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Move a Blogspot Blog to Another Host using Link Rel Canonical Tags

Switching to a new web host and transferring Blogger content to your newly established domain is not that difficult. You can simply export your Blogger posts and import them to the new publishing software you use in your new hosting environment WordPress for example . But not doing it correctly can lead to Google penalties from duplicate content and not getting link juice passed appropriately. This article will help you avoid those problems....
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Data Scientists: Finding Patterns in LinkedIn Data

Ed. note: We spend a lot of time talking about our cool products and features on this blog, so it makes sense to give some attention to the cool people joining us who make it happen. Pete Skomoroch is on our Analytics Team. You may have read about his work building TrendingTopics.org, an open source [...]

A Search Engine that Saves the Rain Forest?

What if you could make the world a greener place merely by using the right search engine That s the question posed by Ecosia a newcomer to a field dominated by Google. Is this just a gimmick Or can we really make this a greener world simply by clicking ...
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Sharing News on LinkedIn just got easier

Most of us turn to blogs, newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and more when we’re looking for the info we need.  But just as often, we count on our colleagues and peers to point out the stuff we should read. That’s why we’ve just made some incremental changes to how sharing works on LinkedIn. Here’s a [...]

Verifying Google Search Engine Ranking Factors

Google search engine ranking factors are among the most important items to check in any SEO work. This will ensure that the strategies formulated are effective current and optimal for the best search engine ranking results. Every search engine optimization analysis examines the website s performance against these important ranking factors. This article series will take a closer look at these factors and find evidence for their existence so you will know that you are on the right track when performing SEO on your website....
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How to Increase the Conversion Rate of Your Website

The conversion rate is the most important web metric in a commercial website. Conversions lead to sales and sales leads to profits this is why a good conversion rate is essential for long term business success. Yet this important web metric is often the hardest to figure out. SEO companies often ignore it and leave it to the website owner to determine. This is not good because SEO should not only be about increasing traffic from rankings instead a good SEO should also pay attention to the conversion rate....
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LinkedIn Platform: now with more ways to authenticate

Code Alert! This is a part of our continuing series on Developers at LinkedIn, syndicated from our Developer blog. If this isn’t your cup of code, check back tomorrow for regular LinkedIn programming. In the meanwhile, check out some of our recent feature announcements, tips and tricks, or success stories. Would you like your site [...]

Apple and Online Search: a Match for the Future?

Whether or not you are a fan of Apple and its products you cannot deny the impact that the company has had in the realm of technology over the years. In fact you could say that Apple is a master at its trade with their huge success in marketing products such as the iPhone iPod and now the iPad. With such overwhelming success in various arenas one would think that Apple could achieve similar success in other areas. One such area is that of online search which Apple has not delved into yet. Just because they are not in the online search game does not mean that they will not attempt to become major players however....
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Accurate Rank Checking in Google for Different Geographical Locations

One of the most important and common measurements of ranking success is the search engine results position. Since this factor is quantifiable it should be very easy to measure the success of an SEO campaign. As you might guess with anything concerning SEO it s not as easy to determine as you might think. Geographical location plays a major role this article will explain how to take that into consideration....
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Prepare Your Site for SEO

Your web site looks good. You ve given it all the things you ve been told it needs great titles H1-H3 tags meta tags good quality unique content and easy navigation. But you re still not getting the traffic you deserve. What should you do next ...
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Finish Moving Your Blogspot Blog to Another Host with Link Rel Canonical Tags

In the first part of this two-part article you created the complete list of equivalent URLs between your Blogger-hosted blog and your new domain. In this part we will continue with the rest of the steps we need to take to move the blog and you will learn how to dynamically add a link rel canonical element to your Blogger template source code in such a way that it conforms specifically to the standard set in part one....
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WordPress SEO Tips: Benchmarking Matt Cutts Blog

Matt Cutts writes one of the most successful and widely read blogs in the SEO field. What can we learn from taking a close look at his blog What lessons can we apply to making our own blog a success Keep reading as we take benchmarking to a whole new arena....
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Apple Spreading its Search Wings with Siri Acquisition

In the never-ending quest to be at the top of the technological landscape Apple has taken an extra step toward possibly entering the search market by acquiring Siri a company that creates personal assistant and search apps for the mobile world. The exact details of the acquisition are relatively vague but an early-termination request that was filed with the Federal Trade Commission is believed to be a signal of the transaction. The monetary value of the acquisition is also unknown but it could surpass the 1 million mark....
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Website Scrappage Scheme in Manchester

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Is your website ready for the scrap heap?

