Mar

6

Vidahost are running a cool competition to celebrate 6 years of hosting.

There are really decent prizes up for grabs, including a 32 inch LCD TV, SEO linkbuilding from Cybernautix and Business hosting.

Normally we don’t recommend other companies but these guys we’ve worked with for 4 years now and they run our hosting.

Everyone has a chance to win these awesome prizes at Vidahost -> Vidahost birthday competition

Vidahost

Mar

1

Are you looking to enhance your web presence on the internet?

Fedup with being on page 4 or 5?

Most of the internet traffic is on page 1.

If you’re lower down then you’re not going to be catching any new leads.

Search Engine Optimistion is the process of getting your website to the top of the search engines.

How much extra business do you think you would get by being at the top?

How much could that extra business worth to you?

If the answer to this is … ‘I need to be there’ then SEO can get you there.

We have a strong history of delivering SEO that works. Through our main company, Cybernautix, we have worked with many high profile clients and achieved very impressive results.

To deliver an even greater service we’ve create SEO Staffordshire website. Our SEO department is busy with activity preparing new campaigns at affordable prices.

Feb

27

Since your health is the most important thing in your life it’s important to keep it in tip-top shape. Natural Health for You can help you no matter what your age, with most conditions, all we do is, simply allow you, the Self Healing organism - the human, do what it was designed to - so you can thrive and live a more productive life.

Our online health store is now open and you can

visit the new website -> Natural Health for You

Feb

27

Managed hosting is a complete solution to running all your online websites. By choosing a managed hosting package over a shared hosting you gain independence whilst having the backup and support of your hosting provider. Typically, managed hosting services are suitable for businesses needing 24/7 100% uptime and don’t want to get into the nitty gritty of servers.

There are numerous benefits of managed hosting: they have advanced un-interuptable power supplies, perhaps two electricity supplies in case one goes down, scheduled backups, and the fact that you know professionals will be looking after your server on an hourly basis. Many offer on-site technicians to correct faults or problems as soon as possible, keeping your website up and online without interruption.

With decent hosting companies they can provide an SLA (Service Level Agreement) which puts the responsibility on the hosting company to keep your websites up and running 24 hours a day. Should there be a non-scheduled substantial interruption then the hosting company will contribute to costs of the downtime.

Peace of mind is one of the best benefits - because you can be sure that any problems will not require you to dig around in the server shell but this will be done quickly and efficiently by the hosting company on your behalf. The costs are obviously higher than standard shared hosting but the benefits far outweigh the costs when you need your websites up and running with no interruptions.

There are plenty of companies out there who provide good managed hosting but the one we have heard so much about is Vidahost. We’ve heard so many good things about these guys that we bought their services.

If you need to the support of 24/7, with priority support then I would definetley recommned them -> Managed Hosting from Vidahost

Feb

22

What is Team Building?

The key objectives of any team building activity are:

To work effectively as a team you need agreement on exactly what sort of team you are: what are the goals, what is each member’s role, who needs to work closely with whom, what should the game plan be? Sometimes it’s as simple as learning more about the people you work with, and sometimes it’s complicated, such as working through entrenched difficulties or defining how a long-distance team communicates.

A tailor-made team building event allows you to do this by taking some time away from the workplace to slow things right down. Through discussion, brain storming, game play, role play and goal setting, you can sort out problems, put forward new ideas, plan the future, look at the team’s purpose, vision and mission and learn more about each other as people. Subsequent to a team building event team members will enjoy a fresh perspective, achieve a sense of focus, build confidence and prepare for the real “game” ahead. This is why many business attribute team building to be a very important part of management and training.

Research shows that a team building event has a positive effect on the motivation, confidence, morale, and effectiveness of the team and its individual members that immediately transfers to the workplace.

Each team building event is created from a specific brief and is tailor-made by working closely with your company to ensure the most appropriate programme.

Other more traditional techniques often address the inhibitors to collective performance: relationships and communication. However, if a group is only a group, then the benefits of such techniques may be limited. At best, there may be no need to resolve relationship problems.

Team building events are designed to help create and nurture successful, professional, productive and motivated teams.

Feb

9

We are delighted to announce a new venture into an area that we have great experience in: window tinting. Through working with the UK’s leading tinting centre, LWF Window Tinting Ltd, we are very familiar with the online strategies of great google presence in this sector.

Our track record is enviable:- We have worked with LWF for over 4 years and have kept them at the very top for that time.

We anticipate our new website venture will provide the best, most comprehensive list of window tinters in the UK.

This website will become the UK’s best source, of that we have no doubt.

So with all this in mind we would like to mention the site -> Window tinting directory, which is still very much in development.

Jan

28

How do you find decent, cheap, hosting for Cpanel in the UK?

There are a lot of companies out there saying they deliver the best and cheapest. But they all say that.

Cpanel is the most common system of managing many websites. It’s an admin panel where you can manage domains, MySQL databases, email addresses, bandwidth quota’s … everything involved in running websites. It’s easy to use and has lot of history, to the point where it is the best on offer today.

Cpanel makes managing your own websites very easy.

We’ve tried other ones, such as Plesk, and H-Sphere but have never found the ease-of-use to match Cpanel.

Not only do you need Cpanel to make running your websites very easy - you also need a hosting company that love running hosting, one that returns your emails and provides you with top level of service. They take care of Cpanel security updates, and also look after their servers to make them very fast (only a certain number of websites per server - giving a lowloaded, fast, and secure server).

If you want the very best in UK Cpanel Hosting, with a company that will look after you the don’t hesitate contact Vidahost.com.

UK Cpanel Hosting from Vidahost

We’ve been with a company now, who provide all this. And have provided it to us now .. for over 4 years. In this time we’ve never had need to look for any other hosting.

