Why people leave your website

You're in a crowded exhibition hall meeting lots of new people in your industry. What draws you to a person only to decide it might be a better idea to fake a bathroom break? What gets you hooked, makes you want to take a card,

WordCamp 2014: A summary

Going to WordCamp was a bit of a last minute decision – but one I’m so glad we made. Having worked on WordPress for about a year and a half now, we feel fairly comfortable with the platform, but we liked the idea of broadening our

What happens when a brand collaborates with its Instagram followers

There's nothing quite like a hopping on a bike and feeling the breeze in your hair on a sunset bike ride along the picturesque Sea Point promenade. Childhood memories of riding with "no hands" for the first time, the flying sensation of high speeds, near-collisions

My five favourite things about Hootsuite

When I first used Hootsuite, it felt like I was sitting at the control panel of a spaceship. So many columns, so many posts! What if I end up like George Clooney in Gravity!? But once you've got the hang of it - which doesn't take long at

Five reasons why I love Instagram

Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media platforms – particularly in South Africa. And I just love it. Are you on it? Because you should be. Here are five reasons why it’s creeping into my heart. 1, With Instagram filters, even your driver’s license photo

Five tips for a strong LinkedIn profile

LinkedIn may not be the sexiest social media platform, but it’s a really useful one. Apart from connecting you to thousands of professionals and potential clients, employers, employees, and/or associates, it helps significantly with your Google ranking as well as giving you or your business

Are you a social media addict?

Question: How many of you check Facebook, Instagram or Twitter before you even get out of bed in the morning? No? How about before you wash your face in the morning? I am definitely guilty of this at least two or three days in the week.

Social media talks at schools

Whether they’re permitted to be or not, the fact is that a lot of school kids are on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and SnapChat. Remember how you used to get in trouble because you would spend all day with your friends at

Five reasons why we use WordPress

Website building platforms are constantly evolving to keep up with the needs of developers. We keep an eye on the CMS options available to us but have always come back to WordPress. Here are five reasons why: It’s versatile WordPress helps us build a site that’s as

Our top music blogs

So you're tired of hearing the same old thing on the radio and you want to hear some tantalizing new tracks? These four blogs are at the top of their game slinging you beats that might just lead you to your favourite new band. 1. Noonday

SEO and misspelled words: Not as much of a problem as you think

I have always enjoyed words. Spelling tests at school were particularly satisfying for me. While I did once write my gran a letter with the catchy title “Tiptoe through the choolips with me”, I haven’t often had much trouble with spelling. Since I entered the world

The most powerful marketing tool

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a seminar on one of the world's most powerful marketing tool. Is it the hashtag? Is it blogger relations? No. It's word of mouth. Being spoken of highly is the single most valuable marketing tool there is. We can vouch for it - Pomegranite has

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