P.S. I quite like Bing Now

As the title says, I've decided I quite like Bing now as they've placed my website as the highest ranking Digital Marketing Agency in the East Midlands. 

We've been at the top of Google for some time (and for the West Midlands too) but it's nice to see Microsoft send us to the top as well.

And as I say, unsurprisingly, I have started to view their search engine that much more positively as a result. 

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New Michael Jackson Websites after Death

Apparently, even before Michael Jackson's death was officially announced, people began registering domain names and URLs including the words Michael Jackson, Jackson, Jacko, Dead Death, Memorial, Memorium.  

The speed with which this was carried out makes you wonder if these were fans (unlikely) or businesses with an eye for a quick profit.  As we know, selling domain names on to other people can be a very profitable business. 

I wonder how many of these names will ever be used as official sites or not.  I also wonder how much money cyber-squatters can potentially make.  

It seems to me that however many URLs are taken there is always a way to create another imaginative domain name for your business. Take for example Oford University with its www.ox.ac.uk address or Cambridge with its www.cam.ac.uk address.

Are the cyber-squatters just wasting their time? Well, much as I (sometimes) admire their initiative I get the feeling they are. 

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16 ways to improve your presence on Twitter and promote your business

1. Only Tweet about things that interest you. 
   
2. There is some debate about the busiest time for Twitter but most evidence points to the hours of 10am to 4pm so post your Tweets during these hours.  This may change, of course, but if it does I’ll try to keep you informed.
3. Say something that will be of interest and value to other people.
4. Broadcast news about yourself or your business.
5. Ask people for advice; you’ll be surprised how many helpful people there are out there.
6. Be subtle but use your keywords whenever possible for example in your one line biography.
7. Tweet regularly but not too often ( a few times a day is good; a few times an hour might be getting a bit obsessive – in my opinion).
8. If you say something controversial, people will be more likely to respond but if it’s just plain offensive they won’t be responding in a positive way.  A comment like “That Michael Jackson ‘ghost’ on TV is surely a fake” would be a good example and should merit a response or two.
9. Link to Twitter from other media e.g. Emails (in your sign off blurb), websites, Facebook etc.
10. Run a poll; this doesn’t have to be anything fancy, just ask people their opinions and keep a record.
11. Search for people interested in the same thing as you and follow them; they may follow you as well.
12. Check who’s following you and make contact with them.
13. Publish news about vacancies in your business.
14. Publish news before and after an event.
15. Point to useful resources that you can offer people (like this list –hopefully!
16. Have a conversation; imagine you are writing to a friend, hopefully you soon will be.

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