First Impressions Count Online

Perfecting Digital Design According to researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology it takes less than two tenths of a second for an online visitor to form an opinion of your brand once they have visited your website. (entrepreneur.com) Given these statistics making a good impression should be among your top priorities when working on your web designs and social media. A company website says everything about you, so be sure to make a really good first impression. It reflects your professionalism, reliability and your products and services; and you are likely to be judged by how attractive

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‘Social Media is the new future and is ever evolving’ – Seamus Leahy, St. Patrick’s College, Thurles

  Social Media – Managing Your Online Reputation   On Friday April 4th 2014 I attended a workshop entitled “Social Media- Online Reputation & Best Practice” by Joanne Sweeney- Burke. Before the commencement of this workshop, I have to admit I was a small bit worried. I did not know what we were going to be looking at or doing. Once we stepped inside the door to this workshop, we were all told what we would be doing for the day. Joanne went through the outline of the course and we were able to see what exactly was happening. We

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Strategies to Manage Your Online Reputation

Your personal brand is your reputation. You can’t buy it, you can’t sell it. However, you can damage it by your online activity. Your brand in life is very important because we live by our reputation. Your peers, parents, teachers, acquaintances, employer and prospective employers can all ‘judge’ or give an opinion about you based on the online reputation you have created of yourself.   How would you best describe your online reputation? Strong? Poor? Worrying? Funny? Have you ever considered how your online reputation may look from somebody else’s eyes? Here are some strategies to follow to ensure that

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Facebook Etiquette

If a Business is new to Facebook what to post and what not to post can often be confusing. What a business needs is a set of guidelines or rules to follow that will help make their experience with Facebook easy and stress free.  Facebook Do’s & Don’ts We have put together a list of Facebook Dos and Don’ts that will help your business follow the right path to a successful Facebook page. Rule number one don’t ever copy another Businesses Status Update, you want your business to be better than your competitors not the same. Do share interesting Links

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