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Improve collaboration and accessibility with cloud based systems. Our guide provides insights and recommendations to help you leverage cloud technology.

CTR of Paid Google Ads Goes Up After Removal of Authorship Photos

Cloud Based Systems, Search Engine Optimisation /

Just recently, Google shocked the online marketing and SEO community after it announced that it will remove authorship photos and circle counts from search engine result pages or SERPS. The announcement was met with mixed reactions. While others, including Google, believed that the removal of authorship photos will help streamline search results and make them […]

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Run your business better—by giving up!

Cloud Based Systems, Consulting, Delegating, Systemising /

If you feel like you’re at capacity, constantly making the same decisions, troubleshooting, fire-fighting and just too hands-on to take a break, chances are you need to give up. Not the business—though I often have clients come to me just about ready to throw in the towel—but all the day-to-day tasks that aren’t really management

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Mythbusting: If you want something done, you have to do it yourself

Cloud Based Systems, Delegating, Outsourcing, Systemising, Virtual Assistants /

Returning to work after my holiday over the Easter/ANZAC long weekend has been an eye opener! I went from relaxed, contemplative bliss to straight back into meetings, emails, calls and the general chaos of business! But I did realise one thing – while I was gone the wheels kept on spinning! I left Virtual Elves

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Simple Ways to Avoid Buying a Domain Name That Has Been Penalised by Google

Cloud Based Systems, Search Engine Optimisation, Social Media /

Having your own domain name is vital to your overall online marketing strategy. For starters, it gives your business credibility and makes your company look professional. It also makes it easier for your customers and prospects to find you online. And when it comes to your company’s image, it gives your target audience the impression

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5 Simple Ways to Optimise Your Google+ Page for Local Listings

Cloud Based Systems, Search Engine Optimisation, Social Media /

Over the last few years, Google has made significant changes to its Google+ platform. While these changes significantly improve the tech giant’s social media platform, some of these changes left businesses and brands confused, especially when it came to optimising their local presence. But regardless of whether businesses are using old Google+ Places Page or

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How to Remove Google Penalty for Unnatural Outbound Links

Cloud Based Systems, Search Engine Optimisation /

Nothing can be more stressful for a website owner than seeing a notification of manual action from Google in your Google Webmaster Tools account. After all, this basically means that the tech giant is hounding your heels for having bad links, and unless you act immediately, your website’s traffic and search ranking will definitely suffer

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Why I chose the Philippines for my Outsourcing

Cloud Based Systems, Consulting, Delegating, Virtual Assistants /

If you’ve worked with me before, you’ll know that I use the Philippines to source the majority of my VA talent. Not only do I champion candidates from the Philippines for my own clients, Cherry Bonachita , my own full time Virtual Assistant, hails from the Philippines also. Cherry and I have been working together

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How to Avoid Common Google Hummingbird Mistakes

Cloud Based Systems, Search Engine Optimisation, Social Media, Systemising /

It has been six months since Google has released its Hummingbird update to celebrate its 15th anniversary. However, it seems that there are website owners and SEO practitioners who still don’t get what this crucial search algorithm update is all about. As a result, many of these people are making mistakes that are dragging their

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