Allowing the user of your mobile app to instruct it via Google Voice Assistant or Siri is a great way of making it easier for your user to get on with their day, and get the answers or action they need to accomplish done quickly, or when their hands aren’t free or glasses nowhere in … Read More

WordPress Multisites might sound a bit scary when you think of the potential issues that can occur with multiple websites being handled under a single umbrella with regard to setup, migration, updates, etc. But in reality, multisites are not that difficult to deal with once you understand the underlying mechanisms. Often, it is assumed that … Read More

When Contactpoint started back in 2006, there were no internet-based technologies for meeting a core need of our organisation; that of managing the ad hoc requests from our clients for modifications to their websites, as well as project management of new websites and software development. Consequently we built our own solution, which we named the … Read More

Everyone says you have to blog … but why? No one reads them anyway, right? Sorry, but that’s just totally wrong. For many of our clients, their blog posts are the best ranking, and most visited, content of their website. If you don’t have an active blog, it is likely to be a significant missed … Read More

Not every business owner loves networking. Nor are they all on LinkedIn. However, in this blog post, I argue that LinkedIn is a gold mine of opportunities particularly for B2B. In B2B relationships are vital. The business owner getting out into the business community and meeting people is how we bring in leads and opportunities. … Read More

We have at last completed our move to cloud technologies to support our operations. It’s a no-brainer that if you were setting up a new business today you would start out with cloud based tools for your core functions: financials, employee management, sales and marketing, and operations. However, when your business has been running for … Read More

Exploring a website is effortless for many of us (unless you are looking at a very old, or poorly constructed website), but that is not the reality for those with a disability. My recent Accessibility Assessment of a client’s website brought me face to face with this stark reality. It is important to be aware … Read More

You may have noticed that Google has recently changed the name of their advertising platform from Google AdWords to Google Ads. Name changes can be risky, but in this case we think it makes perfect sense. Google first offered text ads at the top of their search result pages in October 2000. These ads are … Read More

I work in the industry that has been pronouncing or driving dramatic societal changes for the past 3 decades: The internet … I remember that catch phrase in the 90s of “if you aren’t on the internet within 12 months your business will be dead”. The year 2000 bug … stock your pantries, the world … Read More

People frequently use the term “cloud” or “in the cloud” to simply mean located on the internet or their private intranet. I’ve done it myself, for the sake of expedience. However, they aren’t the same thing, and it’s important to understand why so that you can wisely choose the internet services you are accessing for … Read More