jayson in Testimonials

We would just like to thank our loyal Social Media Cafe members for their kind and amazing testimonials. Marc Waggitt – COPHIRE John Atkinson – JABSS (No website at the moment) Ann Williams-Maughan – Education Takeaway Clive Elsdon – Clive Elsdon Building Design Jo Leversuch – Make-up by Jo Wendy Elsdon (Pre business start-up) Valarie [...]

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Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. Passionate about all things Social Media and Information Technology. Hobbies & out-of-work activities include Fishing and Kamishin Ryu Karate.

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A Business Owners Guide to Facebook Security – Part 1

Posted on 24 April 2012 by Jayson in Facebook, Security

Over the past 2 months we have seen a newspaper article, numerous Facebook posts and Tweets regarding the hacking of local business Facebook pages and various members of our free regional Social Media Cafes have asked us how they can help protect their Facebook accounts. Business owners need to realise that they are the first [...]

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Jayson Gurney, Managing Director of the Social Media Consultancy Limited. Passionate about all things Social Media and Information Technology. Hobbies & out-of-work activities include Fishing and Kamishin Ryu Karate.

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