Year: 2020

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“Online retail is still open and encouraged” Gov Advice 23/03/2020

Chris O'Brien March 24, 2020 0 Comments
On 23rd March the British Government stepped up measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus and save lives, announcing that non-essential premises must now close. In the documents released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government following the Prime Ministers televised address to the nation, we would like to highlight the following, which will be of interest to some of our...
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How to use Zoom for video conferencing & video meetings

Andy Smart March 21, 2020 0 Comments
Zoom has earned itself a reputation as a reliable, easy-to-use tool that can handle meetings involving up to 100 people. And that's just the free version. If you need to host particularly large online meetings, there are paid-for business packages available that dramatically increases this limit, and also adds new features Add a webcam to your desktop PC, or turn to your webcam-enabled laptop,...
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Google My Business removes features due to Coronavirus

Andy Smart March 20, 2020 0 Comments
Google is temporarily removing some features from Google My Business as a result of limitations caused by the COVID-19 situation. “During the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, we are taking steps to protect the health of our team members and reduce the need for people to come into our offices. As a result, there may be some temporary limitations and delays in support as we prioritize critical...
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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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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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