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Fancy treating your Dad or Husband on Father's Day? or

Just suppose you fancied whisking your beloved away for a short break, to a fancy spa hotel in the Cotswolds - which incidentally has superb twisting country roads, ideal for a solitary spin while the seaweed wrap is being applied.  You decide the car for such an altrustic trip with your darling is the Classic E-Type Jaguar.
•The Prize: 
•Classic Jaguar E-type
• Over 4 days
• Unlimited Mileage
• No Deposit
• Normally only available to privileged members

I am very pleased to announce one of our clients, and my IFA,  Assured Future (Assured Future is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority) have become my main sponsors and have pledged £1,000 towards my fund.

They will be presenting me with a cheque  next Wednesday night at the Chinese Banquet Fundraiser i have organised towards my goal of a minimum of £3,000 for The Children's Trust, as i am taking part in their Cycle Challenge later this year.

There are still some spaces remaining and here is the link with the full details and how to pay and receive your receipt online!

We already have 44 people booked on and a growing list of raffle prizes!

Remember this is for The Children's Trust which  is a National Charity based in Tadworth in Surrey and each year over 5,000 children suffer an acquired brain injury.  Most children do not have access to the specialist help available at The Children's Trust.

The Children's Trust provides care for children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs, and is renowned for it's service for children who have an acquired brain injury.  Many more children need this help and to reach them we need to raise the funds to recruit and train more specialists.

We know what a difference we can make to children with a brain injury.

I really value your support, in helping this vital Charity make a difference to sick children and their families. See more stories from The Children’s Trust.

Many thanks to all  the people who have already  donated via my Just Giving Page - i really value your support, which will get me through the miles of training ahead of me!!

I have organised a Chinese Banquet Fundraiser at The Jade Fountain, Ascot on May 26th at 8:00pm to raise nearly £3,000 for The Children's Trust, as I am taking part in their Cycle Challenge later this year, cycling 350 km over 5 tiring days in Cuba!

This is going to be a gruelling Challenge, cycling more than 50 miles each day for 5 days and the training schedule is tough!!

So please support me and enjoy an amazing *4 course Chinese Banquet at the Michelin Guide Restaurant The Jade Fountain in Sunninghill, Ascot.

Each year over 5,000 children suffer an acquired brain injury.  Most children do not have access to the specialist help available at The Children's Trust.

The Children's Trust provides care for children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs, and is renowned for it's service for children who have an acquired brain injury.  Many more children need this help and to reach them we need to raise the funds to recruit and train more specialists.

Below you have the option to pay a deposit or make full payment using the secure PAYPAL.

Full Payment for Chinese Banquet

Full Payment for Chinese Banquet x 1 person £30.00 Full Payment for Chinese Banquet x 2 people £60.00 Full Payment for Chinese Banquet x 4 people £120.00 Full Payment for Chinese Banquet x 6 people £180.00

For those of you who cannot attend, then i would really appreciate your support via my just giving page http://www.justgiving.com/Karen-Margerison

I have already given you homework in the form of reading the SEO Google Guide over Christmas, and for those of you wishing to hit the ground running for 2009! Read on

 

This is the time of year when we are traditionally looking forward to the New Year and in particular putting together plans for ourbusiness for 2009, which will be a challenging time for us all.

Search Engine Optimisation - what is i? How does it work? Can i do it myself?

I have attached for you a Search Engine Optmisation Guide from the Search Engine GOOGLE and is a must read for all of you interested in improving your organic rankings in google. This guide is for anyone who is interested in learning what it is about and who may be interested in undertaking the work themselves.

It does have 22 pages, but i thought it may be a document you may want to wade through (perhaps while with the inlaws over the xmas, new year festivities!?)

When reviewing clients websites, I always ask “How many unique visitors do you get on your website each day”?

Some clients I am glad to say know straight away and others sadly do not even have access to their website statistics. So how important is it to know how many visitors have looked at your website on a daily basis? Well let me give you an example:

There are some basic things you can do to gain higher rankings and i have listed some of these below. However if you really want to get to page one very quickly (remember if anyone tells you they can guarantee it, then watch out, as no-one can!) then i would suggest you put together a google adword campaign.

When meeting with a client to evaluate their current website, it is always interesting to find out why they want the evaluation done.

Is it because the number of visitors to your site has reduced or maybe the number of products sold online reduced, or maybe this is your first website and your business has grown and you do not know what the next step is.

On Wednesday evening I presented to a networking group of women in Richmond to talk about “The Power of the Internet”.

I have been doing these talks for two years now. But this time was very different. This time, I was on a mission. Why?

Well I have been helping individuals and companies build a presence online for nearly 5 years, but I wanted to educate people (especially women) about how important it is to have a web presence, but not just any web presence.

I am passionate about ensuring that when people invest money in a website, that they get it right therefore avoiding costly mistakes later.  Your website is part of your marketing plan and it is amazing how many people forget that.

So below I would like to share with you some of the questions I asked the group at the end of the presentation to do as research (homework). I hope these questions will either confirm that your website covers your business marketing plans, and if not, you can now move forward with refining your website to your marketing needs. ·

Write down who is your target market? ·
What do you want visitors to do when they visit your website? ·
Review the answers to the two questions above and compare with your current website, do they match?

Watch out for my weekly blogs when I will share with you more from my presentation.
Have a good weekend.
Karen@bloomhost.net
07786 936441