When was the last time you typed your keywords into Google to see where your website ranks?  With over  95% of visitors to Google clicking on the first page and over 40% on the top link, moving a few positions on Google’s first page can add a lot to your company’s bottom line.

Find out more about Search Engine Optimisation and Your Business.

There is really nothing better – Radiohead on the iPod, Muddy Puddles, no business calls and a Lapierre Zesty 314 to play with all day.  Why did they not have these when I was a kid?

Vélos de boue, Musique et Montagne!  Fantastiques.

The Social Network was previously only available by invitation.

It will be interesting to see how it performs against Facebook.

Facebook is by far the most successful  online social network with an estimated user base of 750 million.

Facebook is just about to release some new features.  It looks like an interesting battle is ahead.

At Scoosh we like the potential of ‘hangouts’, ‘broadcasting’ and how Google+ seems more organised than Facebook, but the huge number of users that Facebook has may give it the momentum to remain top dog.  How many people are willing to change a Social Network?  Time will tell.

It may also be a smart move by Google to present a serious rival at a time when Facebook has still not gone to IPO.

What will the potential share price be if there is a rival knocking on the door, with the bank balance of Google?  The last thing Google will want to see is a successful IPO giving Facebook  deep pockets. If Google+ takes off there will be downward pressure on the initial Facebook share price offering.

How will this affect your business?  Well, that still remains simple.  We have been informing clients that you need to use social media. It is where your customers are.

The products may change; where MySpace, Friends Reunited, Bebo, Friendster and others fell away -  Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn took over.  It looks like Google+ is going to make the big three, a big four.

We were impressed with the company and their team.

At Scoosh we do a lot of marketing, not just online, but what is probably now called ‘Traditional Marketing’.  Windor have a clear message of what they can do. We were particularly impressed with their commitment to Customer Service.  As Brian McMeechan,  Windor Managing Director stresses, there are five good reasons for using Windor.

1. Over 80% of calls completed on first visit
2. No Call Out Charge
3. No Salesman, just an experienced Engineer to fix the problem
4. All Types of Double Glazing Repaired – Any Manufacturer, Any Age
5. Refurbishing Double Glazing is cheaper than replacing

In through the Window

We particularly liked the unusual jobs that Windor can perform.  If you have a new piece of furniture that will not fit through the front door, Windor can remove a large living room window and refit when the job is done!

Visit the Windor Double Glazing Repairs Website to find out more.

The Centre also offers support and treatment for those that require Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

First of all a sitelink is the two columns of links that you will sometimes see underneath a search for a particular product or company.

Normally it would look like this:-

Original Google Sitelinks

The new look site links looks like this:-

In this example, when we searched in Google for ‘The Institute of Krav Maga Scotland‘, we found the site and the new ‘sitelinks.

Sitelinks will continue to work as before as the changes are mostly cosmetic and I am sure you will agree give a much better view of the particular website you are looking for.

Your sitelinks can still be managed via your Webmaster Tools, and can be changed if you are unhappy with the links that Google has ‘chosen’ for your business.

If you would like to know more about sitelinks, Webmaster Tools or any aspect of this article, please call on 01259 726626 or email scoosh today.

The media tend to concentrate too much on the negatives regarding the economy and this can contribute to a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Lisini, one of our clients, has recently expanded and are looking  for new recruits.

They are holding a Recruitment Fayre on the 17th August in Motherwell, you will find more information on the Lisini Website. Good Luck!

Andre Villas Boas - Manager 2.0

With the appointment of Andre Villas- Boas as the new Chelsea Manager, we have  been all given a little bit of hope.

As any man  over a certain age soon realises, the dream of being a professional footballer dies, when you reach ‘a certain age’.

Andre’s appointment though, keeps the dream alive, that although we will never make it as a footballer, there is always a slim  chance we can still be a manager.

Along with Jose Mourinho, Villas-Boas is showing that you do not have to be a first class footballer to be a first class manager.  Let’s hope this trend continues and all the ‘armchair’ managers can still live in hope.

We all have opinions on how the game should be played and dream ‘ if only I had a chance’.   From what we here about AVB, he is a ‘technical manager’ using software, stats and sophistication.  In many ways similar to Arsene Wenger.  Maybe the old ‘hairdryer’ managers are dying out and a new breed are on the way – Manager 2.0.

One of our clients - Sports Therapy Scotland has recently posted a blog about  Strength Training for Footballers and it struck me how technical and sophisticated sports science has become, with everyone looking for that little edge, that makes all the difference between winning and losing.

And maybe all the geeks now working in IT and web design, who never got picked for the school football team, will get their chance to bring their IT skills into the sporting arena.

Turato Architecture place an emphasis on ‘Home, Place and Existence’ -

The provision of home, place and existence is fundamental to us when designing homes, home extensions and places. We go to great lengths to understand the essence of what your home means to you. Our design ideas reflect this understanding.

Each of their designs are unique, as Stefano Turato points out:

We don’t simply produce drawings, we use a variety of media from models and computer visuals to narratives and sketches, to produce ideas, that can save money and create a unique vision

Visit the Turato Architecture website to view great example of their work.

www.turatoarchitecture.com

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