News Articles

• Feb 22 2021
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ACCC and News Corp vs Google and Facebook

News media bargaining code - results seem to be just money moving from Google and Facebook to News Corp and Channel Nine. No addressing the power imbalance. No requirements for News organisations to actually spend the money on journalists. No change to Google search results or Facebook news feeds.

• Aug 15 2016
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• 30827 recent views

Using the potential of YouTube

Tips on creating quality video for Youtube

• Jan 25 2022
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• 13629 recent views

SEO Friendly Shopping Carts

With a Shopping Cart there needs to be a balance between functionality and efficiency. Organic search engine results will be an important source of sales.

• Nov 01 2014
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• 10114 recent views

Responsive Websites vs a Mobile version

Responsive websites are a better option than a mobile version of your website. There are now even more options and cost saving approaches in developing a responsive website.

• Jul 24 2018
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• 10018 recent views

A Brief History of Kimono and Obi

The Kimono (着物, きもの) is a traditional long-sleeve Japanese garment that reaches from the shoulders down to the heels.

• Apr 22 2010
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• 9281 recent views

Enhanced Email Marketing Tool for your website

Our Email Manager is a system that fits in with our Content Management System. The latest version is ImageManger v4.

• Feb 18 2016
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• 8536 recent views

Ideas for creating passive income

Ideas for passive income with examples that have worked and still work today. 6 Key Factors for generating Passive Income with SEO.

• Mar 20 2023
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• 8434 recent views

Managing your domains a quick guide

I recommend using a company that allows you to call and discuss problems, or alternatively chat with a person.

• Aug 12 2022
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• 7740 recent views

Evolving eCommerce with SEO

Latest eCommerce evolution - integrating SEO with new ideas and making them work.

• May 03 2022
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• 7401 recent views

Twitter for SEO

How to Productively Use Twitter (X) for SEO of websites in 2026. Twitter has provided a platform for a new wave of social and environmental activism, and provides an opportunity for brands to do purpose-driven advertising. This can be harnessed for SEO.

• May 28 2018
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• 7287 recent views

Why a Multi-Skilled SEO offers better value

Sometimes simple things make a dramatic improvement to a website. Google tries to return the best matching sites for a particular query. A Multi-Skilled SEO can offer excellent value.

• Aug 12 2019
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• 7100 recent views

What Communication Style Do You Use?

DISC stands for Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientious.

• Jan 04 2021
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• 6459 recent views

Concepts to master for your website

We have created a list of stuff to know for your website, making no assumptions about your level of IT skills.

• Mar 07 2022
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• 6137 recent views

Assess your eCommerce opportunities

Everyone checks on their competitors - being search engine specialists we are very good at keeping tabs on what the competition is doing and creating strategies to efficiently deal with it.

• Jul 13 2015
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• 6117 recent views

Intelligent Security Systems

Modern intelligent security systems include state-of-the-art access control, security, and building automation to protect your business from unauthorised entry.

• Dec 05 2016
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• 5929 recent views

Image Manager 4 Released

The latest release of our platform named Image Manager 4. Made for advanced users, yet easier to use than Facebook.

• Sep 08 2015
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• 5751 recent views

Pool Inspection Laws Queensland

From 30 November 2015 there will be only one pool safety standard in Queensland all pools including spas and some portable pools will need to comply with the standard or earlier if your property is sold or leased.

• Feb 11 2019
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• 5437 recent views

Climate Change, Power and Politics

Australia's national electricity grid has once again buckled under the pressure of a scorching hot summer. Consumers are furious not only about blackouts but rising power bills, too. For decades, politicians have promised solutions they failed to deliver.

• Sep 23 2015
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• 5404 recent views

Low Budget High Impact Web Videos

Creating a low budget high impact web video.

• Aug 03 2013
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• 5395 recent views

Gold Coast Tradesmen Directory

Check our GC trades directory when you have an emergency

• Jul 04 2025
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• 5394 recent views

AI Crawlers vs Search Crawlers

The New SEO: Optimizing Your Website for AI Crawlers, Not Just Google

• Jun 23 2017
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• 5388 recent views

Kitchen Renovation Alfresco BBQ

Kitchen Renovation with outdoor Alfresco area bringing the outside and inside together for a seamless finish.

