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Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group

Combining both business coaching and business consulting services, the Proxim Group offers a fully comprehensive approach to helping small business... Read more

Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp

Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp

Roland Hanekroot is a small business coach in Sydney who works with small business owners who want to make a big shift in their business and turn i... Read more

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually

Hazel Theocharous is a virtual assistant who listens to her clients and then assesses their admin, assists with their admin and answers their admin... Read more

Dane Pymble, Small Business Wizardry

Dane Pymble, Small Business Wizardry

Small Business Wizardry gives small business owners the tools and resources they need to start and grow their business. Read more

Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity

Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity

Queen Bee Maternity provides stylish maternity and breastfeeding clothes for women worldwide. It helps them to feel great during their pregnancy. Read more

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies

Enigma Technologies provides IT implementation, support and deployment to a wide range of clients, from home users to multi nationals. Read more

Rachel Abdy, Pace Administration

Rachel Abdy, Pace Administration

Pace Administration offers administrative services to micro and self-employed businesses in Adelaide specialising in services for self-employed psy... Read more

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration

Jan Bell is a virtual secretary who does administration and back office work from secretarial to bookkeeping. Read more

Jane Woolard, WordLaundry

Jane Woolard, WordLaundry

Specialising in editing, proofreading and copywriting, WordLaundry takes the froth and bubble from communications, leaving them crisp and squeaky c... Read more

Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire

Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire

Pendle Party and Event Hire is a family business that offers party and event equipment for hire to south east Queensland. Read more

Stewart Marshall, Uncomplicating IT

Stewart Marshall, Uncomplicating IT

Uncomplicating IT provides impartial, independent IT advice in plain English. We help those who don't know that much about IT bridge the technology... Read more

Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

Richard Jenner, The Type Shed

Richard Jenner does graphic design, for any application - print, web, packaging, shop fronts, signs... anything that requires text / images arrange... Read more

Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio

Presentation Studio offers a complete presentation design service, from PowerPoint Templates and Design, and Training to Public Speaker coaching. T... Read more

Tom Mewing, Aussie

Tom Mewing, Aussie

Tom Mewing assists people in purchasing their dream home by finding them the best home loan. Read more

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Banika Smee, Witjuti

Witjuti has a range of bamboo clothing designed for yoga, travel, maternity or just lounging around. Read more

Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim

Deb Pilgrim helps small business owners start, grow and lead their business, so that they can create the life they want. Read more

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images

Golden Days Images preserves old photos and places them on DVD and CD. They are also branching out into capturing small events involving filming an... Read more

Monika Mundell, Copywriter

Monika Mundell, Copywriter

Monika Mundell, along with her husband John, provides a comprehensive suite of sizzling copywriting services to entrepreneurs, Internet marketers, ... Read more

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive

Altima Interactive provides web business consulting, web design and web development to help people grow their business online. Read more

Bob Jones, an SEO Company

Bob Jones, an SEO Company

'an SEO Company' provides authentic SEO services for small businesses in Australia. Read more

Jan Freitag, Proxim Group
Roland Hanekroot, New Perspectives Small Business Bootcamp
Hazel Theocharous, Assisting U Virtually
Dane Pymble, Small Business Wizardry
Sharon Chim, Queen Bee Maternity
Tom Evison, Enigma Technologies
Rachel Abdy, Pace Administration
Jan Bell, Bell’s Outsourcing Administration
Jane Woolard, WordLaundry
Amy Barry, Pendle Party and Event Hire
Stewart Marshall, Uncomplicating IT
Richard Jenner, The Type Shed
Emma Bannister, Presentation Studio
Tom Mewing, Aussie
Banika Smee, Witjuti
Deb Pilgrim
Bev Wilkinson, Golden Days Images
Monika Mundell, Copywriter
Alex Levashov, Altima Interactive
Bob Jones, an SEO Company
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HomeTechGetting the most from Google

Tech | Getting the most from Google

Google has many products and applications that small businesses can take advantage of. In this section we cover topics such as Google+, using the Google Display Network, getting your website on Google and Google Analytics.


How I bounced back from a Google slump

23 Mar 12 | Dan Norris

Eighteen months ago my website, which had historically ranked quite well, was fast dropping down Google’s front page. Read more

Comments: 7

Google+ explained in plain English

21 Oct 11 | Amanda Gonzalez

Google+ is the talk of the town. It’s been spruiked as the latest and greatest, ready to quash Facebook and Twitter in one fell swoop. If you would like Google+ explained in plain English, read on. Read more

Comments: 7

Using the Google Display Network

07 Aug 10 | Aidan McCarthy

The term Google Display Network refers to the massive number of websites that carry 'Ads by Google' on their pages. Here’s how to use the Google Display Network effectively. Read more

Comments: 1

Getting your website on Google

08 Dec 09 | Aidan McCarthy

Having a website is one thing, but getting your website on Google is another! Here we look at the two best methods for encouraging Google to send visitors your way: search engine optimisation (SEO) and the AdWords program. Read more

Comments: 22

Google Analytics: Measuring online marketing

06 Sep 09 | Melissa Norfolk

One reason online marketing is so great is that it’s measurable. Plenty of other advertising involves spending loads without being able to judge how many people have seen or acted upon your ad. Read more

Comments: 14

Using Yahoo or Google Groups to help business

24 Feb 09 | Heather Smith

Long before the days of Twitter, Facebook and myspace there was a simpler Internet technology: groups. Yahoo! or Google Groups are formed when a community focused around a specialist topic uses email lists and forums to communicate. Read more

Comments: 6

 

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