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Update now and step into WordPress 5.7

With the release of this new version, WordPress brings you fresh colours for administration and content management pages. The editor helps you work in a few places you couldn’t before – at least, not without getting into code or hiring a pro (yes, we love empowering our clients to manage their own websites!). The controls you use most, like changing font sizes, are in more places – right...
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[Position Filled] We’re recruiting for a part-time New Business Specialist (working from home in the Swindon area)

Are you a sales whizz? Worked in customer service, retail, or hospitality and have a good grasp of web technologies? We're recruiting for a part-time New Business Specialist to help introduce more businesses to O'Brien Media! The New Business Specialist will focus on outbound sales and relationship building with new cold and warm prospects that have shown some interest in our service offering....
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The art of a good testimonial

Having a testimonial page is an essential way in which you can showcase how your customers really feel. What’s better than hearing the experience of a customer directly from them? It allows for potential customers to feel more confident about using your services when they see how you have helped others. You can also connect with your audience on an emotional level and help improve your...
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The route out of Lockdown: reopening of businesses and venues

Like all of us here at O’Brien Media, you have probably been following all the news regarding the latest lockdown. On Wednesday 24th February, the government published their official guidance detailing the steps in which the UK will progress from this lockdown. This blog post will summarise each of the steps and the key points that each involves in regard to the reopening of businesses and...
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Scheduled Server Maintenance – Friday 26th/Saturday 27th Feb 2020

During the evening of Friday 26th into Saturday 27th February we will be carrying our essential server maintenance on all of our website hosting servers. There will be a brief period where email collection and website access will be affected. No email will be lost during this period and the maintenance will result in speed and stability improvements across our website hosting platform.
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