• Nov 29 2013
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• 5190 recent views

A flexible e-mail system

Our E-mail Manager tool can be customised to the requirements of your website. Our websites and portals are managed from the server upwards so emails have a better chance of being received opened and read.

• Apr 08 2014
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• 5156 recent views

Cockroaches like BBQs too

There are many simple steps to reduce the number of pests around your property. Pest as humans need food, water and shelter and therefore by eliminating a number of these things your property is less likely to be the next breeding spot for pests.

• Mar 13 2018
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• 5143 recent views

Planting a hedge fence

A simple technique for planting a hedge fence.

• Nov 20 2015
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• 5123 recent views

Feed-in Solar Tariffs Queensland

Everything you need to know about Feed-in tariffs (FIT) have been created by the Queensland for electricity generating solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

• Jul 11 2018
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• 5104 recent views

Southport Mechanic

Across from the Brickworks on Ferry Rd is a mix of motor mechanics, auto electricians, tyre repairs, battery replacement, crash repairs, new and used car dealerships.

• Apr 14 2020
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• 5077 recent views

Humans need ants to survive

Most of the ants we see on the Gold Coast are black house ants. Ants act as decomposers by feeding on organic waste, insects or other dead animals.

• Sep 17 2018
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• 4979 recent views

Break-even Analysis for Bookkeeping

Break-even analysis can help making business decisions. A bookkeeper can help by setting up good practices that allow better business decisions to be made.

• Jan 06 2020
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• 4952 recent views

Influential Climate Change Journalists

By moving the conversation past simplistic denials, some Australian journalists are informing whilst maintaining balance in their reporting. Some journalists have gone above and beyond, they have saved lives by using their journalistic skills to convey effective messages to desperate people.

• Oct 14 2025
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• 4850 recent views

Sitemap.xml Best Practices

If you manage a website, you have probably heard about the importance of SEO and helping Google find your content. One of the easiest ways to do that is through a sitemap.xml file.

• Apr 12 2010
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• 4814 recent views

Site Speed is important for Google

Nobody likes a slow website. Have you ever noticed how some sites load much faster than others with seemingly the same type of page?

• Mar 05 2019
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• 4715 recent views

The Renewable Energy Race

Australia has recorded both its hottest ever summer and highest ever greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately 17 countries generated more than 90% of their electricity with renewable energy in 2017. Australia was not one of them.

• Jan 31 2019
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• 4675 recent views

Built to Rent

Build to Rent is a term used to describe property that is specifically developed for long-term rentals.

• Nov 05 2020
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• 4655 recent views

Artificial Intelligence by Google

Artificial intelligence (AI) is enhancing our lives and augmenting our abilities.

• Jun 23 2020
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• 4650 recent views

ADELAIDE HILLS WINERIES

Shiraz accounts for about 40% of Australia's total wine output. Australia is second only to France for producing the wine we call Shiraz and what the French call Syrah.

• Apr 04 2011
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• 4647 recent views

Our Facebook Application

Our Facebook Application has just had its 3rd revision. Facebook continues to evolve, App developers need to continue to upgrade Apps that tap into the Graph API.

• Aug 24 2022
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• 4647 recent views

SEO Competitor Analysis

If an SEO company approaches you, be wary. Firstly if they are so good at SEO why are they contacting you via phone or email or a paid ad?

• Dec 31 2018
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• 4619 recent views

Finding your core

Fitness regimes will often refer to your core - strengthen your core - engage your core - but do you really know what they are referring to?

• Aug 17 2012
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• 4602 recent views

Facebook Account Security

• Jun 13 2016
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• 4599 recent views

Timber Floors

Stunning Timber Floors by Bill Borthwick check the variety of floors

• May 12 2020
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• 4573 recent views

International Sweets & Gourmet Foods

Warning: Recent reports indicate that no one who has entered the Captains Candy lolly shop on the Gold Coast has ever departed without purchasing something (or many things).

