If you are a small business owner you might wonder why you should invest time and money in having a website. Why not just opt for a Facebook page or a Google Plus page? And whilst you should definitely also have those – having your own website is crucial. A website is yours. It is for you to do with …
WHY WE CREATED SWARM
Usually businesses don’t just happen. They emerge as an answer to a question, a problem or, in our case, multiple requests. So today I thought I’d share with you how Swarm came in to being. And why I love my job. Why did we create Swarm? We’ve worked in the digital world for a long time, and had time and …
WHAT WE LEARNED: JOIN THE CULTURE CLUB
This week I watched an interview with Marc Benioff on This Week in StartUps. Marc is the CEO/founder of Salesforce, one of the largest CRM software development companies in the world. He started by telling the story of his 13 year employment at Oracle and how he watched that particular company grow into the corporation it is today. However in …
WHAT IS SEO?
If you’re new to owning a website, or are looking to start one up for your business, then you probably haven’t heard about SEO, or you have but you’re not quite sure what it actually is. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation; this is the process of driving traffic from web content into search engine results. As a beginner myself, I …
TOP 5: THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN YOU CREATE YOUR OWN WEBSITE
These days you can’t run a business without having a website. Some people are super comfortable about diving head first into the process, but for most people the process of setting up a website can seem a bit overwhelming. We would of course recommend that you turn to the pro’s for the part of actually building your site – but we …
TOP 5: ARTICLES ON TIME MANAGEMENT
Good time management and organizational skills are essential for the workplace and getting your projects off the ground. Effective timekeeping will not only allow you to be clear about what you have got to do and when it has to be done by, but will also make future tasks easier to complete. With good timekeeping, your organizational skills should follow …
RE-POST: TOP 5 ONLINE RESOURCES FOR START-UPS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
We’re busy, busy, busy these days. So todays post is a re-post. But one well worth revisiting if you ask us! Especially for you fellow business owners out there. As in this post we look at the Top 5 online resources for start-ups and small businesses. Gov.uk Whether you’re just getting started or have been running your own business for a …
CREATING AN ENJOYABLE WORKPLACE
A strict ‘heads down’ work ethic has never been good for morale, instead it subdues innovative thinking and creativity which could drive your business forward. As a new business/startup, you may feel the pressure when it comes to time and money. We’ve come up with some ideas on how to create an enjoyable working environment that should hopefully foster your productivity, as …