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		<title>Copywriting That Sticks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When putting together a website, the content and message is just as important as the design, logo and look and feel. The site should read well, be engaging and above all make sense to the target audience. There&#8217;s no point in over complicating it, keep it simple, concise and to the point.  The first sentence]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When putting together a website, the content and message is just as important as the design, logo and look and feel.</p>
<p>The site should read well, be engaging and above all make sense to the target audience. There&#8217;s no point in over complicating it, keep it simple, concise and to the point.  The first sentence is the most important, if you lose your visitors that early, something is wrong.  Check the bounce rate of your site, to see if you have a problem with how your website is being received.</p>
<p>It pays to get a good copywriter that understands how to write creatively and with SEO in mind.  Gone are the days of over using keywords for SEO, everyone needs to be a little smarter in trying to convert your customers as well as one eye on giving the search engines what they want.</p>
<p>For a professional audit on your site and a full professional SEO copy writing service, ping over to <a title="www.writeone.co.uk" href="http://www.writeone.co.uk">www.writeone.co.uk</a> and give your site a makeover.</p>
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		<title>Annuity Rates Comparison &#8211; Understanding your Pension Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you hear the words ‘investment’, ‘insurance’ and ‘finance’, sometimes it can become a little daunting especially when you really don’t have any understanding of what these words mean and how they can apply to you. When you reach the age of retirement, they can actually increase your stress levels, particularly when you want to]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you hear the words ‘investment’, ‘insurance’ and ‘finance’, sometimes it can become a little daunting especially when you really don’t have any understanding of what these words mean and how they can apply to you. When you reach the age of retirement, they can actually increase your stress levels, particularly when you want to make sure that your nest egg is cared for and substantial for the rest of your life.</p>
<p>So how do we receive an understanding of such words? You can visit websites such as Annuity Search which provide you with clear explanations of how investments that correspond with your pension work, known as annuity. From these websites you can receive an obligation free quote from a team of professionals that will help to inform you of your choices through either email or a phone call.</p>
<p>In order to receive such a quote, however, you must first understand the term <a title="Annuity Rates Comparison" href="http://www.annuitysearch.co.uk/annuity-rates-comparison.cfm">annuity rates comparison</a> and the two types of annuity rates; fixed and variable. According to Tony Bahu an annuity agent and author of <em>Annuities: The Shocking Truths Revealed</em>, fixed and variable annuity rates are very different. Fixed annuities are tied to interest rates and have no risk of money loss when the stock market fluctuates, so they basically offer peace of mind. Variable annuities, however, are usually linked to some stock market investment and therefore rise and fall with the movements of the stock market itself. You can switch between mutual fund investments without being taxed each time but it does lack safety and proves to be time consuming.</p>
<p>The decision on which one to invest in is a personal choice. Investing is a personal choice depending on how you like to like and essentially your personality. There are many types of annuities that can be suitable for you and your circumstances.</p>
<p>Professional and trustworthy agents must be sought out in these times of life changing decisions with plenty of time given to explore all of the options available. Annuities can become wonderful tax free benefits for your retirement but ignorance is not bliss.</p>
<p>British Life Ltd also provide comprehensive <a title="Life Cover" href="https://www.quotelifecover.com">Life Cover</a> quotes. Visit www.annuitysearch.co.uk for annuity rates comparison or visit www.quotelifecover.com for Life Cover.</p>
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		<title>Professional and Practical: Online Document Printing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online document printing has come a long way from the diligent scribe, the Guttenberg press, and the old dot matrix dinosaur. Now, people can register, log in, upload their documents, and have a professionally prepared and printed document in their hands in a few short days. What a spoilt lot we are courtesy of www.doxdirect.com,]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="_mcePaste">Online document printing has come a long way from the diligent scribe, the Guttenberg press, and the old dot matrix dinosaur. Now, people can register, log in, upload their documents, and have a professionally prepared and printed document in their hands in a few short days. What a spoilt lot we are courtesy of <a href="http://www.doxdirect.com">www.doxdirect.com</a>, providing a new way to print your documents with convenience and speed.</div>
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<div id="_mcePaste">Online document printing isn’t just for businesses that need to order large amounts of printed ads, brochures, and business applications or documents, but that isn’t the case. Using an online document printing company is also a great way to professionally print college documents, manuscripts, church materials, and non-profit fundraising materials.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">For the graduate student who’s struggled for months to think up, outline, and write their thesis, finding the right document printing company is important. Sure, they can print the whole thesis from their dorm room printer, but do they have the time and skill to create the perfect layout and look for the thesis. A college thesis is meant to not only make the readers think, but to also impress with the look and feel of the overall document.</div>
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<div id="_mcePaste">For the aspiring novelist who’s just written, The End, printing their manuscript is tantamount to giving birth. This manuscript is their baby and they don’t want just anyway touching it. With an online document printing company, they can upload the document and work with someone to create a format and layout that fits their vision of how their novel should look.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">Churches are also in need of online document printing services. Church bulletins, prayer books, hymnals, and event fliers deserve to be as professionally printed as the business flier from the café down the street. Many churches find that outsourcing their printing needs saves them time that they could be spending doing the work of God.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">Online document printing isn’t just for the small or big business. Everyone can benefit from the professional services, selection of printing materials, and the skilled designers of online printing companies.</div>
