Join the Twitter Evolution
Mon/Mar/09 10:41 AM
Today thd joined the world of
Twitter.
What is Twitter? Twitter lets you post updates, or small messages of 140 characters or less. These can be used to let people know what you are doing, services you are going to offer, events being attended, ideas you are thinking about, questions you need answering - the list goes on, only limited by your imagination.
You can send messages or updates by either visiting the website or sending a text message from your phone. This type of messaging services is also known as ‘micro-blogging’ - as the internet services expand so does the terminology.
Your Twitter updates or ‘Tweets’ can be also be incorporated into your website to give the viewer instant updates as to what your doing right now, latest project, latest offers or whatever you think they should know. Over the next couple of weeks the thd ‘Tweets’ will be added to the site so you can see how it works, check back to see the results. You can see the latest updates by clicking the link below.
What is Twitter? Twitter lets you post updates, or small messages of 140 characters or less. These can be used to let people know what you are doing, services you are going to offer, events being attended, ideas you are thinking about, questions you need answering - the list goes on, only limited by your imagination.
You can send messages or updates by either visiting the website or sending a text message from your phone. This type of messaging services is also known as ‘micro-blogging’ - as the internet services expand so does the terminology.
Your Twitter updates or ‘Tweets’ can be also be incorporated into your website to give the viewer instant updates as to what your doing right now, latest project, latest offers or whatever you think they should know. Over the next couple of weeks the thd ‘Tweets’ will be added to the site so you can see how it works, check back to see the results. You can see the latest updates by clicking the link below.
Improved Website Launched
Wed/Feb/09 12:45 PM
Today sees the launch of the updated
thd website.
After attending the course Internet Marketing on a Shoestring (archive Jan 2009) I came away with many useful improvements that needed making on the thd website. They have now been implemented, hope they make your experience easier and more rewarding.
The improvements include:
Thanks must go to Susan Hallam for inspiring the changes.
Hope you enjoy, thd
After attending the course Internet Marketing on a Shoestring (archive Jan 2009) I came away with many useful improvements that needed making on the thd website. They have now been implemented, hope they make your experience easier and more rewarding.
The improvements include:
- New homepage design including, ‘calls to action’, recent news and articles, improved layout
- Search engine optimisation , updated title tags, meta tags and descriptions
- Reorganisation of the pages on the site
- Inclusion of ‘News & articles’ blog pages
- Updated portfolio pages
- New contact page which includes on-line form
- Inclusion of a sitemap
Thanks must go to Susan Hallam for inspiring the changes.
Hope you enjoy, thd
Google @ Work Course
Tue/Feb/09 03:08 PM
Following the successful course Internet
Marketing on a Shoestring (archive Jan
2009), found via the Business Link West Midlands
site, Nigel from thd has booked
a place on the next course, Google @ Work.
At this event he will be introduced to and learn about the following Google applications:
The trainer at the event will once again be the engaging Susan Hallam, Internet Marketing Consultant. Lets hope the venue has a more stable internet connection this time.
Looking forward to it, will report back after the event.
At this event he will be introduced to and learn about the following Google applications:
- Introducing your Google Account
- Understanding & improving Google's indexing and ranking of your website using Webmaster Central
- Analysing the visitors to your site & how they behave using Analytics
- Offering eCommerce on your website using Google Checkout
- Improving your website using Maps, Mashups, Site Search & Gadgets
- Superior searching using Suggest, Trends, Alerts & Advanced Search
- Promoting your business on the web using Blogger, Product, Mobile and Base
- Discover productivity tools including Docs, Spreadsheets, Calendar, Desktop & Pack
- Communication tools using Gmail, Talk & Groups
- Personalise your Google experience with iGoogle
- Understanding the Google universe: Sketchup, Orkut, YouTube & More
The trainer at the event will once again be the engaging Susan Hallam, Internet Marketing Consultant. Lets hope the venue has a more stable internet connection this time.
Looking forward to it, will report back after the event.