Do you need a stunning New WEB 2.0 Website? How much is your old website worth?

Portal Express are managing a website scrappage scheme in Manchester to help companies FACE-LIFT their business's online presence.

The scheme offers a cost incentive to replace the tired online face of many business websites with a shiny new WEB 2.0 website.

CMS (Content Management System) Website

As part of the Website Scrappage Scheme businesses can benefit from a reduced cost: 

10% Off All Website Bundles

+ Free 1 Years Hosting  Worth £200
+ Free Monthly Website Statistics Worth £75
+ Free SEO Standard Search Engine Submission Worth £100

A Worth While Saving of £375


Portal Express offers fully e-commerce ready content management systems to plug online sales straight into your company.

Trade in your old website for a shiny brand new WEB 2.0 website, developed by Portal Express and give your business an online FACE-LIFT.

Telephone today to find out if your business is eligible 0844 50 40 084

NOTE: due to the popularity of the Website Scrappage Scheme, there are plans to expand to other areas of the Northwest. Please contact Portal Express to get more information about the Website Scrappage Scheme expansion.

Scrappage Scheme has been extended to June 15th 2010, to be eligible you must trade in your old website by signing up to the website scrappage scheme before the closing date.

Ten Ways for Small Businesses to Use LinkedIn

Ed. note: This is a guest post from Guy Kawasaki, co-founder at AllTop, syndicated from his web column on American Express’ OPEN Forum blog. Feel free to leave a comment, share a favorite small business tip or ask Guy a question in the comments section. When I first blogged about ten ways to use LinkedIn, [...]
Video Production Services PDF Print E-mail

Production of product video, services video, corporate company video, video interviews and many more types of video production.


Portal Express offers you a much higher level of expertise than standard video production companies. Some of our clients include names like Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Ambush paintball Games.

Are you looking to increase and enhance the inbuilt marketing prospective of your website through the use of a marketing video? We do this!

Are you looking to capture your buying audience with product and service Blipverts? We do this!

Are you looking to show reel your services to deliver the most effective way to communicate your message? We do this!
 
Customer Services PDF Print E-mail
Portal Express Online Customer Support is provided by Caroline Bella. Caroline is our virtual customer facing artificial person. Caroline can help you with questions you may have. If Caroline does not have the answer to your question she will post it to the rest of the team and get back to you with an answer. Caroline is a world of knowledge, she knows more than you may think.
 
Domain Names PDF Print E-mail

Our domain management is a value added component to support our Internet Solutions. Whether your domain is on our servers or somewhere else, we offer the following domain management:

  • Domain registration
  • Domain renewal
  • Domain parking
  • Multiple domain management
  • Domain transfers in and out of our servers
  • Domain DNS management
  • Domain forwarding
  • Domain purchase consultancy

The most common client domains we manage are:

  • .co.uk
  • .com
  • .net
  • .org
  • .org.uk
  • .uk.com
  • .eu
  • .me.uk
  • .info
  • .biz
  • .tel
  • .name
  • .me
  • .mobi
  • .tv
  • .cc
  • .uk.net
  • .gb.net
  • .eu.com
 
Graphic Design PDF Print E-mail

you've found us

 The Graphic Design Team at Portal Express

A high quality creative design unit with over 20 years in Graphic Design, Commercial Branding and Business Illustration Art Work, we have worked in large agencies throught the UK. We are the creatively inspired left handers with an eye for perspective, our language is image. We work strategically together with clients, the Marketeer, Web Developers, Print and Video to produce uniquely designed digital productions.

We are fanatical about our client's designs and are one of the leading experts at pushing pixels around on screen to shape them into your requirements by using media industry professional tools.

