A week seems to pass incredibly quickly in the PoLR offices and it doesn’t feel like five minutes since we were looking for random words last week for this new blog theme. Well, five minutes have indeed passed (more like 7 days) and it’s time for take two.

This weeks bit of Friday fun comes from Craig Dearden (@thegreenwelly) with the suggestion of ‘serendipity’.

Incidentally, in 2004 serendipity was voted one of the top 10 most difficult to translate English words. So lets see if we can translate it to Geek… Read more…

Random of the week internet marketing, Web Design

In this post I intend to comment on, complain and – dare I say – inform you readers (you know who you are…mum) about some issues and occurrences relating to web design, SEO and other things we’ve come across or know about, using the medium of Partridge!

I’ll freely admit I have a reasonably unhealthy obsession with Alan Partridge. This was reignited after a visit to see Steve Coogan live at the SECC in early December, he was absolutely fantastic with a performance including all of his old favourite characters and then onto the greatly anticipated Partridge after the intermission.

So here we go, 10 Internet related comments inspired by one Mr Alan Partridge: Read more…

Lists and Stuff internet marketing, Web Design

Time for a another look at why Internet Marketing is becoming more and more popular in every type of business and why this evolving avenue for revenue is (or in some cases, not) being realised.

Keeping up with the times has got to be something that business owners would be concerned about? Getting set in your ways is arguably a way of life, but hopefully not at the expense of your business! Read more…

SEO and Internet Marketing internet marketing, SEO and Internet Marketing

Recent blog posts of ours made us realise that we haven’t been shouting out enough about the beneficial combination of an e-commerce website and an internet marketing campaign. It’s what we do best and decided it’s about time we told you why it’s a cracking combination!

Why go e-commerce?

Selling online has tons of benefits. Amongst others, it’s cheaper than a high street shop, can sell for you when you’re asleep and can reach a wider geographic area. Want to know more? Then look at our ‘5 Reasons to purchase an online shop‘ post. Read more…

E-commerce, SEO and Internet Marketing E-commerce, internet marketing, SEO and Internet Marketing

I had prepared a couple of presentations for my workshop at the Whiteinch Community Centre for the Glasgow West Regeneration Agency, however when I got there I decided that it may be more engaging if I were just to talk a little about what PoLR do and to run through some of the reasons to opt for digital advertising as an important element of business promotion. In general I spoke about the very basics: What type of website you can have and why it may be applicable to your products / services. Then I opened it up to a Q & A session, deliberately leaving a decent amount of time for this. Read more…

Team News internet marketing, webdesign

It is human nature to batton down the hatches and squirrel away any spare cash during a tough economic time however, there have been a whole host of studies and reports that give advice to the contrary in terms of advertising your business.

Further to our post Advertising during a recession – The Kellogg’s way, we have a few more examples for you of companies who have seen success and increased sales by advertising during a recession. Read more…

SEO and Internet Marketing internet marketing, Online Marketing