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5 Examples of Small Businesses Overcoming COVID-19 I don’t have to tell you how hard businesses have been hit by the global COVID-19 pandemic, and none more so than small businesses. However, with a bit of forward-thinking, there are some great examples of small businesses having to improvise, adapt and overcome the current situation. Here[…]

5 Social Media Ideas to get you Started It’s at this time of the month that social media managers start looking at their scheduled content for the coming months. Here’s our list of social media ideas for June 2020. 1st June – Say Something Nice Day General Post Compliment your readers today and encourage them[…]

Special Pricing Social Media Manager Ireland understands small businesses, we are one after all. We also realise that your small business may need a little help during these difficult times, and that’s why we have this special website offer for the next six months. A brand new website for just €295.00 (Pricing examples below) Hosting[…]

Free Ad Credit Google announced quite early on during the COVID-19 crisis that they would be supporting small businesses worldwide with $340 million in ad credits. More details have now been released on how the scheme will work. Here’s a summary: Why is Google offering ad credits to small and medium businesses? Small and medium-sized[…]

Facebook Takes Time and Money Many businesses sign up to Facebook and expect big things. We often get clients who come to us saying their ad spend isn’t delivering a strong ROI or their mere presence on the platform is not generating much, if any, income. While getting leads from Facebook is possible, engaging (as[…]

5 Social Media Ideas to get you Started It’s at this time of the month that social media managers start looking at their scheduled content for the coming months. Here’s our list of social media ideas for May 2020. 3rd May – National Space day General Post Today is all about space, the wonders of[…]

7 Tips for Business Owners Most businesses just a short while ago could not have envisioned that the whole commercial world would be put on pause for the foreseeable future. For small and medium-size businesses that work to tight margins, there have been huge and unexpected challenges to overcome. Staying positive in such circumstances may[…]

Coming Soon Social Media Manager, Ireland is pleased to announce the pending launch of our new WordPress website hosting service called Babblefox. Over the coming months, we are planning to launch and roll out a new service offering to our customers managed WordPress website hosting. The new service will include all the usual functions you[…]

Get Ahead of Your Competition As I discussed on an earlier blog post, Google My Business pages are critical for any small business that wants to improve their Google position. In this post, I discuss 10 ways to improve your Google My Business standing. Let’s Get Started 1. Include all the Minimum Information This step[…]

Introduction Often when I do research for clients, I come across many unclaimed Google My Business (GMB) pages. GMB pages are usually created by anybody other than the business owner. Quite often, these are generated by Google ‘local guides’, people with supposedly local knowledge. Sometimes these pages are created to harm a business through misinformation[…]

If you don’t have a blog attached to your business website, you could well be missing out on a key source of relevant traffic. Talk to any marketer and they’ll tell you that blogging is the easiest and cheapest way to improve visitor numbers and boost conversions on a website. You could start writing that[…]

5 Social Media Ideas to get you Started It’s at this time of the month that social media managers start looking at their scheduled content for the coming months. Here’s our list of social media ideas for April 2020. 1st April – April Fools Day Discussion For a fun topic, ask your audience the funny[…]

Google My Business Explained Google My Business is a free listing and can help your business more easily show up in local searches. Go into the Google search engine and look for a restaurant, retail store, solicitors or garage, and you’ll see a map come up on the first results page that shows the location[…]

A Comparison – AWS Lightsail Vs Shared Hosting Are you planning to launch your blog or website? If yes, then you have to think about the hosting first. Hosting is a common technical term used by website developers across the world. A hosting service enables users to make their websites accessible through the internet. If[…]

5 Social Media Ideas to get you Started It’s at this time of the month that social media managers start looking at their scheduled content for the coming months. Here’s our list of social media ideas for March 2020. 1st March – National Nutrition Month General Posts The whole month of March is dedicated to[…]

Excellent web design can be a big challenge for businesses of all types. Getting your pages precisely right isn’t always as easy as choosing a template, writing some content and uploading a few stock images. If your current site is not performing as well as you hoped, here are some proven ways to improve your[…]