• Oct 11 2017
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• 4565 recent views

Ground Engineers

You could be forgiven for thinking the phrase, 'Micropiles', refers to a medical condition. In fact, micropiles are high performance, high capacity, small diameter (50mm-300mm) pilings used in highly-specialised Ground Engineering projects.

• May 26 2010
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• 4560 recent views

Planning a website

There are many websites with pretty much the same format ideas and even shopping cart system. To stand out from the crowd you may need to use some careful planning on your website and differentiate yourself from the plug in majority.

• Sep 02 2021
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• 4510 recent views

The Rising Cost of SEO

If you are interested in how much you should pay for SEO it may be useful to analyse SEO companies, their structure and their techniques. Perhaps the techniques they use to market to you are interesting as well.

• Jun 17 2015
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• 4504 recent views

Advanced Security Cameras

To get an understanding of the possibilities in Security Systems let's have a close look at a very advanced system by the German company Mobotix.

• May 07 2018
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• 4479 recent views

Security & Alarm Systems Brisbane

The history of humankind also involves the history of natural disasters, invasions, and theft. Geese and Dogs were our earliest alarm detection systems

• Dec 09 2010
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• 4470 recent views

Why is my content management system so slow?

Why is my CMS site so slow

• Jun 11 2010
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• 4459 recent views

DIY SEO

A DIY SEO strategy may be an opportunity lost or it may be the gateway to a rewarding experience.

• Aug 30 2016
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• 4458 recent views

Never Make an Impulse Appliance Purchase

Buying appliances - never make an impulse buy.

• Jun 12 2017
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• 4394 recent views

Hire a photo booth

Consider renting a photo booth booth for your next event Brisbane and Gold Coast

• May 20 2020
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• 4393 recent views

Is that car oil leak serious?

You may notice a car oil leak, however determining whether it is serious or not may be another factor.

• Jul 22 2016
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• 4389 recent views

Eco-friendly Home Building

Eco-friendly home building using recycled timber eco-paints and the need to keep the air fresh.

• Apr 08 2021
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• 4343 recent views

UI design for SEO

User Interface Design (UI) affects the look of a site, the structure, the speed and the retention and action of visitors.

• Sep 09 2016
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• 4299 recent views

Issues with childhood photography

Shooting childhood photography when it suits the child.

• Jul 23 2015
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• 4294 recent views

Protection against power surges

What would be the cost in lost productivity of a power surge induced computer crash

• Oct 25 2017
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• 4230 recent views

Plumbing, the Ancient Art of Managing Water

Plumbing is any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of application using pipes, valves, fixtures and other apparatus.

• Jan 06 2015
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• 4204 recent views

Inspired by Necessity

Latest upgrades to our systems - inspired by necessity. Powerful new tools for extracting more out of your website.

• Jun 04 2018
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• 4188 recent views

Termite Inspections and Treatments

Termites likened to a modern day game of football where a strong offense and defence is desired.

• Dec 30 2015
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• 4179 recent views

Gold Coast Real Estate

Gold Coast Real Estate issues in the Southport region and beyond.

• Aug 23 2017
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• 4170 recent views

Custom Timber Dining Tables

Some examples of custom timber dining tables Gold Coast

• Sep 05 2017
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• 4141 recent views

Website speed test claims put to the test

An article in a local paper came with the headline 'Websites warned to get up to speed' - but the authors website failed many fundamental tests.

• May 10 2017
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• 4140 recent views

My Site Dropped out of Google

Has your site dropped out of Google or sits there like a stone?

• Apr 20 2017
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• 4133 recent views

Recycled Timber comes with a story

The added value of a recycled timber piece is often the story that accompanies it.

• Jun 06 2018
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• 4128 recent views

Seeing Red over Cola

Seeing Red over a can of Coke - understanding colour models, colour schemes and printing. Why can we recognise the distinct colour of a coke can? How to create a good colour scheme.

• Oct 14 2016
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• 4096 recent views

Classic Gold Coast

The Gold Coast lifestyle leads to some classic tradesmen - one is Brad Friend who specialises in Timber Furniture Gold Coast.

