Building an email list for your business

A contact list is crucial for any business. So it makes perfect sense to compile a list of individuals who are interested in what your business has to offer. In this post we'll talk through the compelling reasons for adding a newsletter subscription to your site and how it can be achieved on a wordpress set-up. The reasons why Facebook et al will publish your content for free but you as a business owner have zero control over who sees that content when not paying for the privilege. A mail list gives you that control. Perhaps there is a specific Continue Reading
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Damnation Bridge: Out with the old…

It seems there is a little magic left in the world after all. At 7 AM this morning it was business as usual with our crossing of woe… ...and yet on our return from a hard day's labor a spell had been cast. I think I'll start on our pot-holes next to see if they can get some love too.
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Damnation Bridge: Jurassic Snark

Dino Bridge
Sick and tired of having to negotiate this fiasco of engineering at the bottom of our road every day. we've decided to respond the only way we know how: Laugh so we don't cry.
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Facebook: Five reasons why business is better than personal

With over 900 million users now frequenting the facebook phenomenon, it's a natural step to want to set out your stall within its boundaries. Understandably, many take the familiar road of a personal profile to achieve this. Here's five good reasons why the facebook business page can do a whole lot more for you. The Red Tape If you've created a personal profile for your business it's likely you have no idea that you're probably breaking the rules. Taking a quick look at Section 4 of Facebook's Terms you'll discover that you're not allowed to create more than one personal Continue Reading
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How to Tame Your Wild Facebook Apps

Facebook Apps are fun to play with but they can get rowdy if you don't look after them properly. Let's take a look at how you can house train them a little better. What do you mean by 'Wild'? Whenever you use a facebook application, you first have to agree to give it certain permissions over your account. Sometimes you'll agree to whatever it says because you want to use it but then later regret it when it starts to misbehave. There is a huge number of different things an app can do with your account once you agree to Continue Reading
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Does my business really need a Domain?

Yes, yes it does. If you run your own business you've already been told that it should be online but what if you really have no idea where to start? When faced with a seemingly huge task it's best to start with an easy, no-brainer first. That no-brainer is Domain Registration. This post will talk you through: Registering a domain Why you should do it now What you can do with it for free What is a domain? Every website has a web address made up of several domains. For example www.facebook.com is made up of three domains separated by Continue Reading
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