iPhone - I want one!
Looks like the Steve Jobs presentation at MacWorld is winding up: but it’s now official - the iPhone is coming.
I’ve already written up a report on Platinax News - must say, this feels like a really big story.
CNET have been frantically trying to write what’s happening live, typos and all, while Engadget are posting […]
5 Personal & Business New Year Resolutions
Crikey - Jan 5th already!!
I have a couple of resolutions I need to stick to, for my business and personal life, so I’ll post them here as a reference to stick to.
Business
1. Target the local market
I’ve always believed the local market held a lot more business potential, but I’ve roundly failed to market to it. […]
VideoJug for Online DIY help
Maybe I missed the boat on this one, but I just discovered VideoJug as a great resource for DIY help.
The kitchen tap in the new Barratt House couldn’t be turned off properly - it nearly goes off, then it’s back to full again.
Getting a plumber in winter doesn’t sound like an immediate solution, especially […]
Rediscovering the Korg X5D
On Christmas Day I got out my old Korg X5D for the first time in at least 2 years, and connected it up to my PC speakers.
I’m a self-taught musician - first guitar, then keywords. I can’t read music and never read music theory - but I hear music in my head all the time.
In […]
Predictions for 2007
It’s customary every year for people to write predictions for the coming year.
I’m going to be no exception.
Below in no particular order of importance - are my predictions for the internet world in general, with a specific emphasis on the SEO/SEM industry:
1. Vista uptake with be slower than predicted
Microsoft thinks Vista will see rapid acceptance, […]
Simple reputation management
Brian Turner is a common name - aside from a few minor writers with the same name, there’a a celebrity TV chef in the UK who shares it also.
Therefore ranking - or not - for my own name has never seemed a big issue.
However, today I found in my logs for Platinax that someone had […]
Ecommerce merchants should allow for partial orders!
On December 1st I ordered some lingerie for my girlfriend for Christmas.
The store was found simply using Google for a keyword search.
My order placed, I then sent an email telling them it was intended to be a set of Christmas gifts and that the sale was conditional for getting the items delivered for Christmas.
Now it’s […]
Sometimes I just hate webdev work!
Anyone with a home PC probably knows how infuriating computers can be at the best of times.
When you do webdevelopment work, you’re not simply working with ordinary desktop computers - you’re also working with servers and the whole HTTP she-bang.
And it is all *very* unforgiving, in that unforgiving computer logic sort of way.
Take last […]
5 things you never knew about Brian Turner
Okay, I’ve been tagged by Marketing Guy, which was nice - so before I move this blog, I’ll list 5 things you never knew about me - to serve as an exit from the current site location to the new domain. :)
1. I use to have an unhealthy obsession with explosives
It was soon cured by […]
Bye bye Brian’s Business Blog
Platinax is currently undergoing redevelopment, and with that it’s time to say bye bye to Brian’s Business Blog.
The key reason?
It’s a crap blog.
I read various other blogs online, and the good ones are:
*fresh!
*informative!
*interesting!
I’ve managed to fail on all 3 here.
I have some excuse, though - since the last Platinax redevelopment I found myself separating the […]
The pitfalls of news reporting
Running Platinax News has been an eye-opening experience.
Not only has it shown me very clearly the value of a news portal for increasing traffic and organic link development, it’s also shown me some clear pitfalls on story reporting.
The key lesson is one of wording - you need to ensure you have a lawyer’s perception of […]
Car accident and noisy kids
We’ve got into the habit of driving around Scotland when we can.
Today I decided to take the family to Glen Afric - which we found to be a wild expanse of rugged hills, natural pine-forest, and ice-gouged mountians.
I’ll be posting up pics later on the blog I mentioned to cover our travels of Scotland.
Point […]
New Scotland blog & pics
I really love manually building up websites. Usually they have to have some connection to work and clients, but recently I’ve been trying to set up some personal ones with no income generation goals whatsoever.
It’s like returning to my roots as a webmaster - but only this time being able to use a CMS, instead […]
Taking pride in clients
I know a lot of SEO people have gravitated away from having clients to running their own sphere of businesses.
I have to admit, though - I do like working with people, and I do like working with my clients. I feel a real sense of joy when we set targets and succeed in meeting them.
I […]
Dreaming of SEO people
I’ve been working till very late a lot recently.
Something I’ve learned before is that if I don’t allow at least a clear hour of relaxation time after work, my sleep isn’t particularly restful. And that’s been happening.
Aside from dreaming I’m at work, I’ve also been dreaming of some of the personalities I’ve met online, […]
Now writing for SEOmoz
One of the frustrations with Platinax is the general business coverage.
As a SEO I want to talk more in depth about SEO issues, but often feel I’d simply be writing above the head of many readers.
Anyway, still continuing here, but I’ve also started writing more specialised SEO commentary at the SEOmoz SEO blog - starting […]
Trolls and hackers can kill
Suzi Pritchard went through two failed marriages before she pushed on her talent for writing.
She became a freelance journalist and was published in many national publications - she had articles published in every section of the Guardian newspaper.
When MSN was launching their communities in the 1990’s, she was personally asked if she would run […]
Platinax re-opens comments without requiring registration
After reading up further on Wordpress Plugins I’ve been applying a couple of key plugins.
The first is Did you pass math? installed across Platinax.
This means I can feel confident about re-opening comments to guests without requiring registration, after a pretty severe attack of spam a few months ago meant I had to close them off.
Hopefully […]
In business, attitude is everything
I recently posted a somewhat short and trite article on Platinax called How to Succeed in Business.
Point 7 raises the issue of attitude, and I’ve got to admit I’ve been very acutely aware of this as late.
I recently moved house - bought my first property. The size of the mortgage is scary. So is the […]
What to do with a PR7 website?
So Peter was right - Platinax is now PageRank 7.
I’m surprised - firstly because there’s no special link building program in play to try and increase the site’s PR value, and secondly, because I don’t think the site has done anything particular to warrant a PR7.
A couple of years ago I would have been overjoyed […]
