Month: March 2020

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In times of uncertainty, SEO is one thing you shouldn’t cut back on

Andy Smart March 20, 2020 0 Comments
Like many people I'm sure, we at O'Brien Media are tuning in to the daily Coronavirus update from the Prime Minister.  Yesterday (29th March), there was a cautious sense of optimism in tone, suggesting confidence that the country can "turn the tide" in the next twelve weeks. Twelve weeks is a long time and brings with it a great deal of uncertainty.  What is certain, though, is businesses must...
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) General Advice for Small Businesses

Chris O'Brien March 18, 2020 0 Comments
Welcome to our COVID-19 (Coronavirus) general information page. We have created this page as a sort of hub for information we've found on various websites that we found useful. So we thought we'd share it with you, just in case it comes in handy. We'll be updating this page at least twice a day for the moment so check back frequently and do feel free to contribute in the comments. UK Government...
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Our top 10 actionable SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) tips

SEO and digital trading optimisation is now more important than ever

Chris O'Brien March 17, 2020 0 Comments
You may be surprised to find out that around 73% of online activity is related to searches for local businesses. If you follow Google guidelines to get a decent amount of traffic on your site, you know one thing for sure and that is SEO changes from time to time. Right? Since Google rolled out Pigeon update in July 2014, Penguin 4.0 during 2016 and more recent updates throughout 2019, local...
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Did you know you can use a business landline number with WhatsApp?

Andy Smart March 12, 2020 0 Comments
WhatsApp is arguably one of the most popular messaging apps in the world. With a user base of 1.5 billion across the globe, the Facebook-owned social messaging apps are used for everything from connecting with friends and family living oceans apart to sending and receiving money via WhatsApp Payments, which is still in its nascent stages of deployment, and from getting news updates to getting...
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How to use WhatsApp using your business landline number

As astounding as it sounds, a special version of WhatsApp can be used to send and receive messages using your landline number. And the best thing about this trick is that you don't have to share your mobile number with strangers if you don't want to. The key to this mystery lies in the business-centric app - the WhatsApp Business ( - launched by the company nearly a year ago in January last year....
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What is a Content Management System (CMS)

A content management system or CMS is a software that facilitates creating, editing, organizing, and publishing content. WordPress is a Content Management System, that allows you to create and publish your content on the web. Although it is mostly used for web publishing, it can be used to manage content on an intranet, or in a single computer. WordPress allows users to have full control over the...
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