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Archive for September, 2009

The Brew combines with The Loft Group… Gold Sponsor

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

For a small business to thrive the owner/operator needs easy access to quality information, inspiration and customers. The Brew Small Business Expo Perth is a day and a half for “working on your business” so that you can work in it successfully all year. The Expo comprises a trade show of 40 local B2B products and service providers together with a program of 20 business development seminars, on topics such as marketing, business planning, financial management, and government assistance.

The event is being held on November 4 & 5 at VenuesWest, Challenge Stadium, Mt Claremont.

Information about exhibiting is available at www.thebrew.com.au, together with free online registration and the event program. Telephone: 1300 55 32 35

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Loft targets experienced personnel…Ben Bowness, Website Developer

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

The Loft Group family continues to grow with the addition of Ben Bowness to the website development team.

Ben builds websites with a sound infrastructure, deploying usability, compliance and accessibility principles that deliver extraordinary customer experiences. Providing The Loft Group with extensive knowledge and experience in Open Source Programming, Ben ensures your company website, online marketing strategies and software development exceeds industry standards.

Ben recently celebrated his birthday with the team….Best wishes and thanks for the cake!

Happy Birthday Ben

Happy Birthday Ben

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The Importance of SEO

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

So you’ve taken the plunge and invested a portion of your company’s revenue on a website. The design is fantastic, and there is a real buzz around the office about the way your brand is represented on the worldwide web. Your customers are fascinated by the functionality and are empowered to use your website… but can prospective customers find your new online home by performing a simple search for your company name using their favourite search engine?

Search Engine Optimisation and Marketing are essential aspects of your website project, but can sometimes be removed from the project scope in order to address budgetary concerns. The short term savings you may realise through eliminating SEO from your project may ultimately cost you in the long term.

If your prospective customers cannot find your company online, they may well find their way to your competition instead. By underestimating the importance of SEO, you have given away a free kick and scored a goal for the opposition before the match has even started.

The sales leads and enquiries generated by ranking on the first page of search engine results are likely to not only outweigh the costs of SEO, but help your business grow amid economic uncertainty.

By using The Loft Group’s proven methods and best SEO practices encapsulated within our Stimulate™ package, your customers will know where to find you. Contact us today for more information.

Andy Jones
Website Services Manager
The Loft Group

Tags: Search Engine Optimisation, SEO, Stimulate, The Loft Group
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