Launch of the Australian eCommerce Guide
Please take a look at the new Australian eCommerce Guide website. The Guide has just been launched and is a new resource for Aussie eCom merchants. The Guide is published and edited by me, Richard...
View ArticleA Complete Guide to Google Authorship and Google Publisher
Are you trying to understand how to use Google Plus to help your SEO? Part of good practice now involves being recognized by Google as the Author of your blog and other articles you write that find...
View Article7 Key Points for Better SEO after the Google Hummingbird Update
Over the last few weeks, Google has made a major update to its search algorithm. It’s called the Hummingbird Update. (Why Hummingbird? Google says it is “Precise and Fast”.) There is info here on...
View ArticleSmarter Strategies to build Trust
Here’s a webinar on Trust Building that I ran a while back as part of the Digital RoadMaps program. The webinar goes for 39 minutes, so grab a coffee (or a glass of wine). Enjoy. And let me know your...
View ArticleDo you need a better Digital RoadMap?
Finally got the video together from the Retail Forum we ran back in June. (Yep, I’ve been a bit busy – and got side-tracked with a few diversions. Now back to focusing on what is important. You.)...
View ArticleHow to bridge the gap between IT and Business, and Five Questions for...
There’s an interesting article here on the Harvard HBR blog that talks about bridging the gaps between IT and the rest of a business. Key points from the article… Quit making the same mistakes over...
View ArticleMobile sites gotta load fast!
Yep, here’s a useful infographic from Strangeloop… Mobile users expect sites to load fast – An infographic by the team at Strangeloop Networks Related Posts: Do you have a good website for Mobile...
View ArticleReference Check Your New Web Developers BEFORE You Hire Them
How can you get a better website? Before you formally engage a new web development company or digital agency to be your web partner, make sure you talk with some of their other customers. You can learn...
View ArticleSocial Media brings Risks, but you CAN reduce them
Social media may bring opportunities for your business, but it also brings risks. You can’t control what your employees say about you and your business on social media. Detailed social media policies...
View ArticleUse these Website Planning Tools for Better Results
If you’re planning a new business website, then here are three special website planning tools to fast-track your success. These three special tools will help you learn what you need to know and do to...
View ArticleDigital RoadMaps Seminar on 17 April
How’s your Digital RoadMap? Now you can learn more about Digital RoadMaps. I’m running a seminar on Digital RoadMaps as part of the Business Knowledge and Software Expo at Burswood in Perth, Western...
View ArticleBusiness Website Reviews
If you want to improve your results online, start with a Website Review. We’ll give you plenty of actionable recommendations and suggestions to make more money faster from your website. Smarter Web...
View ArticleHow important are Meta Descriptions to SEO?
Meta Descriptions need to get Smarter How do you use Meta Descriptions? Here’s a good question from Joe, one of my coaching clients. “Richard, I have a question on meta tags. When we are setting up...
View ArticleWhat did this CEO think of Catching Digital?
Just had this comment about my new book Catching Digital. (see below) It was in an email from Michael Ratner, CEO of Compendium Australia. Here’s what Michael said… Catching Digital by Richard Keeves...
View ArticleBecoming a Great Client will help you get a Great Business Website
How do you find the right ‘fit’ when choosing a web development partner? Here are 17 pointers to getting a great business website. It starts by finding the right partner and being a Great Client for...
View ArticleWhy beats How when businesses use Social Media
Here’s an infographic with some ideas for using social media in your business. (Read on… it’s down below, at the end of this post.) The tips of what to do are pretty useful and may answer some of your...
View ArticleLessons from Online Retailers in the USA
Online retailing is getting pretty sophisticated, but here are 7 simple pointers from a recent webinar presented by Shop.org. You can read the full report here. 1. Efficiency rules: Price is...
View ArticleWebsite Benchmarking – What can you learn from others?
Here’s a simple, free, easy and yet little-known approach to help with your benchmarking research. This method can help you fast-track your website benchmarking to quickly find some of the best...
View ArticleYOU are the product, even if you don’t Like it
So much in the online world is free, but ‘free’ comes at price. If you are not paying to use a product, then you probably ARE the product. Take Facebook for example. Firstly, your use of Facebook...
View ArticleAll Web developers are crooks!
Michael was upset. He’d just wasted a lot of money on a new website and thought he’d been ripped off. He wasn’t happy. Many business owners are unhappy with their websites. Many seem to select the...
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