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The Complete Facebook Timeline Guide

Daniel Twigg — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000

Over the past few months we have shown you how to install Facebook Timeline, explained all the latest Facebook Changes and highlighted some worrying Facebook security issues. Timeline was originally for developers only, then became public but only through opt in. Now, they’re forcing it on everyone. As of this week you don’t have a choice – [...]

5 Tips to Overcome Work Place Conflicts in a Small Business

Guest Author — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:30:24 +0000

A happy workplace is a productive workplace, but in every business, large and small, but especially small, there will be the inevitable conflicts caused by a team of individuals working in close proximity to one another. The source of the conflicts might be petty arguments that are either professional or personal in nature, but petty [...]

Lean Six Sigma for the Office and Service Industry

Andy Trainer — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:02:41 +0000

Lean Six Sigma for knowledge workers and service processes Do you work in a non-manufacturing group? If you are applying lean improvement methods but you don’t make goods then you probably supply a service or do “knowledge processing”. Lean thinking in these areas is often called “transactional lean”, “administrative lean”, and “lean for service”. Non-manufacturing activities [...]

How to Connect Content to Google+ Accounts for Authorship

Aaron Charlie — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:46:20 +0000

Google have just announced that they are going to start showing author information in search results. This is great for author awareness and can help Google raise the rankings of pages written by authority figures. It is also great for SEO‘s who are worried that al the great content they are writing is getting ripped [...]

5 Reasons to Make your Company Logo Mobile

Guest Author — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:45:22 +0000

In this guest post, Avery Petersen discusses the merits of a company logo as a background for mobile devices. The obvious advantage is brand recognition on employee mobiles, but what if you were able to get brand recognition on everyone’s mobile? The best way to do that these days is through mobile apps. Especially with [...]

Tips for Evaluating a Prospective Employer

Guest Author — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:30:47 +0000

In the current financial market, looking for work can be a daunting experience and jobs may seem hard to come by. However, it is important to make sure you don’t just go for the first job that comes along. Due to proposed changes to employment law, new employees could be losing a high percentage of [...]

Thinking Positively – The Way to Start the New Year

Heather Buckley — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:50:06 +0000

I have great admiration for my friend Sue Hadfield, she is a well respected assertiveness trainer. She is also the co-author of How to be Assertive in Any Situation and Bounce: Use the Power of Resilience to Live the Life You Want. Her most recent publication is Brilliant Positive Thinking. If you want to start the New Year with [...]

SEO Terms – Complete Search Engine Optimisation Glossary

Craig Charley — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:09:46 +0000

If you’re new to SEO (Search Engine Optimisation – there’s your first definition!) then you’ve probably come across a number of terms that mean nothing to you! Many of these are general web terms used by SEOs but some are new terms devised by the SEO world. Why not come down to Brighton for a [...]