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Small & medium sized business is having
to become increasingly competitive & creative in finding
ways to compete online, in a marketplace that is becoming
dominated by a few major brands with deep pockets. It's still
an environment in its infancy, but clearly the case is proven
& large corporate's are investing huge sums of money in
their online presence. The internet is still an affordable
place to launch a small business venture, but it's complexity
demands understanding & access to all the specialist services
required to make it work.
Splashweb is the trading name for Mark Ayres, an internet
marketing & advertising specialist, providing advertising
services via ongoing web publishing developments & domain
name leasing. The Harpoon™
network provides advertising space for promoting products
& services. The lease
a domain program is intended to provide exclusive advertising
via a prime .co.uk domain name. Both of these projects will
increasingly provide unique advertising & promotion opportunities
for UK SME's. Splashweb also promote & consult a number
of partner websites.
Splashweb maintains an extensive portfolio of generic
.co.uk domain names. Generic domains, ie. domains that
contain product names & services, are an important part
of any successful online venture because of their strength
in brand marketing & their ability to draw highly targeted
traffic, primarily because of the keywords they contain. |
Using this portfolio we're able to access traffic via our own published
websites such as the Harpoon™
shopping search engine, booksonline.co.uk,
shoppingdirectory.co.uk
& officefurniture.co.uk.
We also receive significant levels of "type-in" traffic.
This is people who have learned to visit a website by speculatively
typing a website address into their browser's address window, eliminating
the need for a search engine.
If you'd like to know more about Splashweb please get
in touch.
background
I came to the internet in the mid nineties whilst living in New
Zealand [Aotearoa] & immediately connected with the technology
& the fantastic opportunities it was going to throw up for us
all. At that time I setup an ecommerce store selling classic motorcycle
parts worldwide at brtishspares.com,
but returned to the UK in 2000 to set up Splashweb. I've since been
immersed in the complexities of website promotion, internet marketing
& domain name acquisition.
I've always been a technologist, but this all seems a long way
from having previously spent over ten years in the UK manufacturing
industry, including being "time served" at former chronometer
makers Thomas Mercer & industrial automation systems with Fanuc
Robotics UK. In 1988 I graduated with a MSc in Advanced Manufacturing
Technology at Cranfield
University
(formerly the Cranfield Institute of Technology) in the UK.
The journey continues..
Mark Ayres
Internet Marketing Specialist
UK Domain Name Registrar
partners of Splashweb
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Box CardPay offers pre-certified Chip & PIN payment
solutions. In partnership with Commidea, the UK's leading
developer of credit and debit card payment solutions,
Box CardPay provides a quick, safe and advanced solution
to accepting credit card payments. Payment solutions
include Wireless, GPRS or Countertop payment terminals. |
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Holistic Living is an Holistic Therapy information
website & online aromatherapy shop. Many complementary
health topics are included, such as aromatherapy &
essential oils, reflexology, body massage & Indian
head massage as a part of an holistic approach. The
aromatherapy shop sells the Kathryn Anne range of aromatherapy
products, essential oils & burners, as well as gift
choices. |
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Divorce Aid provides advice & information on all
areas of divorce & separation. They use an extensive
panel of divorce solicitors who have expertise in all
areas of family law including international divorce
law. They also work with many other experts including
financial advisors, pension consultants, debt advisors
& counsellors. |
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Family owned & run business, manufacturing &
supplying transparent display & presentation packaging
products for use with food, confectionery, promotional
gifts, cosmetics & gift boxes. |
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Major UK distributor for retail Electronic Point Of
Sale (EPOS) solutions, Digital Signage systems, Self
Service Kiosks & Mobile Computing devices. |
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IBCcontainers.co.uk is owned by CLA Containers, UK
distributors for Schafer Stainless Steel Intermediate
Bulk Containers (IBC), used for the bulk storage &
handling of specialist products such as food stuffs
& chemicals. |
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Family owned & run villa rental website. A selection
of luxury villas in Tobago in the Caribbean, offered
for holiday rentals or longer term. Provides a good
selection of villas, in various locations around the
island. All villas have a booking availability checker,
which allows for easy checking prior to making an enquiry. |
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