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Using Technology to Reduce Costs The practical ways in which technology can reduce costs in your business Presented by: Jon Egley – eBusiness Programme Team
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Using Technology to Reduce Costs The practical ways in which technology can reduce costs in your business Presented by: Jon Egley – eBusiness Programme.

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Page 1: Using Technology to Reduce Costs The practical ways in which technology can reduce costs in your business Presented by: Jon Egley – eBusiness Programme.

Using Technology to Reduce Costs

The practical ways in which technology can reduce costs in

your business

Presented by: Jon Egley – eBusiness Programme Team

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Online Marketing

• Websites

• Online Directories

• Local Search

• Web 2.0

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Content

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Importance of Content

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Local Search

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Importance of Directories

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Directories

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Web 2.0

• “User-Generated Content Sites”

• MySpace, YouTube, facebook• Yahoo Answers, • Forums• Linkedin• Delicious• Blogger, Wordpress

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Blogging

• How can a blog help my

business?

• Establish yourself as an expert

• Well written articles can help towards PR for your company or organisation

• Helps towards search engine optimisation to drive traffic to your website

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Blogging Software

“Twitter is growing at 1,382 %”

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Free eBusiness Programme – workshops

• Planning a successful Web Site

• Successful Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

• Developing a pay per click campaign

• Converting website visitors into customers

• Lets start blogging

• Selling Online

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• Working from home or a serviced office

• Working whilst on the move

Remote Working

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Voice over IP (VOIP)

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Video Conferencing

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Benefits

Reduced costs

FlexibleWorking

Increased Productivity

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Free eBusiness Programme – workshops

• Using Technology on the Move

• Empowering the remote worker

• Procuring IT

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Information Sharing

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Collaboration – Document Management

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Open Office

• Word Processor

• Spreadsheet

• Database

• Presentation

Consider using Free / Opensource Software

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Photo editing - The Gimp

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Opensource – Software Applications

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Printing

• Set printer to draft mode.

• Set your printer to duplex (2-sided) printing.

• Print 2 pages per sheet

• Reuse old/printed pages.

• Cheaper paper for less important documents.

• Preview before print.

• Preview before print from Web.

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Web Site Printing

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Web Site Printing

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http://delicious.com/ebusinessclub

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Free eBusiness Programme – April to May 09

• Planning a Successful Website Workshop

• Planning an Email Marketing Campaign

• Making Use of Internet Communication Technologies - Breakfast Briefing

• Developing an Online Marketing Campaign

• May, Breakfast Briefing - How can Social Media help my Business?

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Further support:

eBusiness Programme:

www.ebusinessclub.biz

Skype: ebizclub

Twitter: ebizclub

Workshop programme advice: Joanne Mobbs:

0845 603 8370

[email protected]