While in the wilds of mayo I am forced to use mobile broadband since we’ve been told
that we are just too far from the telephone exchange. This situation is unlikely to change in
the near future or indeed ever.
It is quite similar to Facebook but with some added extras:
1) The first being ‘Circles’ the idea is that you can easily drag-and-drop people into different types of Circles, which you can then use for sharing different types of information.
2) Hangouts: the live video chat service. You can now use Google+ Hangouts to chat live on video from your mobile phone.
3) Huddle which is Group Text Chat.
Google+ was in ‘field trial mode’ for some time but it is now open to the public. To sign up just go to google.com/+. Apparently millions have signed up since the doors were thrown open earlier this week.
It will be interesting to see how the battle fairs between Facebook and Google+ and who will be crowned the Social Network Champion….. Watch this space!
Facebook has finally developed a new tool that allows users to convert their personal profile into a Facebook Fan Page. The difference between the two profiles is that users can “like” a Fan Page while they must “add as a friend” on a personal profile. Personal profiles also have a 5,000 friend limit which is not the case on a Fan page.
Please be aware when you migrate your friends will become fans but none of your additional information will come across. I have included step by step instructions to migrate and also download all your profile information please see below:
If you would like to convert your profile to a Page, click begin here.
When you convert your profile to a Facebook Page, your profile pictures will be transferred and all of your friends will be added as people who like your page.
No other content will be carried over to your new page, so be sure to save any important content before beginning your migration.
To avoid losing important content, we recommend taking these steps before you convert your profile:
I heard some interesting statistics recently at a training course I attended which identifed the 3 main issues that prevent a staggering 57% of Irish SMEs from having a website to market their services from. So if any of these issues below sound familiar I think a phone call to our offices might be worth your while - Call 046 9730147 if you need any questions you have answered!
SitesToGo provide Affordable,Practical websites with a Content Management System built in.We build your website to your exact specification so that your company has a website that reflects your organisation and target audience. There are no hidden website costs - we go through a detailed specification to ensure that the cost you receive is reflective of the website you need !
Not understanding the Internet and Website jargon in general -coupled with not understanding what a company requires for their website in the first place- sadly means individuals don’t commit to an invaluable online presence for their company – Simple things like how do we update it? Whats hosting? How do I register a domain? Well firstly the SitesToGo Content Management System is simple to use and with some training from our dedicated Support team -individuals will understand how to update their site with fresh and dynamic information that will keep your potential clients interested! We also demistify the whole process by making sure our clients understand all the items they need to put their website together including whats hosting, why do I need a domain- whats best a .com or a ie?
At SitesToGo, We provide all the Help & Advice companies need so that they fully understand what they need to do to be Successful Online- a lot of hand holding goes on at the beginning of our website projects so that our clients step through each process required to achieve the website they want and understand the product they have purchased!
At SitesToGo,We know what the issues are and by understanding our clients concerns- We ensure that they are comfortable with their initial investment in their companies website and that they will over time see a Return on this investment i.e. business coming from the website!
Take a look of some of our current heavily discounted Website packages on offer at the moment! Need something more specific? Contact SitesToGo on 046 9730147 or email us and we can help you figure it all out! No Fuss just sound advice and a friendly voice to answer all your questions!
According to a recent report from Visa Europe, Irish shoppers spent €2.96 billion on ecommerce websites. That’s a 39% increase since 2009.
The average Irish online shopper spent €1,550 last year – an increase on the average €1,450 spent the year before.
Are you selling online? Is your competitor selling their products / services online? Do you want to reach a bigger clientele?
At SitesToGo we have a wide range of clients from a variety of industries selling to a larger audience through their ecommerce website and availing of lower over head costs than renting premises.
http://www.coffeebeans.ie Selling top quality coffee beans online
http://www.mystuff.ie Personalised Iron on and Stick on Labels
http://www.smaointe.com The Irish Greeting Card Shop
http://www.purebliss.ie Bridal Hair Accessories
http://www.cashcounters.ie Coin Counters, Note Counters and Counterfeit Detectors
http://www.mtwomeybutchers.ie Online Irish Butcher Shop
Want to know more about selling your products / services online? Contact SitesToGo today!
Some believed that by simply hosting your site “in the cloud”
downtime, as if by magic, could be eliminated. Last week’s Amazon cloud outage
has put paid to that notion. Just like traditional hosting if you hope to minimise
downtime you need to have a robust redundancy and backup strategy in place.
The outage is slightly embarrassing for Amazon but those who believed
that none of their cloud services could possibly go down were being more than a little naive.
Continuing our short series on usability in some popular Open Source CMS, we take a look at Drupal.
The biggest problem discovered with Drupal is that there is no obvious separation of the actual website from the administration area. All participants in the heuristic evaluations were confused by this design choice and felt a clear distinction between the administration area and the actual site would improve usability.
Content Management Systems are great tools that allow you almost complete control over your website content. However, we’ve found that a lot of users find a number of these systems difficult to use.
As a result we have been conducting some heuristic evaluations of some of the more popular Open Source systems to determine what the most significant issues are.
First off, we had a look at Joomla!
Google places is another great FREE online tool that helps promote your business. Most of us are already using Google Place pages for our business. If you are not using it as yet maybe it is something you need to consider. If you are using it, are you using it to its full potential?
Google places not only allows you to plot your business location but it also allows you to give a little bit more information about your business or service in order to entice customers! You can include a business description, photographs, business opening hours, contact information and a link back to your website. You can also categorise your business to aid your chances of being returned on search. If you have YouTube videos associated with your company up to 5 of these may be uploaded to your listing at any time.
Google collects data about your business, such as reviews from various other websites and combines this information with what you enter on your Google Place page.
Ever thought about selling online? E-commerce accounts for 26pc of turnover for Irish companies. It is a huge opportunity here, compared to 15pc in the UK and 12pc across other EU countries. Read the full report from Silicon Republic here… SMEs urged to tap into online shopping – Business | siliconrepublic.com – Ireland’s Technology News Service.
SitesToGo offer secure ecommerce website solutions, using shopping cart software such as Zen Cart and Roman Cart. All our shop sites are compatible with online payment systems such as Realex and PayPal. Twomey Butchers in Cork is one of our first online butcher shops.