10 ways to keep people on your website
Yesterday we released an article about things that will drive customers away from your website so today we thought we would let you know about things that will make people stay. As we’ve already established, sometimes driving people to your website simply isn’t enough. The real trick is keeping people there and creating staying power… read more
10 things that might be killing your website
So you have spent years and thousands of pounds creating a product or service that you want to sell. You have spent almost as long getting your marketing right and you are successfully driving customers to your website. In that case, why aren’t you converting your incoming traffic to sales? It could be a lot… read more
5 Reasons why your business needs to be using social media
Social media has a dirty reputation when it comes to marketing. It’s the newest kid on the block and it’s easy to think that older forms of marketing as being better established and a proven entity. The thing is that social media grows larger every year and it’s impossible to ignore social media any more…… read more
Romance your customers with romantic on-hold music
In case you’ve forgotten (in which case there might just be time to run out and get a last minute gift now… you’d better hurry) Valentine’s Day is today! Everyone knows that Valentine’s Day is a day for romance and loved ones, but the world doesn’t stop so it can also be a day for business… read more
10 apps that will help improve your business
Technology is supposed to be there to make our lives easier and apps are a perfect example of this. There are great apps out there that genuinely make life easier and saves us a lot of time (which is obviously great for businesses) but the question is, how can we separate the good from the… read more
10 easy ways to make your business green
Being seen as a green business can be a big boost for your company image. Saving the environment is a very hot topic at the moment and every day it picks up more and more support from both businesses and the public so it has never been more important to try and make your company… read more
Get started with marketing in just 3 simple steps
Marketing is important to any business whether they are new or established, small or large. Advertising makes potential customers aware of your business and it reminds existing customers that you exist. It’s always important to stay on top of your marketing to ensure that you maximise your businesses potential. Marketing however, is not straight forward… read more
Get into the spirit of the Winter Olympics with SwitchboardFREE
At SwitchboardFREE we’re all getting excited about the Winter Olympics that start today (Can it really have been nearly two years since the London Games? Scary). In an effort to get into the spirit of the games we’ve updated the slider on our home page and we’ve created the below desktop wall papers. We would… read more
Changes for customer services numbers
Ofcom are changing the way that companies in the UK can use 0844, 0845 and 0871 numbers for customer enquiry lines thanks to the EU’s Consumer Rights Directive. If you currently offer telephone support for your existing customers via an 084 or 087 number you will need to arrange to use a different number type…. read more
0800 numbers are coming back
0800 numbers have been getting a bad rap since the rise of the mobile phone. From a landline number 0800, 0808 and 116 numbers are all free but when called from a mobile phone charges can be anywhere between 14p and 40p per minute. Ofcom has been talking for a long time about overhauling the… read more