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Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach

Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach

Concept Coach aims to build conceptual clarity for business owners by providing them with simple yet effective coaching on accounting and finance r... Read more

Karen Wickham, That’s Creative!

Karen Wickham, That’s Creative!

That's Creative! provides graphic and website design services to clients right across the world. Currently Ebook Design is their most popular servi... Read more

Jane Woolard, WordLaundry

Jane Woolard, WordLaundry

Specialising in editing, proofreading and copywriting, WordLaundry takes the froth and bubble from communications, leaving them crisp and squeaky c... Read more

Jen Clark, Jen Clark Design

Jen Clark, Jen Clark Design

Jen Clark is an experienced freelance graphic and web designer specialising in the delivery of innovative logo and branding solutions and functiona... Read more

Dane Pymble, Small Business Wizardry

Dane Pymble, Small Business Wizardry

Small Business Wizardry gives small business owners the tools and resources they need to start and grow their business. Read more

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood

Ben Jones provides property maintenance services within Ringwood, Ringwood North and Warranwood. Read more

Tania Shirgwin, BizEez Virtual Solutions

Tania Shirgwin, BizEez Virtual Solutions

BizEez Virtual Solutions specialises in assisting businesses with their online marketing needs through social media, email marketing and WordPress ... Read more

Victoria Judge, Expert Agency

Victoria Judge, Expert Agency

Victoria Judge helps people build a successful business around their expertise, through a combination of one-on-one workshops and outsourced servic... Read more

Bree Cleal, Imageffect

Bree Cleal, Imageffect

Imageffect creates great branding solutions for small to medium sized businesses who care enough about themselves to realise that the way they pres... Read more

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment

Bubbling With Energy provides entertainment and amusements for corporate events and private parties including jumping castles, mechanical bulls, su... Read more

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell is a virtual secretary who does administration and back office work from secretarial to bookkeeping. Read more

Tony Cosentino, The WordPress Guy

Tony Cosentino, The WordPress Guy

Tony Cosentino builds WordPress websites, trains businesses how to manage a WordPress site and provides long term fanatical support for WordPress s... Read more

Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth

Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth

Infinite Growth works with individuals and businesses to improve their communication skills so that they can professionally present their products ... Read more

Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting

Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting

Well Versed Copywriting specialises in creating corporate web content, information architecture and analysis, and marketing documentation for a bro... Read more

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Combining both business coaching and business consulting services, the Proxim Group offers a fully comprehensive approach to helping small business... Read more

Monika Mundell, Copywriter

Monika Mundell, Copywriter

Monika Mundell, along with her husband John, provides a comprehensive suite of sizzling copywriting services to entrepreneurs, Internet marketers, ... Read more

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design

Slidemaster is a PowerPoint specialist company offering comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation designs and solutions, which leave lasting impression... Read more

Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd

Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd

OzKidsActivities is an online directory for kids activities, classes, entertainment, events and birthday party venues. Read more

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Troy Dean, Tonto Digital

Tonto Digital helps small businesses use the internet, in all its glory, to attract new customers and grow their business. Read more

Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy

Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy

Karen Churchill helps her clients achieve their goals by communicating as well as possible with the people who matter to them. This can be done by ... Read more

Anish K. Baheti, Concepts Coach
Karen Wickham, That’s Creative!
Jane Woolard, WordLaundry
Jen Clark, Jen Clark Design
Dane Pymble, Small Business Wizardry
Ben Jones, Hire a Hubby Ringwood
Tania Shirgwin, BizEez Virtual Solutions
Victoria Judge, Expert Agency
Bree Cleal, Imageffect
Mark Rubiolo, Bubbling With Energy Entertainment
Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration
Tony Cosentino, The WordPress Guy
Maria Pantalone, Infinite Growth
Felicity Van Rysbergen, Well Versed Copywriting
Jan Freitag, Proxim Group
Monika Mundell, Copywriter
Paul Coelho, Slidemaster – Professional PowerPoint Design
Sandy Naidu, OzKidsActivities Pty Ltd
Troy Dean, Tonto Digital
Karen Churchill, The Churchill Consultancy
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HomeTechGetting the most from Google

Tech | Getting the most from Google

Google has many products and applications that small businesses can take advantage of. In this section we cover topics such as Google+, using the Google Display Network, getting your website on Google and Google Analytics.


How I bounced back from a Google slump

23 Mar 12 | Dan Norris

Eighteen months ago my website, which had historically ranked quite well, was fast dropping down Google’s front page. Read more

Comments: 7

Google+ explained in plain English

21 Oct 11 | Amanda Gonzalez

Google+ is the talk of the town. It’s been spruiked as the latest and greatest, ready to quash Facebook and Twitter in one fell swoop. If you would like Google+ explained in plain English, read on. Read more

Comments: 7

Using the Google Display Network

07 Aug 10 | Aidan McCarthy

The term Google Display Network refers to the massive number of websites that carry 'Ads by Google' on their pages. Here’s how to use the Google Display Network effectively. Read more

Comments: 1

Getting your website on Google

08 Dec 09 | Aidan McCarthy

Having a website is one thing, but getting your website on Google is another! Here we look at the two best methods for encouraging Google to send visitors your way: search engine optimisation (SEO) and the AdWords program. Read more

Comments: 22

Google Analytics: Measuring online marketing

06 Sep 09 | Melissa Norfolk

One reason online marketing is so great is that it’s measurable. Plenty of other advertising involves spending loads without being able to judge how many people have seen or acted upon your ad. Read more

Comments: 14

Using Yahoo or Google Groups to help business

24 Feb 09 | Heather Smith

Long before the days of Twitter, Facebook and myspace there was a simpler Internet technology: groups. Yahoo! or Google Groups are formed when a community focused around a specialist topic uses email lists and forums to communicate. Read more

Comments: 6

 

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