Standing out from the crowd is a huge challenge in any busy marketplace. Whether you are catering to a global audience or have a more localised approach, valid brand promotion and marketing are all essential. Here we take a closer look at how using sponsorship can help build brand awareness, boost credibility and allow you[…]

Featured Images Explained Often when we work on clients social media channels we find that their posts are missing featured images. But why does that matter? Featured images in WordPress, also known as post thumbnails are a visual representation of your page or post. Whilst not necessarily visible within the post itself they are a[…]

#AllTogetherBetter Social Media Manager Ireland (SMM Ireland) is pleased to announce that we have been accepted into the Guaranteed Irish scheme. Speaking earlier today, Marc Creighton owner and director of SMM Ireland said ‘We have worked hard over the past couple of months to get to this stage, and I’m thrilled for us to have been accepted into the scheme.[…]

Office Opening Social Media Manager Ireland is pleased to announce the opening of a new office. As from Monday 20th January 2020, we will also operate from the North West Business Complex in Derry/Londonderry. Social Media Manager Ireland’s (SMMI) new Derry/Londonderry office allows SMMI to meet the increasing demand for its social media management, web[…]

Finn Harps FC Sponsorship Social Media Manager Ireland is proud to announce the sponsorship of Ryan Connolly for the 2020 League of Ireland season. The ex-Derby County left-back recently signed for Finn Harps in the League of Ireland premier division from Galway United. Ryan began his career as a scholar in the Derby County Academy.[…]

Social Media is Not Just a One Way Street Why Answering Your Online Community is Important All businesses should be on social media, that’s a given. Much like your website, your social media channels need to be kept up to date with relevant and timely content if you want to build a following (try the[…]

Social Media and Digital Marketing Blogs Social media and digital marketing is a fast-moving and rapidly evolving industry. Following blogs that cover social media and social media marketing is a great way to stay up-to-date with these changes. Having your own blog is also critical to any digital strategy. Here I’ve put together 7 social[…]

Why Bother Getting Certified? Here at Social Media Manager Ireland, we pride ourselves on the certifications that we hold, but recently I was asked why certification matters to my business. In our experience people and organisations avoid becoming certified for the following reasons: I know everything already It’s a waste of my time I’m too[…]

Social Media Strategy Without a plan, most projects fail. Without a social media strategy, your social media marketing will also fail. Most businesses I talk to think social media marketing is simple. Post to Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and traffic will flow to your website. Wrong, like anything in life you have to invest time[…]

Social Media in a Modern Age In today’s world, online marketing can be a very daunting and challenging venture to undertake. No matter if you are running your own personal social media page and want to grow its following or you are running a social media page for a business, understanding digital marketing will help[…]

Since the invention of the internet, the world’s communications have changed drastically. With this change came the inevitable rise of social media for both personal and business purposes. With billions of users every day and billions of more devices with access to the internet, it has opened up a global marketplace to business and individuals[…]

Running a business has always been a challenging venture. Being your own boss can be equally challenging. In today’s age with the recent leaps and bounds in the technology sector, running your business has been made immeasurably easier. No matter if you are a sole trader that has just started or a seasoned business veteran,[…]

If you’re running a WordPress based website, you will be familiar with the concept of WordPress plugins. A WordPress plugin is a piece of software containing a group of PHP code that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. Here at Social Media[…]

It’s never been easier to start a business, and there are plenty of ways to get your product or service out in front of the public at a relatively low cost. Most start-ups and SMEs understand the benefits of having an excellent website. It’s the focal point that brings in business and encourages customers to[…]

The current latest fun app to hit app stores is FaceApp; it’s taken the market by storm. But many are unaware of its privacy policy implications. Here I look at the consequences of the FaceApp privacy policy. The Implications of the Privacy Policy in FaceApp Now and then, an app is released, which goes viral[…]