Alberon Newsletter - October 2011

Dear Reader,

We hope that you have enjoyed a fantastic summer! It's been a very busy period for us here at Alberon and we wanted to take this opportunity to share with you what we have been doing. Please read on to find out how we can help you move into the world of social media marketing and make the most of your web presence with an eye on SEO. And other stuff

We've also included some further information about the change in law to cookies... not the edible kind!

Best wishes,
Tim and the team at Alberon


Choosing social media

There is no denying that the rapid growth of social media has impacted on the way we communicate.  Sites such as Twitter and Facebook are reaping the benefits of being easily accessible for all generations. All you need is internet access and away you go. It is also relatively inexpensive, when I say inexpensive I mean free.

Read more about how we can help you get started.

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Case Study: University of Oxford - Dept. of Physics

They needed a fresh looking and modern website which catered for their very diverse audience and range of functionality it would be used for.

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Importance of good website copy

When we mention website copy, most people think big words, sales speak and marketing ploys. In fairness some of that is true, but the one thing which must always be considered is that copy for a website is very different to copy for print. Firstly people tend to spend very little time reading text on a website then they do looking at pretty images and clicking interesting links and snazzy buttons.

Website copy should consider two things;
1. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
2. Keep things simple

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Mean Streets - Crime Blog     

Case Study: Writers' Workshop - Crime Blog

The Writers' Workshop wanted a crime fiction blog integrated into the existing website. The purpose of the crime blog is to review all new crime novels in the UK, advertise different competitions and generate more traffic to their existing websites.

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Cookie law change - what you need to know

Cookies, text files that help organise and store browsing information, are certainly a hot topic this year.

On the 26th of May 2011, new laws came into force in the UK that affect most web sites. If cookies are used in a site, the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (UK Regulations) provide that certain information must be given to that site's visitors and the user must give their consent to the placing of the cookies.

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New contact details for Alberon

We have recently updated our phone system to a shiny new interactive one! Please make sure you update our details in your systems to our new main number which is: 01865 794009

 
Alberon builds top-quality websites and bespoke office software.
Visit our website at alberon.co.uk to find out what we can do for you!

We're always happy to talk about how we can help you with your next project.
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