Transcript (click to open) 100:00:00,240 –> 00:00:05,520Hello, I’m Lynda from Scullywag Services and I’d like to talk to you about domain names. 200:00:06,320 –> 00:00:13,840So a domain name is just your website address. So, for example, my domain name is scullywag.com. 300:00:14,400 –> 00:00:21,680If you go to a website browser and type in scullywag.com, it takes you to … Read more
If you were subscribed to any newsletters back in May 2018, you probably noticed that every other email (or maybe even all of them) were suddenly letting you know about their updated privacy policies. There was a very good reason for this, as from 25 May 2018 the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) came … Read more
Scheduling your social media content is an incredibly freeing thing to do. Being able to go in and schedule a week or even a month, or months worth of content, all at once, frees you up to do other things. It allows you to capitalize on the best times to post to the various social … Read more
One of the downsides of having a contact form on your website is that it allows people to spam you. Some of them are pretty cocky about it too, saying that because you have a contact form on your website, that they are entitled to spam you using your form. As frustrating as this is, … Read more
When you have a business website, it doesn’t take long before you attract people wanting to sell you their products or services. One type of email you will likely receive many times involves people trying to sell you their SEO (search engine optimization) services. An example of these types of emails is below. “Greeting of the day! I … Read more
It has never been easier to get your small business in front of potential customers for a relatively low cost. However, many small business owners still resist. While having a website built or looking after social media profiles may seem daunting, the alternative may mean missing out on sales! Or worse yet, leaves the coast … Read more
Why your business should be on social media Social media has become a phenomenon that connects the vast majority of us via different platforms. Social media platforms also allow businesses, large and small, to get their brand out before a broad audience. There is also an expectation that you need to be on some form … Read more
Having a Facebook Page is a great way to showcase your business. You can connect with current and potential customers, upload your products and services to a Facebook Page Shop and use that as a base from which to advertise on Facebook. All Facebook Pages need to be attached to a private Facebook Profile (this … Read more
Google My Business is a free tool from Google to help businesses manage how they appear in Google search and maps. This is ideal for all businesses, but especially local businesses as when people search for businesses “near me”, only those businesses with a Google My Business page show up in the special search feature … Read more
My site Scullywag Astrology is coming up to its first birthday, so I thought I would run a competition or sweepstakes to give away a few natal horoscope reports. And so began my journey into what the legalities of running a competition or game of chance on social media. In the spirit of full disclosure: This post … Read more
