Category Archives: Technology
Oct 25
2011
Under Pressure: Presenting Ideas and Selling Concepts
Doing presentations are usually not something I get worked up over, but last night’s meeting I admit to being a little stressed about. OK, a lot. Even with some wonderful encouragement from people like Kerry at Imprint Marketing and Design, … Continue reading
Posted in Aussie IT, BGM IT, Community, Gadgets, Geek, Marketing, Small Business, Technology, The Google+ Project, Web Design
Tagged BGM IT, community, geek, robots, small business
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Oct 14
2011
Oh me, oh my!
What do you know? An almost frenetic (nice word, huh?) burst of posting, then… nothing! yup, busy! But it’s all good! So, for today, it’s a little recap and site count. Last time I did this I had: 7 websites … Continue reading
Posted in BGM IT, Small Business, Technology, X-Box
Tagged BGM IT, kinect, marketing, Pakenham Residential, x-box 360
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Sep 08
2011
Balancing Acts: How much work is too much work?
Having posted the other night regarding my current site count has got me thinking (again) about how much work is too much? In doing my site count, I have a more complete and detailed list of what I actually have … Continue reading
Posted in BGM IT, Gadgets, Geek, Small Business, Technology
Tagged BGM IT, geek, small business
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Sep 03
2011
Talking it up
Marketing and websites have a few things in common (and while that may be blatantly obvious, it still needss to be said), but one thing that is of vital importance in each is the fact that: noone cares about you/your … Continue reading
Posted in BGM IT, Geek, Marketing, Small Business, Technology, Web Design
Tagged advertising, BGM IT, gadget, geek, marketing, small business, web design
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Aug 31
2011
Managing Social Media
If you only use Facebook, then you probably don’t have much of an issue managing your account – unless you get distracted by games and other social activities and tend to throw in business posts somewhat haphazardly. On the other … Continue reading
Posted in Aussie IT, BGM IT, Gadgets, Geek, Small Business, Social Networking, Technology
Tagged BGM IT, gadget, geek, small business, social networking
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Aug 30
2011
Marketing and your website
If the last few posts are taken in isolation, it may be implied that my perspective is that a website is the only focus in the marketing of your small business. This is not the case. A website, like any … Continue reading
Posted in Aussie IT, BGM IT, Community, Geek, Marketing, Robots, Small Business, Technology
Tagged advertising, BGM IT, blog, community, geek, marketing, robots, small business, web design
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Aug 29
2011
Future Small Business
I read recently a brief article comparing the relationship to business and the economy of a country to the runways which NASA used to transport their rockets from storage to launch site. Apparently, when they first built the runway it … Continue reading
Posted in Aussie IT, BGM IT, Gadgets, Geek, Green Technology, Small Business, Technology
Tagged advertising, BGM IT, gadget, geek, small business
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Aug 24
2011
Virtual (Baby) Steps into the Big Bad WWW
For many, the plunge into building an online presence is a simple one. Jump on Facebook and set up a page (with the help of a friend, if required) and there ends any thoughts of further activities. Facebook HAVE made … Continue reading
Posted in Aussie IT, BGM IT, Geek, Small Business, Social Networking, Technology
Tagged BGM IT, geek, small business
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Aug 23
2011
Facebook Pages versus Web Sites
A very close second to the question – “Do I need a website?” is “I have a Facebook page – that’s enough for me”. I disagree, for a few reasons that I’ll detail below. 1) As previously mentioned, having a … Continue reading
Posted in Aussie IT, BGM IT, Community, Facebook, Gadgets, Geek, Social Networking, Technology, The Google+ Project, Twitter, Web Design
Tagged BGM IT, facebook, gadget, geek, google, small business, web design
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Aug 22
2011
Small Business – Big Presence
There’s a big difference between having a website and having an online presence. So what is an online presence? At its most basic, an online presence is simply is being able to be found, whether business or individual, through an … Continue reading