• Apr 23 2013
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• 4082 recent views

Yellow Pages Google Partnership Unfair

Yellow Pages vs Search Engines

• Aug 09 2018
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• 4072 recent views

Wheel and Tyre Service Products

The Un-natural art of the wheel Wheel and Tyre Service Products

• Mar 19 2021
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• 4069 recent views

How to collaborate successfully

Collaboration can be defined as working together with one or more people to complete a project or task; or to increase knowledge and skills; or to develop ideas; or to establish protocols and processes; or to improve or refine current products and services; or to find new markets; ...

• Sep 26 2013
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• 4053 recent views

Soft drinks can damage your teeth?

Sugar often contained in a soft drink acts like an acid dissolving the enamel on teeth.

• Sep 26 2016
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• 4036 recent views

Techheads who can market

Our blog just got better by using the best combination of technologies.

• Dec 06 2017
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• 4016 recent views

Relationship Counselling - the volatile couple

Relationship Counselling - Working with the volatile couple - how Jiselle helped a couple reconnect - this may make you feel emotional.

• Aug 02 2016
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• 3991 recent views

How to add a review to Google Places

How to add a review to Google places

• Apr 13 2016
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• 3983 recent views

Interactive Charts

In our Interactive Charts system we combine a number of processes into one that works on any device with interactivity.

• Sep 09 2010
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• 3982 recent views

Jet ski or Jet boat Gold Coast

The Gold Coast Broadwater is part of Morton Bay Marine Park.

• Feb 06 2018
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• 3981 recent views

The bakers oven stops

What happens to a bakery when their 20 year old oven stops working and requires a part that is no longer in production?

• May 13 2016
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• 3979 recent views

Timber Furniture Gold Coast

The process for getting custom timber furniture on the Gold Coast

• Jul 26 2016
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• 3977 recent views

Servicing your air-conditioner

Jeff Thatcher offers more than just cleaning the filters when it comes to air conditioning maintenance.

• Nov 13 2013
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• 3948 recent views

Social Media Strategies for SEO

What bare minimum Social Media can I do to get by?

• Sep 08 2017
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• 3938 recent views

Termites the secretive pest

Termites work in colonies and can be very secretive. Look for the signs of termites in your home.

• Dec 02 2013
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• 3933 recent views

Negative SEO

Negative SEO is where there is a systematic attempt to discredit a site in Google or other search engine. There is a process in dealing with fake bad reviews.

• Oct 09 2018
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• 3928 recent views

Anatomy of a local Google Search

Anatomy of a Google Search - comparing search results on a local search term. Understanding how your site can benefit from a local listing via Google My Business.

• Feb 12 2014
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• 3908 recent views

HTML5 improving SEO and Social Interaction

HTML5 is offering some great new web experiences.

• Jun 18 2019
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• 3905 recent views

Psychological Counselling

Counselling, also known as therapy, talking therapy or psychotherapy, gives people the chance to talk to a trained professional in a safe and confidential environment to explore feelings, thoughts and behaviour.

• Aug 26 2013
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• 3896 recent views

Boat Hire Gold Coast

Boat Hire Gold Coast - from thrills to fun and adventure.

• Sep 29 2017
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• 3883 recent views

Foundation Underpinning

Underpinning is the process of improving or strengthening an existing foundation.

• Mar 26 2010
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• 3855 recent views

360 degree Panoramas + Google Maps

Panoramas and Google Maps

• Jan 14 2019
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• 3811 recent views

Pool Maintenance Brisbane-Gold Coast

Many of us dream of owning a swimming pool, however, dreams about swimming pools (or any pool of water) may symbolize your subconscious thoughts or deeply rooted emotions. Pool dreams suggest that you are trying to understand and know yourself better.

• Dec 07 2014
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• 3790 recent views

Social Media vs SEO for sales generation

Rather, ask yourself how much time you spend on social media every week. Now multiply that by 10 - that’s how much time you should spend on your SEO.

