SGIS News

Benefits of having a website
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There are many benefits to having a website for your business. Here at SGIS we provide many services to help you get your business online. Whether it’s a complete design solution or you are looking to build your own website, we can help. If you need any advice on starting a website please contact us. Read More…
Promoting your local business
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There are so many different options out there for promoting your business, and what works for one business may not work for another. This can make choosing the right thing for your business a real challenge. You can have lots of ideas but how many of these are scalable or realistic? For local businesses it Read More…
Benefits of UK hosting
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If your business and audience are UK based then there are some key benefits in choosing a web hosting company based in the UK. SEO benefits A key benefit to hosting your website in the UK is that your site will have more preference on local searches compared to websites hosted outside the UK. This Read More…
Add your business to Google
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Adding your business to Google places is great way to advertise your business and gain exposure. Like many of Google’s services it is free to use and isn’t just reserved for web based businesses or big corporate companies, in fact if you’re a small business targeting a local area Google places is perfect for you. Read More…
Marketing your website
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Sep
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A good marketing plan is probably one of the most important, if not the most important, aspects to a successful website. It is still often overlooked or not given enough attention but luckily our third instalment in our series of guides covers the basics on how to Market your website on and offline. It covers Read More…
Google Webmaster Tools
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Using Google Webmaster Tools is a must if you are looking to improve your sites performance and searchability on the web. We have listed the key benefits of using Google Webmaster Tools below. Submit a sitemap This allows Webmaster Tools to check your sitemap and to compare pages listed on the sitemap to actual pages Read More…
Google AdSense
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The pros and cons of putting Google AdSense onto your Web page. Google Adsense is a great way to monetise your site as it allows you to easily create an advert and paste it onto your site, the question is, is it always appropriate and will it work? We have put a list of pros Read More…
What is Google +1?
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Google +1 is similar to the Facebook like button, it allows you to “+1” a site you like or would like to recommend and then friends/contacts on your Google account will see that you have +1′d it. It looks like this : What makes it slightly more useful than the Facebook like button is the Read More…
Cross Browser Compatibility
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May
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With so many browsers out there it’s difficult to know if you website is compatible with them all. A handy website to help you with this problem is browsershots.org, although this doesn’t allow you to navigate your site via the different browsers it gives you a clear screenshot of your site across the selected browsers. Read More…