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How to spot SPAM emails
Working in the Information Technology (IT) sector, we often get asked or forwarded e-mails with the simple question “is this SPAM?” A section of SPAM e-mails concern themselves with trying to fool a...
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Innovate to survive
I was recently given the opportunity to attend a conference at Google’s offices in Central Saint Giles and jumped at the chance having never been there! During the conference – predominantly attended...
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How to choose a software developer
There are numerous articles on the web about how to choose a software or web developer and effectively communicate your needs with them. The following article is our view of the process that is borne...
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Gateway is currently busy
HMRC Gateway is currently busy Perhaps this isn’t the best place to vent on the topic, but I am sure it will ring true with anyone that runs a business and perhaps might help you make a more...
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Changing our social media habits
I recently said (22nd March) that I would explain a post I put on our Facebook page, about how changing our habits on social media – especially twitter – has seen a marked increase on the number of...
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A picture paints a thousand words
A picture paints a thousand words, may well be a well known saying, but sometimes the blindingly obvious gets missed! I posted an advert on a local Facebook page on Monday and got no response, but a...
View ArticleWhen it all goes Pete Tong
For the majority of small businesses Information Technology (IT) is clouded in mystery. I often here business managers / owners express the view that they feel vulnerable. I know exactly how they feel!...
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The importance of good business analysis and a written specification
During a recent conversation with a prospective client they said that they couldn’t understand why we charge for a specification. Their business is squarely placed within the marketing sector, where...
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Positioning, the art of being different!
I watched an episode of Mary Portas: Secret Shopper – first aired on 26th January 2011 on Channel 4 – last night and thought how powerful it was for anyone how realised the business principles she was...
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The importance of User Acceptance Testing
User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is essential for the successful implementation of any bespoke system and relies on the end user – often the client – investing sufficient time into the process. So what...
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Top ten tips for entrepreneurs
In October this year we are celebrating ten years of surviving and thriving! I thought it would be a good time to pass on our top ten tips for entrepreneurs that are thinking of starting a new venture....
View ArticleSPAM emails (SEO)
Going to have a rant about emails we receive on a regular basis about our website … These emails often come from outsourced businesses based in India and use GMail addresses, so we don’t take them...
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A word about Google algorithms
The other day I wrote an article about the aggressive, pain based sales techniques used by some Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) companies and some advice on how business owner /managers can spot them....
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You have more knowledge than you know
I was talking to a friend the other day about someone I know that’s considering starting a business as a florist. They said how amazing her flower arrangement were, but more on that another day. During...
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Object Orientated Programming (OOP) and doors
I often use day to day things to explain Object Orientated Programming (OOP), to explain how we develop software and promised I would write a separate article about doors and OOP in a previous article...
View ArticleA day in the life of a Managing Director of an SME
I’m often asked what it is like to run a Small to Media sized Enterprise (SME) – aka small business – although strictly speaking Ayrmer Software is a micro business right now as we employ four people,...
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Object Orientated Programming (OPP), classes and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article that introduced the concepts of Object Orientated Programming (OOP); in the article I touched upon classes, but said that we would write another article to...
View ArticleYou are losing out on £22,000 A YEAR
An unsolicited email just hit my inbox with the subject line “You are losing out on £22,000 A YEAR” that caught my eye, so I opened it expecting – goodness know why – something sensible, a nugget of...
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Getting the most out of Google
There are some things that you may use everyday, but do not realise how much they can do. A great example is Google: something millions of people use every day, and the homepage for most peoples’...
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A couple of questions, by a concerned parent
I was recently asked a couple of questions, by a concerned parent and thought it was worth spending some time and answering the question in a rational and constructive manner. The first question was...
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