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Social Media Taster Webinar – Chat Transcript

Monday, August 31st, 2009

This chatroom transcript was taken from the Social Media for Business Taster Webinar on 27th August 2009. The event itself took the form of a video and audio delivered presentation delivered in 2 parts by Toby Parkins and Aren Grimshaw. (more…)

Social Media for Business Taster Course Presentation

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

A copy of yesterday’s ‘Social Media for Business – Social Media Taster Course‘ Powerpoint Presentations are shown below.

For all those who could not get a place on the first course, please get in touch, as we are hoping to run another event on Thursday May 7th. (more…)

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life…

Friday, November 21st, 2008

The last few weeks has seen a barrage of negative stories dominating the news channels around the globe.

No one can argue that the outlook is a little bleak in some quarters; however, as we hope to show you, there are still some positive rays of hope out there getting lost amongst all the talk of economic downturn and recession. (more…)

Warning to Cornish Facebook Users

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Cornish Facebook users are being warned not to open suspicious links in their Facebook accounts after a Trojan virus made its way through the profiles of hundreds of users in the county. (more…)

It’s not how big it is – It’s what you do with it that counts

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Making money online is not about having the biggest site out there but giving your potential customers the very best online experience they can get.

The task of building the perfect website is an ongoing one. Continuous monitoring, tweaking and updating is the only way to ensure your site is the very best it can be.

Here are ten tips to improve your website…

1. Understand the customer – sounds simple but so many people get it wrong.

Get all your great products together with a clearly defined and communicated brand message and you’re on to a winner!

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web cart abandonment – why it happens and what you can do about it

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Although web cart abandonment rates are falling year on year, businesses looking to maximise their profits online still need to work hard to ensure that their customers aren’t put off making that all important purchase. In this article, Toby Parkins, Managing Director of web development company, ukneweb, outlines some ways e-commerce owners can reduce cart abandonment and drive increased sales on the web.

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The best free software, online apps and lists on the Web 2.0.

Friday, April 11th, 2008

There has never been a better time to explore the many free applications, software, online services and networks available on the web.

With many companies, organisations and individuals generating new content all the time it is worth taking the time to see how each may improve the way you do business, research or networking online.

In this post I have attempted to catalogue some of the many sources I have found useful in my role researching and advising companies at uknetweb on the possibilities presented by Web 2.0.

Some of the links refer to other list blogs cataloging the best of the web, others are my own selections and some are link to directories I found useful when browsing the web.

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Feature in catalogue | e-business – OUT NOW

Friday, April 11th, 2008

We are proud to announce that our Managing Director, Toby Parkins has just been featured in industry magazine, ‘catalogue | e-business’.

Writing on the subject of web cart abandonment, a subject close to the hearts of any e-commerce store owner, Toby suggests a range tactics that can be used to increase site sale conversions and insure higher online store profits.

The full feature will be reproduced on our blog within the coming weeks. In the meantime why not order your copy from subs@catalog-biz.com

*Please note a printing mistake has led to our company name being included as ‘ukneweb’ – it should of course be ‘uknetweb’. Anyone interested in learning more about the company should visit our corporate site at www.uknetweb.com

Lunch seminars a huge success

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Online Experts

A series of lunch seminars organised by local companies uknetweb, Coodes and Niddocks have attracted another full house as businesses in Cornwall search to understand how they can utilise their online potential.

The specially arranged short seminars have been designed to give business owners and managers a quick burst of information covering the three major areas needed for success online.

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hats off to Orange…

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

I just wanted to submit a quick post acknowledging Orange’s outstanding new ‘Unlimited’ site. For those of you who are yet to visit it check it out here.

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