Category Archives: Resources

Quora – think Wikipedia, but different

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Marie

http://www.quora.com/ Quora is a website where you can ask, answer and edit questions once you’re registered.  You can follow people who talk about what you are interested in and edit responses if you feel they are inaccurate or incomplete.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Doodle – great tool for scheduling events

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Elite Edge

This is a super free tool and is quick to create an account.  It lets you schedule meetings and events and you simply  send a link for your event to those you want there, allowing them to add themselves and … Continue reading →

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Get the most out of your website or blog using Google Analytics

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Marie

Unless you know and understand who is visiting which pages of your website and / or blog and what their intent is, it is impossible to target your content and communications effectively.  Most hosting packages that you purchase will have … Continue reading →

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How to use QR Codes to make your marketing more effective

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Marie

  Here are 9 ways to use QR codes effectively in your marketing: Increase online sales. Drive traffic to your website.  QR codes can link to specific web pages and you can also create codes that are specific to individual … Continue reading →

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Dropbox – a simple and effective tool for sharing files

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Marie

Dropbox is a great tool with multiple uses.  I use it to back up blogs, “park” files I’m going to need at clients’ instead of bringing my laptop or memory stick and also to share files with other users. Its … Continue reading →

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Do you have Klout?

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Elite Edge

Rob Baker of Artisan Marketing Communications brought this tool to our attention.  In essence it analyses your social media effectiveness and shows you how far your circle of influence reaches.  Find out more here or visit Klout.

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Stumble onto great web pages

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Marie

StumbleUpon allows you to set your personal preferences about they type of websites you are interested in viewing.  You can install the StumbleUpon toolbar on your computer and have hours of fun just hitting the stumble button to return random … Continue reading →

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Generate your own QR code FREE!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Elite Edge

This is our QR code to this blog!  Go to this website to generate your own for use on your marketing material.

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QR Codes. QR What?!

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Elite Edge

A QR code (Quick Response code) is a machine-readable barcode that is designed to be read by smartphones.  It is a two-dimensional code that is able to contain lost of information within the black modules making up the code.  A … Continue reading →

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Manage your desktop social media from one place

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Marie

This week I thought I would share some useful tools that make life that little bit easier. Seesmic is a really useful desktop tool that allows you to view and manage all your social media feeds from one place -you … Continue reading →

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