Today the New Zealand SEO Challenge kicked off, with an aim to see who gets a top Google result on the word quadracentifiable. Avatar believes the SEO Challenge is a great idea because SEO is such an important part of getting web site’s found and also… it’s just plain fun. Avatar was one of the… (read more)
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Seo for video
June 28th, 2010
As well as being a great way to engage your website visitors and reach millions of users by distributing your video on sites such as YouTube, with more search engines listing videos in their search results, video is fast becoming a key SEO tool, enabling you to extend your visibility across key search engines and… (read more)
New youtube online video editor
June 17th, 2010
Editing your YouTube videos just got easier with a simple new online video editor that enables you to join multiple videos together, cut parts out and even add a soundtrack. Without having to install any software, the video editor enables you to: Trim the beginning and/or ending of your videos Combine multiple videos you’ve uploaded… (read more)
Personalise web copy
June 9th, 2010
Have a good read through your website. Does your copy use words like “you” and “your” when referring to clients, or is there a lot of “we” and “us”? A common mistake made when writing copy is using company-focused language rather than customer-focused. The copy you use tells your potential client where your focus is… (read more)
WordPress themes
May 31st, 2010
WordPress themes provide a fast and easy solution to your Web site and/or blogging needs. There is a wide selection of top quality themes that can be customised to better suit your business style, or for the more technically advanced, themes can be created from scratch. Some benefits of WordPress themes are: They’re affordable (and… (read more)
Improving trust with clients
May 19th, 2010
Creating and improving trust with your clients is an important part of any online presence. It encourages clients to buy your service or product and helps to create an ongoing client-business relationship. Here are four quick ideas to consider: Testimonials are a great way of showing new clients that your existing clients respect you and… (read more)
Jquery
April 29th, 2010
jQuery is a development tool that can be used to visually enhance elements of your Web site, including menus and photo galleries. It offers a faster, easier and more cost-effective way of displaying animation and interactive widgets. jQuery can be more than 3 times faster to work with than Flash and is compatible with the… (read more)
Google to add facebook updates
March 3rd, 2010
After signing a deal with Twitter last December to incorporate tweets in their real time search results, reports are emerging that Google has finally agreed to a deal with Facebook to include status updates from Pages. Facebook Pages are used by groups and businesses to promote their products and services, and according to ineedhits.com, there are currently over… (read more)
Update copyright 2010
January 17th, 2010
The New Year has arrived, and so has the time to update the copyright date on your website and/or blog. You may not consider this a priority, but from a branding point of view, it is important to show your customers that your site is up to date, and also makes your site appear more… (read more)
Making contact 2010
January 14th, 2010
Back in the 80′s a classic film came out called ‘2010: The Year We Make Contact‘. We suspect most of you will not be making contact with an alien intelligence this year, but you will likely want to regularly communicate with your clients and business associates. Email newsletters are a fast and cost-effective way for… (read more)
