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In 2020 https://cressive.com/ and I are aiming to launch Guildford SEO.

It's a non-profit network / meetup of digital marketers in the Sussex / Surrey / Hampshire / London areas, with…

Calling all small businesses....

Do you want to know more about Search Engine Optimisation? What it is and how you can make it work for your business?

In my latest eBook, I share my SEO Top Tips on how to get you found online! Sign up via the link below and you will automatically receive a copy.

SEO Top Tips eBook…

Omni Local's John Gower has created this helpful Guide to using the Zoom virtual meeting platform, and asked me to share it with you... enjoy!

Please CLICK HERE to download it…

"In the coming days, we will make 16 LinkedIn Learning courses available for free including tips on how to: stay productive, build relationships when you’re not face-to-face, use virtual meeting tools (Microsoft Teams, Skype, BlueJeans, Cisco Webex and Zoom), and…

The world’s business community is currently reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic in various, different ways. One of those is that all but essential commercial and military aircraft are being grounded for the foreseeable future with wide and varied consequences.

This is not the first time this has happened. On September 11^th 2001, there…

For over 10 years Networking in Surrey (NiS) has provided a free resource helping local business people to optimise their networking activities.

We now have more than 2,300 Members, and listed over 100 face-to-face meetings around the county each month - until now!

Now meetings are moving…

If you aren’t part of a company where you all work remotely, chances are you occasionally work from home, or while you’re offsite with customers.

Between 2012 and 2016, flexi-time has risen by 12.35 per cent; and data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the number of UK workers who have moved into remote-working has increased by nearly a quarter of a million over a decade.

Currently, over 4 million people in the UK work remotely, according to TUC, that…

It’s crucial to have a skilled Office 365 administrator, even in small businesses, who can manage staff members licence and configure security options correctly, so your business is GDPR compliant. Unless you have in-house staff with proper training, it’s worth considering outsourcing this management task.

Included in Office 365 is a…

We all want our children to feel good about themselves. Right?

Constantly spinning lots of plates, means exhausted mums are sometimes impatient.

However, when they slow down and stop moving so fast, they let the moments last and increase their patience.

When they are patient they model good listening, empathy and compassion.

And are more present with their kids.

Who then feel valued, seen, and…

The average business electricity bill has increased from £590.15 to £755.80 since Jan 2016 and looks set to continue increasing. This is driven by more expensive fuel, increased distribution costs and rising green taxes.

Data sources: Ofgem and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. RPI…

“…I was ghosted this morning…”

Admittedly these were not the words I expected when I met with a friend for a beer and asked how he was doing.  He works for a recruitment agency in Guildford and at that moment he was licking his wounds and in need of liquid therapy.  I may not have been expecting his words, but likewise, they didn’t…

Today I attended my first networking (Fabulous Women's group in Weybridge) to be honest I didn't know what to expect or how i would fit in?

But I really enjoyed my time there and all the people who attended are lovely. I am not a great speaker when standing up in front of people, but I did OK (got a little tongue tied) but I didn't feel awkward.…

Is Your Business Making Smart Decisions?…

Had some thoughts today and thought I would share to hopefully inspire some wider thinking. Let me know your thoughts.

What is your approach to Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for your Business, Brand and Website?

Is it Strategic or Prescriptive? SEO is evolving!

When you do an online search, do you see #Google serving up short summary snippets in a featured box? This is a featured snippet and is something that you as a website and #business owner should want to be part…

Are you marching forwards with your Website?

Is it time to step forward and create a new direction for your WordPress Website and Digital Marketing?

Or is it time to change the marching direction…

Candidate Screening Across Social Media – What’s The Point?

Social media continues to evolve and the world has become increasingly savvy about how to use privacy settings and what can and can’t be communicated on their social media accounts.  There is a time and a place to complain about your boss or flaunt those photos of you…

Face masks should be an essential part of your skincare routine.  They can help draw out impurities, hydrate and balance your skin.

The best part is you don’t have to spend a fortune to make them part of your weekly routine!  Just combining a few simple ingredients can help make all the difference.

Mask 1:      Raw Honey &…

Are you making New Year resolutions for 2019? Here are our 6 TOP TIPS to help those changes stick!

Now the last of the turkey and most of the Christmas chocolate mountain has been eaten, it is natural that our thoughts turn to the New Year as a chance to refresh or reinvent ourselves in the year ahead.

Are you looking forward to starting afresh? That’s great, but quite often we find that while it’s not…