• Jul 19 2010
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• 3786 recent views

Java Web Hosting

• Jan 15 2015
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• 3775 recent views

Is your security provider licensed?

4 things to check before using a security systems provider.

• Sep 05 2019
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• 3749 recent views

Dampness, Mould and Health

Moulds have been on the Earth for millions of years. Mould is everywhere - in the air and on many surfaces.

• Feb 14 2019
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• 3738 recent views

PDF - Perfect Document Format

PDF stands for Portable Document Format and was created by Adobe in the early 1990's and released in 1993. The PDF Reference became ISO 32000, an International Standard that allows any company to create software that creates PDF documents.

• Jan 29 2016
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• 3737 recent views

Better Childhood Photography

7 useful tips for better childhood photography

• Aug 22 2019
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• 3735 recent views

HAPPINESS - Why Should We Believe Hilda?

Perhaps the next time an Australian Prime Minister claims the Government are "good economic managers" and suggests that the way to earn more money is to "work harder", we may want to burst their Canberra bubble by referring them to HILDA for a reality check.

• Nov 26 2010
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• 3734 recent views

Google now includes local places results

SEO constantly evolves - I started SEO before Google existed and many of the moves we see are a result of people trying to manipulate results.

• May 14 2019
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• 3729 recent views

INSPECTIONS Buildings, Pests and Electrical

Pre-purchase building, electrical and pest inspections are highly recommended prior to buying a new or existing house or unit or if undertaking home renovations.

• Dec 24 2021
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• 3721 recent views

What Is Availability Bias?

And we can either succumb to this common mental error or learn to use it in our favour...

• Jul 02 2013
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• 3707 recent views

Creating audio for your site via your iPhone

If you have our CMS system creating a news item that includes audio is a very simple process.

• Sep 07 2017
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• 3682 recent views

Sharing your Google Analytics

How to share your Google Analytics information

• Dec 28 2010
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• 3677 recent views

Surfboard for sale site launched

What started as a conversation between 3 surfing friends last summer (2010) has become a reality.

• Apr 08 2017
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• 3672 recent views

Light Up Your Home

Check these great examples of lighting your home.

• Sep 13 2010
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• 3660 recent views

Web Marketing – To Green or Not to Green? Beware!

• Jan 05 2011
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• 3654 recent views

Questions to ask your web developer

• Jan 17 2014
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• 3653 recent views

TV Commercials with impact - on time

Prices for explainer videos or advertisements vary from company to company. Companies just starting out or new to the industry are likely to charge less. Quality video equipment, cameras, lighting, audio and editing software require an ongoing investment from the video team.

• Dec 13 2019
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• 3636 recent views

Issues with Wordpress

Websites went dark worldwide Oct 20 2026 after two critical PHP flaws were disclosed. PHP runs ~70% of websites, including every WordPress site. Auto-updates won't fix this one.

• Aug 06 2013
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• 3612 recent views

Dental Site Videos

Videos we created for a dentist

• Dec 28 2010
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• 3600 recent views

Health and Fitness sites

One area I love to work with is sites related to Health and Fitness.

• Sep 19 2018
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• 3596 recent views

A French Affair and Dangerous Liaisons

How tables, tablecloths and table manners were revolutionary leading to an appreciation of French Tablecloths

• Oct 31 2010
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• 3590 recent views

Getting Listed on Google Places very important

Google Map entries are best managed by Google My Business

• Jan 02 2024
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• 3583 recent views

Principles of Interaction Design

Imagine waking up to a world where door handles are too complicated to figure out how to open or where smartphones seem to have a vendetta against your thumbs. What kind of world would it be if everything seemed so... complicated?

• Jul 11 2018
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• 3578 recent views

What do we mean by home automation?

What is home automation - Clipsal Systems can do so much for your home.

• Oct 15 2013
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• 3567 recent views

Web Video Production

Web video production

• Jan 08 2020
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• 3534 recent views

Writing for SEO

We have found Google to be very responsive to well written content. The use of artificial intelligence to determine the quality of writing has been a bonus for SEO companies who favour writing quality.

