Moving your website to a new host? Here’s what you need to know

From time to websites need to move from one host to another. This can be for various reasons such as upgrading for better performance, but more typically it’s to find a new host that best supports the website’s needs. The most common need to move host is due to a new website with a new web developer and with a need for a different type of hosting. We look at how the process works, and what you need to know.

How To Use Facebook Places For Your Business

Want to have your own business show up within Facebook Places? For companies that have a physical location it makes sense to have a Facebook Place in order to track the people who are stopping by your shop, office, or venue.

As such, Facebook has released a new guide for businesses to learn how to merge Facebook Pages and Facebook Places into a single Page.

Seven Ways to Raise Your Local Business Listing Rank in Google

Google Local Business Listings are different than organic or pay-per-click listings.
They typically only show up when the user types a service oriented business followed by the location for their search. A large map from Google Maps appears alongside up to ten URLs with a phone number by each.
But how do they work and how can you get the most out of them?

How To Use Facebook Questions for Free Market Research

When the new Facebook Questions launched in March, the assumption was that individuals would mostly use the new tool, however, communicators, public relations professionals and marketers are taking the lead in putting Facebook’s new polling feature to the test, using Questions as a fast and inexpensive market research tool.

5 Reasons to consider a Facebook Page for your Business

Facebook pages are a new thing by any stretch of the imagination, however it’s only recently that they’ve really come in to their own and started becoming popular for all businesses large and small.

If you think it’s just a gimmick and can’t see how having a presence for your business on Facebook is going to work, think again!

The truth behind Link Building; how to build your business both online and offline.

When promoting your website and looking to win new business using the internet, the subject of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is always a hot topic. The common expectation is that being number one in the Google listings for the key phrase of your choice is the only answer. We look at link building and what’s really involved…

Four technology trends to watch in 2011

How will IT affect your business in 2011? What new technology could give you a real advantage? Four industry experts give us their tech tips for the year ahead

Some useful new free workshops

Due to the popularity of our Google Analytics Workshops, we’re pleased to announce 5 new workshops including WordPress, e-commerce, Social Media, Search Engine Optimisation and Copy Writing for the web.

This Month at FL1

It’s been busy recently with lots of interesting new stuff happening including Garth getting married, launching our new Facebook page and a new series of new Workshops.

A Facebook page for your business isn’t worth it…or is it?

Facebook tends to attract people in a personal rather than professional capacity, therefore social or consumer driven marketing has always traditionally worked well.
But what about Business to Business? Surely there’s no point, it would never work?
Here’s what happened when we tried it…