Why should you use Microsoft SharePoint? It’s fair to say that the vast majority of businesses - no matter their size -would like to be able to turn every good task an employee does, into a web based solution. And let’s face it, the business world of today demands that you make your business e-compatible. This is where it gets tricky, as not all businesses can afford the huge amounts of money it can sometimes...

HELLO! Knock Knock. Wakey Wakey. New Clients Are Looking for You. If you are going to use the Internet to try to find clients, you must first understand how new clients are going to find your business on the web. Despite what you think you may know, I recommend you begin by thinking about how potential clients are going to see your business. The only way to do that properly, is to put yourself in their shoes. Understanding...

Avoiding SEO Mistakes The following is a brief list of items web designers, web developers, and web optimisers should try to avoid when performing SEO on a website. Splash Pages Splash pages are a thing of the past, and should stay there. It’s a shame however, we still see many sites out there still that have a splash, or landing page, with a banner that asks the visitor to click on a banner to enter the site. Not...

Microsoft’s Office SharePoint Server 2007, or “MOSS” for short, is Microsoft’s first integrated server platform that aims to provide web content management, enterprise content services, and enterprise search, as well as shared business processes and business intelligence dashboarding to the small/medium enterprise. Like its predecessor SharePoint Portal Server (SPS) 2003/WSS 2.0, MOSS is fundamentally...

Virgin Blue Voyeur: July 2009 - IT’S ALL IN THE APPLICATION Ian Grayson The iPhone is arguably the sexiest mobile device right now. With its curvy case and slick, touch-screen interface, it has captured the imagination of users in more than 80 countries. More than 17 million have been sold worldwide in the last few years, redefining what people expect from their mobile phone. And while it packs a vast array of...

Unfortunately, there are SEO companies out there that are tricking their clients, and new customers alike. Because search engine optimisation(SEO) is such a technical and complex process, certain SEO companies are cashing in on this, sometimes being very deliberate about it, and sometimes just simply because they are lazy, or dont actually understand they should be doing more. The trick - they tell you that your website...

Failure factors generate anxiety. They create barriers. They undermine the motivation of your visitors and interfere with your ability to build a relationship. By slowing them down and forcing them to think too much, you’re tipping the conversion balance that leads prospects to click away from your site. Success factors Anything that makes your site self-explanatory, easy-to-use, and meets visitors’ needs...

It’s a familiar sight: Desks piled high with paper and cabinets overflowing with files. Producing an important document at a crucial moment can sometimes be a struggle, not to mention the time it can take to put paper based applications together, and the inherent risks involved with such manual processes. As with most industries these days, technology has dramatically impacted the way the mortgage industry handle...

Last week Microsoft unveiled their answer to Google, Bing. It’s not being touted as a search engine, but rather a ”decision engine”. Microsoft identified three design goals to guide the development of Bing: deliver great results; deliver a more organized experience; and simplify tasks and provide insight, leading to faster, more confident decisions. The new service is being promoted as being built...

It is expected today that Apple will unveil a sneak peak of the next-generation iPhone at a software developers conference in San Francisco. Specifications of the new iPhone (due for release mid July) are not yet known, however there are many rumours of what will be included in the upgrade. It is expected the new device will introduce a digital compass and a video recorder, among other features.    Here’s...