• Mar 27 2014
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• 3529 recent views

Admin System Mark 3

We wanted to make a system that allowed clients to manage customers on the fly from anywhere.

• Feb 01 2011
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• 3520 recent views

Video Marketing

Video Marketing - Our video and motion graphics team are very talented.

• Aug 07 2020
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• 3507 recent views

YouTube Tips and Shortcuts

15 useful YouTube shortcuts you may not know about. Plus some useful tips in managing your YouTube Channel.

• Nov 05 2015
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• 3490 recent views

Kindergarten Photographers

Kindergarten Photographers Melbourne - Little Oz Studio

• Dec 07 2022
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• 3488 recent views

Tapping into the Southeast Asian Market

Southeast Asian audiences have made their way to most social media platforms. According to January 2022 statistics, there are approximately 76.01 million users from the Philippines and 204.7 million users from Indonesia

• Aug 23 2018
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• 3486 recent views

Recycled Timber Architecture Features

Recycled timber can add the perfect finishing touches to your new architectural designed home build.

• Sep 28 2010
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• 3468 recent views

Google Personalized Searches

Google will place a cookie on your computer that allows it to identify you when you are making a search.

• Jul 06 2012
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• 3449 recent views

Gold Coast a great place to Study

Gold Coast a great place to study

• May 11 2018
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• 3445 recent views

Marriage Counselling

Sometimes marriage counselling is about helping a couple work out whether they should stay together or separate

• Apr 05 2018
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• 3407 recent views

Air Spider

An interesting product manufactured in Australia allows you to inflate up to 8 tyres at once.

• Aug 03 2018
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• 3403 recent views

How much should you spend on a website?

Let's assume you are considering a new website. You have a small to medium business and you are looking to have your website as a key part of your marketing. How much could you spend?

• Mar 15 2019
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• 3398 recent views

Memorial Stationary

Our lives our defined by the choices we make. The professions we choose, the hobbies we enjoy and the passions we pursue all help paint a picture of the person that we are. It makes sense for memorial stationery to reflect the unique heart and soul that you are saying goodbye too...

• Dec 22 2011
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• 3384 recent views

New Real Estate System

• Jun 09 2021
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• 3366 recent views

The Privacy Paradox and Obfuscation

The clear line between private and public information collection and sharing is becoming quite clouded.

• Aug 29 2013
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• 3355 recent views

Haridresser Gold Coast

Looking for a great hairdresser on the gold coast?

• Oct 09 2019
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• 3350 recent views

SEO Tools for Leverage

Discovery is very important. Say I have 20+ Gold Coast SEO clients and 17 websites I own myself, that is roughly 40 sites to monitor and work on. Multiply that by the number of pages and social media accounts for each site and we have a serious logistics issue.

• Jun 01 2020
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• 3292 recent views

Web Video Marketing

The short Instructional Video is more tolerant of unpredictable things that occur while recording and it is a chance for the Presenter to reveal their unique personality, energy, humour, knowledge and enthusiasm for their subject to their viewers.

• Jan 15 2024
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• 3276 recent views

Understanding UTF-8 For Non-Coders

UTF-8, which stands for Unicode Transformation Format 8-bit, is a character encoding standard.

• Feb 09 2018
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• 3244 recent views

Life Saving Tyre Accessories

RLM Distributing have some excellent tyre accessories

• Jan 08 2019
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• 3228 recent views

Removalist Gold Coast

It has been consistently claimed that moving house is the next most stressful thing to the death of a loved one.

• Dec 23 2022
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• 3207 recent views

7 Chakras Compared to Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs

Have you ever wondered why certain people have different priorities and motivations? Well, human psychology is indeed a complicated thing. Several theorists in the field have their explanations for this certain phenomenon.

• Jun 26 2025
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• 3193 recent views

AI vs. Human Writing - How to detect Ai

One of the biggest reasons AI-generated writing has gained popularity is its accessibility and speed. The ability of AI to generate text that is grammatically sound and well-structured makes it difficult to immediately distinguish from human writing.