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		<title>Social Media Optimisation &#8211; How Can Your Company Benefit and Monitor It&#8217;s Success?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone talks about social media and how businesses should be taking an active part in this internet  phenomenon that has waves of people communicating online, from a whole raft of social media platforms.  The internet is fundamentally about sharing information so it&#8217;s no surprise that these social media applications have become so popular in the]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone talks about social media and how businesses should be taking an active part in this internet  phenomenon that has waves of people communicating online, from a whole raft of social media platforms.  The internet is fundamentally about sharing information so it&#8217;s no surprise that these social media applications have become so popular in the last 5 years, from facebook, twitter and you tube to name a few.</p>
<p>Can every business benefit from this explosion in communication? Does it have a place and real marketing value for small companies or does it really just benefit the already established brands?</p>
<p>Well there a few case studies and scenarios, where some companies have grown and survived only because of the viral reach of social media.  If you offer something that is fundamentally compelling and invaluable to a target audience, at the right time it stands a good chance of success. There&#8217;s no doubt that social media can enhance a company&#8217;s online status, with the little help from the internet community you build around your brand, service or products.</p>
<p>If you are an online business thinking about embarking on a social media campaign and using the services of an internet marketing or <a href="http://www.rankability.co.uk/">seo agency</a>, here are a few questions and answers, as well as some of the ways that you can benefit from outside help.</p>
<p><strong>What exactly is Social Media Optimisation? What kind of tasks does it involve?</strong></p>
<p>Social media is basically a way of marketing online through the sharing of information of individuals and groups using various media platforms.  Examples include using a facebook business page or group to market an idea, your services or products.  Other common tasks would be blogging, blog commenting, market and content research, writing/editing to name a few. Facebook and Twitter management is a given for most companies.</p>
<p>A marketing agency would carry out a number of tasks to leverage social media to do some of the following, enhance your business brand, create a community of followers, creating a common purpose or cause, increase awareness, overcome negative comments and many more.</p>
<p>For social media to work effectively, there needs to be a clear set of objectives and goals before planning a social media campaign. In short, you want people to buy your products and buy into your brand.</p>
<p><strong>How do I get started with a Social Media Campaign? </strong></p>
<p>First look at your competitors and get some ideas of how they are using social media successfully.</p>
<p>Next, monitor and baseline the online chatter about your company. There are many free and paid tools to use for this purpose.  Then create a social media community map of ideas and thoughts around your business &#8211; the types of online groups to target; contributors, critiques, power users and the type of message/media that you think they would like to share amongst their circle of friends.</p>
<p>Prime these people, get to know them online through communicating via social media, and then give them something that is valuable to them that they. It could be an article, video or image.</p>
<p>Get creative and think about how you can create something that potential buyers may like. It could be a forum or community area on a topic related to your products or services, a face book support group/idea that people are passionate about, not necessarily a self promoting exercise, but something that will empower users.</p>
<p><strong>How can I measure Return On Investment?</strong></p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t has daunting as it may seem on the surface, but some metrics are less tangible for social media compared to quantitative methods.</p>
<p>Metrics that can be monitored using quantity would be page views, followers, tweets, bounce rate etc</p>
<p>Qualitative measurement incorporate  emotional reasoning and involves human behavior and decisions &#8211; there is no hard data to analyse, just observations, nuances and resulting trends.</p>
<p>You can also track ROI and work out how many prospects became customers and resulted in sales . This does require integrating your social media tools with a web analytics solution. The large enterprise social media monitoring tools like Radian6 do integrate with Omniture, so you can track the end to end activity.</p>
<p>The most important formula in social media is your Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). In a very basic sense, Customer Lifetime Value is the amount of revenue a customer will bring to your company over the course of their lifetime with your brand.</p>
<p>In addition, social media also helps your <a href="http://www.rankability.co.uk/pay-for-performance-seo/link-building">link building services</a> in that it promotes natural links, which can often be more relevant and carry more authority than say a directory link.</p>
<p><strong>Why outsource your social media campaigns? </strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s important with social media to understand a business before you can market it effectively, but outsourcing your SEO campaigns is so niche and specialised that it really needs to be done by experienced people. It can also be work intensive and take a large slice of your time up and maybe learning on the job is not something you want to do.</p>
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		<title>What is Cloud Hosting?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cloud Hosting refers to hosting using multiple connected servers where by your application runs on a virtual server with unlimited disk space, memory and bandwidth. Cloud hosting offers you the ability to scale up your server and resources instantly, if you application requires more memory or bandwidth for examlpe for testing purposes. Cloud hosting is]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cloud Hosting refers to hosting using multiple connected servers where by your application runs on a virtual server with unlimited disk space, memory and bandwidth.</p>
<p>Cloud hosting offers you the ability to scale up your server and resources instantly, if you application requires more memory or bandwidth for examlpe for testing purposes.</p>
<p>Cloud hosting is effective and affordable.</p>
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