Dec

2

Finding tiles that are just right, can be a long drawn-out affair, and that’s why there are a number of Tile Shops to help guide you.

Recently we visited Mattonella Tile Studio, in Stone, Staffordshire. This outfit, on the edge of Stone and close to the main roads and very easy to find. We were greeted in a very friendly, non pressured, manner by Darren, the owner. He’s very knowledgable and, this where the difference comes in, he’s very interested and passionate about tiles. Nothing was too much trouble, and even our perhaps basic questions were thoroughly explained and guidance given, where we asked for it.

We have been to big tile chains, and the difference is striking - a lot don’t care. Their staff are their just to do their 9-5 shift and not interested in tiles, they are just there to guide you to the right aisle. Mattonellla on the other hand, know their stuff inside out and it comes across that they love talking about it too.

Some of their tiles include Villeroy & Boch tiles, swimming pool tiles, quartz tiles, Ceramica Sant’Agostino and more.

For a professional, friendly, guide to the world of tiles visit Mattonella Tile Studio -> Tile Shop in Stone, Staffordshire. (http://www.mattonella-tiles.co.uk/)

Dec

2

Window Tinting is becoming more and more popular in the world of 4×4s, not only for better privacy but also to keep babies/pets in the back seats safe from prying eyes. The number of dog nappings from cars is on the up. Tinting your 4×4 also gives it a smart, stylish look.

LWF, the top window tinting company staffordshire, is now offering a specialized service to 4×4 owners. See their website for more details on -> 4×4 Window Tinting (www.4×4windowtinting.co.uk)

Their quality and service has always been envied throughout the industry and this is what sets them apart from other window tinting companies.

4x4 Window Tinting

Nov

23

Search Engine Optimisation, shortened to SEO, is the process of getting your website to the top of the search engines.

Companies specialising in search engine rankings have been around for a while now and range from bargain budget to seriously expensive. So how do you find a good one?
In the next section I’ll give you the 6 top tips for finding one. There are companies out there that provide a less than adequate service whilst there are those that deliver results.

1) Be Wary of One-Trick Ponies

Ask for some live examples from their SEO portfolio. You can ask them, “show me some good results that you’ve had recently”. Most good companies will be able to show results from many different sectors. The ones that are focussed on one particular area, say trades, might have spent a lot of time honing their skills in that area and neglecting the big picture. We have heard a few horror stories of companies charging good money only for the client to be disappointed with SEO that didn’t work. So make sure you see a variety in their SEO portfolio so you know that they have a good, broad knowledge and experience.

2) Get me Google no1 – exercise caution

Everyone with a website wants to be Google no1 because it brings the most visitors. Followed by 2 and 3. The rest of page 1 are OK but below that they are not so much. Ask the company “can you get me to Google no1?”. If they say – of course, go with us and we’ll get you to no1 – then put the phone down and leave them be. Noone can guarantee a particular place in Google. Its ranking calculations are secret and constantly evolving. SEO Companies with confidence will say something like “We aim to get you to the top of Google, and our previous experience shows that we can get there. “. Those with just bravado will say “Sure. We get everyone to no1. Can I have your credit card?” – avoid these ones.

SEO has been compared to a black art, and that’s for 2 reasons, noone will know how Google will tweak their ranking calculations next. And the second reason is that SEO companies tend not to discuss their methods. Once you’ve hidden something from view then there’s an uncertainty of what’s going on. Maybe something, maybe nothing? Maybe they’re doing nothing. By asking for examples from a range of industry you can sort the good ones from the others.

3) Check behind the scenes

What you don’t see normally is how the company is run. Questions like – do they have CCJs or do they have debt problems might mean that they are poorly run or the directors are taking all the cash and leaving very little to work with so your money won’t do very much. You can use Credit Check systems to see these; not everyone will have access to them but small companies do usually so if you have someone who runs their own company ask them to do you a favour and have a quick look. You wouldn’t want the company going bust after you’ve paid up the cash and let’s face it - in today’s climate it’s certainly a possibility.

4) Don’t commit all

… your resources into a lengthy contract right at the start. Give the company a trial on 1 to 3 months. See how you get on with them? Do they start to produce results? Are they open with you about what they’re doing? The ones you want to avoid are the ones that mask this by saying “yeah we’re doing loads for you. It needs more time and money though. You’re not yet seeing results because it takes more than 3 months to do anything. You need to invest more.” This is rubbish! If you don’t see anything after 3 months then you need to ask yourself are they going to produce anything after another 3? And will they tell me what they’ve done?

5) Find who’s doing the work?

Subcontracting to India is very easy these days and we have heard of many SEO companies using Indian SEO. There’s nothing wrong at all but beware that they are cheaper than a typical UK operation. The SEO tends to be a lower quality too. So don’t pay top dollar for a company that uses Indian SEO. The premium end of the market is well planned and executed UK link building. We know because we have tried both and now only do UK building – the reason? The results are far better, in fact the results are leagues apart. It’s easy for us to get a page 1 ranking on highly competitive two-word keywords, for example. Also, ask for a report of the work done. Decent companies – for them this will be normal.

6) Phone a few others

It’s important to shop around on SEO. Sometimes you can pay too cheap and get something that doesn’t do the job and on the other hand you could pay a lot of money for something that is quite reachable. By talking to a few companies you’ll get a feeling of what you need to invest to reach the top. Ignore the ludicrously cheap ones, say SEO for £50/month. For £50 they aren’t going to be doing anything for you, perhaps developing a few links on a spammy website.

The best results in SEO will always be obtained by QUALITY work. SHOP AROUND. ASK QUESTIONS. CHECK WHAT THEY’RE DOING


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