• Jul 11 2022
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• 3190 recent views

Systems vs Goals

Modern thinking is often geared around achieving goals. Visualising your endpoint. However the problem with this type of strategy is you are inherently failing until you have reached that stated goal.

• Jun 20 2023
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• 3161 recent views

Email Marketing vs Social Media Marketing

The Power Of Synergy: How Email Marketing And Social Media Work Together

• Jul 09 2019
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• 3158 recent views

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

A support coordinator will work with NDIS recipients to ensure a mix of support services are used to increase their capacity to maintain relationships, manage service delivery tasks, live more independently be included in their community.

• Jun 06 2019
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• 3148 recent views

How does NDIS pricing work?

An at a glance breakdown of how NDIS pricing is structured.

• Apr 21 2020
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• 3086 recent views

River Cruise Gold Coast

The Tweed Coast is far more laid back. And laid back is what you want if you are looking for a River Cruise.

• Mar 31 2020
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• 2914 recent views

Online Strategies for COVID-19

Working from home is very easy to adjust to. You may find you actually do more work. It is not for everyone or every business. A good SEO strategy helps.

• Feb 26 2021
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• 2884 recent views

Defining Success

The popular notion that success can be defined as attaining wealth, prosperity and/or fame has been successfully debunked by recent studies. And likewise, the idea that success brings happiness, has also been discredited.

• Mar 22 2024
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• 2883 recent views

Attention Span Shrinking

Do you feel your attention span has declined? A decreasing attention span is linked to stress and less efficiency in your work day.

• Aug 28 2019
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• 2880 recent views

Anxiety as a Contagion

ABC life Matters looked at this very issue with two experts in the field. The take home for this is: Worrying about something is not solving it. Empower people to make a difference in their lives rather than take it on and worrying on their behalf.

• Apr 21 2021
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• 2829 recent views

Off-page SEO

Off-page SEO is any SEO that occurs outside of that specific page. To Google it is informing what others outside of your site think of your site or page.

• Sep 20 2021
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• 2825 recent views

Technology is brutal

Forced ranking is one of many worker complaints that have generated recent scrutiny of workplace practices in large tech companies in China.

• Sep 27 2023
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• 2812 recent views

The Truth About Multitasking

Psychology has concluded that multitasking is not the productivity powerhouse it appears to be.

• Jul 15 2019
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• 2796 recent views

Business for Sale - Gold Coast

Selling a business can be a daunting and exhausting experience. Most business owners do not have the time or energy required to prepare a business for sale and then find the ideal buyer willing to pay the appropriate price.

• Apr 13 2023
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• 2791 recent views

Sugar Through the Ages

The sweet taste of sugar is hardwired into our brains, and many processed foods and drinks are formulated to be highly palatable and addictive.

• Dec 04 2019
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• 2784 recent views

Corporate Governance and Embracing the Web

A small business may simply have a website, and handle enquiries on a case by case basis. These enquiries may come via a phone call or a simple form on the website. How well your website and SEO is integrated into your business can severely affect your growth opportunities.

• Apr 04 2025
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• 2641 recent views

Alternatives to Booking.com for booking systems

The commercial reality for many accommodation providers is that they are reliant on Booking.com to maintain accommodation sales.

• Nov 05 2024
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• 2586 recent views

Amazon's Role in E-Commerce

Discover how Amazon has reshaped the landscape of online shopping and what this transformation signifies for the future of retail.

• Aug 07 2019
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• 2525 recent views

Booklets for Telling your story

Consider using a booklet to tell your story, apply for that job or make an impression.

• May 14 2020
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• 2479 recent views

Need a Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer?

If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, which was not your fault, then you may be able to claim compensation. This includes accidents in which you were the driver, passenger, cyclist or a pedestrian.

• Sep 03 2024
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Think of this as a practical formula for building a business that grows the right way. If you get the following right - you will succeed.

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Convenience should not come at the expense of understanding where your data is stored and what responsibilities come with it

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Google does not rank pages based on word count alone. It measures how people behave when they arrive. A visitor who reads an article and then listens to an audio version of it will spend significantly more time on your page than one who skims and leaves.