tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58527702803172615652012-02-16T12:07:41.145ZRandom rants, rates and reviews relevant to Small BusinessesTailorMadeSupporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366104622274827454noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852770280317261565.post-68002906154043334392011-12-17T13:39:00.001Z2011-12-17T13:42:16.584Z

Since the last blog post flagging the issue of #OysterFraud in Croydon a number of victims have come forward and several journalists are now investigating.  So far victims of Transport for Londons dubious technology glitch have been tracked via twitter and include people who have suffered in Purley, Croydon, Selhurst, Crystal Palace, Earlsfield and Victoria.  It is becoming clear that the

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Its been a while since I blogged. Got sucked into Twitter in a big way thanks to a Mr Jonny Rose (@98rosjon) and an underlying bit of transient OCD. I have recently discovered that TFL (@tflofficial) are routinely, regularly and knowingly defrauding Londoners of Oyster credit. I am not a legal expert, so I am not sure if it is fraud or theft. My guess would be it fits the definition of theft -

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As a fairly new resident of Croydon I have been surprised by the groundswell of community activity, support and togetherness which has come out of the terrible events of Monday 8th August. To say Croydon had a negative PR image before the looting and burning earlier this month is an understatement. To say it now has a dire image on a global scale, is also fair. I have been bitten by the same bug

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Well, this blog has turned out to be a rather shameful effort! Despite my best intentions to update it regularly, I haven't posted for almost two months. However, I have been busy writing articles on other more prominent websites and in print publications as part of my role as UK Manager of Freelancer. In May I wrote a piece for FreshBusinessThinking outlining how a small business can start-up

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Shock, horror. Birmingham city council is being lampooned for being a pioneer and offshoring 100 low-level back-office IT jobs to India. I think its great news. The council, together with Capita will now be able to circumvent the unions and get people to do a hard days graft while saving the taxpayer money. I know, I sound incredibly right wing. Perhaps I am when it comes to jobs, outsourcing

TailorMadeSupporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366104622274827454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852770280317261565.post-37772260880146120292011-04-03T19:49:00.001+01:002011-04-03T19:51:07.529+01:00

Have come across some excellent resources for small businesses recently and thought I would share them. Xero.com  A New Zealand based outfit with offices in London and Australia offers an online SAAS bookkeeping and accounting solution. I have been using it for 6 months or so now and I find it first rate - easy to set-up, easy to share access with financial advisers and easy to issues invoices

TailorMadeSupporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366104622274827454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852770280317261565.post-90106757602451756372011-03-23T11:04:00.000Z2011-03-23T11:04:12.699Z

Having worked with Freelancer on their launch into the UK market, I have just taken on the role of UK Manager. Exciting times. My remit is to raise their profile, build their brand and increase usage of the site in the UK.. Its a little weird - a cross between a full time job and running my own company - a sign of the things to come I guess - I am now part of a growing band of freelance

TailorMadeSupporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366104622274827454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852770280317261565.post-71157353702673389272011-02-23T02:30:00.000Z2011-02-23T02:30:33.798Z

Its been a while since our last blog post. I have been immersed in fulfilling two very different marketing contracts for new clients we acquired at the end of 2010. The first, an online marketing assignment for Devonshires Solicitors, a London City Law firm who we have been working with to raise their online profile. Its early days but our integrated online 'White Hat' activity has secured the

TailorMadeSupporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366104622274827454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852770280317261565.post-19422210952270814392010-11-27T00:02:00.000Z2010-11-27T00:02:12.912Z

Just produced and published a promotional video for http://WhichLance.comAnyone interested in getting similar work, contact http://www.tailormadesupport.com. Outstanding work, fully managed and guaranteed from only £175!

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In the latest issue of Outsource Magazine (Issue 21, Page 78: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/EMP/OutsourceIssue21/#/78) Dr Bharat Vagadia, CEO of Op2i wrote a piece on SME Outsourcing which raises the spectre of the big boys in BPO and KPO eyeing up what is currently the small, independent freelancers meal ticket. Dr Vagadia says "With the large enterprise market beginning to saturate in terms of

TailorMadeSupporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366104622274827454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852770280317261565.post-22638343543062233252010-10-11T16:25:00.000+01:002010-10-11T16:25:27.205+01:00

I am trying to get back into writing and journalism, having gotten a little bit rusty since shunning writing news (or doing anything) on SurfLondon.co.uk in favour of paid work back in 2001. So, in addition to this blog, I have taken on a couple of regular writing gigs to brush up on my skills, while also helping some clients of TailorMadeSEO.com to improve their SERPs. So, from today onwards

TailorMadeSupporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366104622274827454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5852770280317261565.post-91056475812835447272010-10-06T12:12:00.000+01:002010-10-06T12:12:56.865+01:00

I just completed the Q2 review of Freelance marketplaces for WhichLance.com, the report found that spend on the leading freelance marketplaces in the 2nd quarter of 2010 was up 40% on the figures for the first quarter. Over $70m was spent on the leading marketplaces between March and June this year, up from $50m in the first three months of the year. If you haven't started to take advantage of

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We have just launched the beta version of our SEO Report tool. The tool, which is free to use will automatically generate an SEO Report for your website. The Free SEO Report has been written with lay-people in mind so technical terms are explained in plain English and problems are flagged, it also attempts to make recommendations for improvements.  The SEO tool analyses both on-site and

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I have been doing some SEO work for BSR-Russia.com an English language online news service covering Business in Russia. Part of my remit was to boost traffic, increase page rank and get the site up the alexa rankings. Although working to a tight budget, me and my team have managed to boost their traffic by about 300% based on the most recent daily averages. So, whats the secret to success in

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In recent weeks Google launched "Google Instant" in a blaze of publicity. Google Instant is a fundamental change to the way search results are displayed on the Google website. Instead of typing an entire search phrase, Google will intuitively display changing results as you type the search phrase. From that announcement it seems a bunch of tech hacks and bloggers have deduced that it spells out

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