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Website Performance againist Google’s Benchmarking

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

A few weeks back I posted “PageRank Thank Google” where I talked about getting our first PageRank for this, our new site. PageRank is a numeric value that represents how important a page is on the web and goes right up to 10, in other words, its one of the important factors in helping to get new visitors on to your site.

Google Analytics is a free tool offered by Google that generates detailed statistics about these visitors. it shows you how people found your site, how they explored it, and how you can enhance their visitor experience. Improve your website return on investment, increase conversions, and make more money on the web.

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Turning a Business Idea into Real Business

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Everyone at one time or another has had an idea for what they thought would make a great business, however only a very small few ever end up turning this idea into reality. So what then are the most important bits of turning your idea into a viable business?

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Review: YoungEntrepreneur.com

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

I just came across a great blog called YoungEntrepreneur.com founded by brothers Matthew and Adam Toren. Enthusiasts for enterprise and having many years hands on experience , the brothers have extensive knowledge in strategic marketing, advertising, public relations, small business research, strategy management, international business and business planning. Their much anticipated book, ‘The Innovative Entrepreneur.’ is expected to be hitting book shelves very soon.

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Recruiting Senior Sales Pros

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Executive headhunting is a fairly recent addition to the list of services that we provide for our clients and frankly the more roles we fill, the more convinced I am that it is the perfect recruitment solution for hiring senior sales reps and sales managers in Ireland.

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Ouch! A Story about offering Discounts (Part two)

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Continued…..

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Ouch! A Story about offering Discounts (Part One)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Let me start this post by saying I sometimes get accused by my clients of being anti-discount. While I wouldn’t agree with that assertion, I would like to highlight that in my experience, I have seen discounts being used very badly many more times than I have seen discounts being used very well. While I absolutely agree that discounts can be a very effective tool in driving business, I would advise extreme caution. The following is an example of what can go wrong.

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