Welcome to the O’Brien Media Insider – Your Go-To for Digital Insights and Business Know-How
The O’Brien Media Insider is your behind-the-scenes look at all things digital, creative, and business-focused. From web design trends and SEO tips to small business insights and local Swindon highlights, our blog covers a bit of everything – just like we do at O’Brien Media.
Whether you’re a client, collaborator, or curious visitor, this is the place to catch up on the latest from our team, explore practical advice, and get inspired to grow your digital presence. Dive in and see what’s new!
If your business has an actual physical location, then one of the first things you need to do to promote your business is to use Google My Business. This service enables you to get listed on Google Maps. It sounds so simple, but the benefits are profound.
With 2017 upon us now is a great time to take stock of your website and ask yourself if it is still working as hard for your business as you'd like?
Customers like to see that businesses are keeping up with the latest digital trends, if your website feels dated to a customer there's a big risk they might go elsewhere!
If you'd like a free appraisal of your website, with advice on how it could be improved and a no-obligation quote to bring it up to date just drop us a line on [email protected] or call freephone 0800 327 7540 (or 01793 230654 if you prefer!).
NAP stands for Name, Address, Phone Number. NAP is essential for businesses wishing to rank well in the local organic search results, because search engines like Google take NAP
If you’d like to get someone’s attention in an email message or a meeting invite, you can type the @ symbol, followed by their name in the body
As you may now be aware, an increasing number of websites and online services have recently revealed breaches in their cyber security. In many cases, a user’s email address, username, and password are obtained from one website, and then used to access other websites and services. This is because people tend to use the same username and password for multiple online accounts.
To be clear, we have no evidence to suggest there has been any breach of O'Brien Media Limited systems.
Whilst it’s unlikely you have been impacted, we are now advising all customers to take the following precautionary steps to secure your information…
Recently, Instagram announced that links are going to start appearing in Instagram Stories. Here’s what’s known so far: Instagram is ending the linkless existence of verified users first.
The smart use of branded 2017 wall planners will keep you at the forefront with your clients and promote your brand to everyone in their office for a
Friday (4th November 2016) saw a blog post from Google outlining a search algorithm change that will be the final nail in the coffin of non-responsive and non-mobile friendly
Mobile Push Notifications for OneDrive for Business and SharePoint are now features of Microsoft's Office 365 solution.
This new feature will allow Office 365 users to receive mobile push notifications when other people share files and folders with them from OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online.
Previously, we've covered why it's essential to keep your WordPress website, plugins and themes up to date and the same rules apply to sites running any content management system (Drupal, Zencart, Joomla!, etc) but what if you don't? What, aside from the security implications, are there for your website?
First of all, you're going to have to update your website software at some point, let me explain. You can’t keep running an old version of your site software forever. Some day you’re going to want to use a new theme, and your new theme is going to require the latest version. Or you’re going to install a new plugin or module, and it will require an update before you can even start the process.