 

 
Hosting PDF Print E-mail

Hosting Management

Portal Express hosting service adds value to the Internet solution we offer. Fast & Reliable UNIX/Linux Apache Web Space with massive disk storage storage means our solutions are integrated, efficient and complete.

High quality UK bandwidth.
Each time your site is accessed data is transferred across the Internet, our transfer limits are very high. Data transfer is monitored via your account, fair use applies.

Scripting
Your account runs PHP, SHTML and Perl CGI scripts with private cgi-bin, enabling the addition of interactivity to your site. We provide easy to use CGI scripts for free including guest book, bulletin board and counter, which can be installed at the touch of a button.

Graphical Web Stats
View usage statistics for your web site, see how many people are visiting your site, where they come from, what search keywords they use to find you and more.

Customised Error Pages
We replace the standard, uninformative page not found message of your web space with an integrated website page, thus encouraging surfers to stay on your site when an error occurs.

Password Protection
Restrict access to areas of your site.

 

POP3 and SMTP mailbox access
POP3/SMTP Mailboxes configured for individuals mailboxes which can be accessed using a mail client such as Microsoft Outlook to send and receive email or use our web-mail facilities to access email from any PC with an Internet connection.

Mail to any address can be sent either to one or more of your mailboxes on our servers or forwarded to an existing email address elsewhere. Mail sent to an address for which you have not configured a specific destination can be sent to a default catch-all location.

Virus scanning for unlimited domains on your hosting account Mail Virus Scanning at the point of entry into our network. New virus definitions are checked for and updated automatically ensuring that no virus bearing email can make it to your inbox.

SPAM filtering for all your email accounts with our UNIX web hosting packages SPAM Bouncer Mail Filtering

SPAM Bouncer is a unique product which filters unwanted junk mail out of your inbox saving your time and money.

Auto responders

Auto responders reply to incoming email with your predefined message instantly and automatically, ideal for informing people when you are on vacation or to reassure customers that their message has been received.

Summary
Portal Express hosting is truly a service to compliment our Internet solutions. We
pass on the cost savings to your business when you choose us as your single provider for all your business  Internet requirments.


 
Online Reputation Management PDF Print E-mail

Control Your Business's Public Persona

Control your business's public persona by introducing 3D~360 degrees
Online Reputation Management expertise to your business.

Portal Express Online reputation management provides research, analysis and continuously monitors your business online reputation.

The online reputation of your business resonates through all channels of  online media.

Portal Express can build, repair, improve and increase the online reputation of your business by planning and deploying strategic online media management of all media relating to your business persona.

Why use Portal Express? Whatever the angle of perception, we've got it covered!

Your company may be eligible for a free Online Reputation evaluation with one of our Online Reputation Consultants. Enquire now by providing basic details using the Online Reputation Management Expression of Interest form.

 
Print PDF Print E-mail
Print Services
The printing industry is fiercly competitive especially in todays economic climate.
Printing companies have been going out of business in their droves for over a century due to increasing costs and reducing profits.
Only the fittest have survived !
Some of the best have had to diversify to

The printing industry is fiercely competitive especially in todays economic climate. 

Printing companies have been going out of business in their droves for over a century due to increasing costs and reducing profits.

Only the fittest have survived !


The advent of digital print has been great for customers but a real challenge for print companies who have seen volumes reduce as they have had to offer smaller print runs through the digital format.

The winners in the industry have been those companies who can offer low cost production and/or value added services.

At Portal Express we can offer both!

Our creative platform allows us to generate digital solutions which seamlessly migrate from the virtual online world to the physical offline world through digital and traditional print.

Whilst we don't own a single press, we have forged relationships with some of the best print specialists in the UK.

We generate so much work for our print suppliers that they give us the best prices - prices that we pass straight on to you !

It's like buying petrol form ASDA - we offer the service because you need it and that's it ! 

We win because our customers keep coming back, our suppliers win because they don't have to do the legwork of finding customers and you win because you get the best price for your print !

We realise that to make any promotional campaign work you need to make sure that you get the right balance between online and offline media. 

Through our customers we have seen that applying a balanced approach to online and offline promotion creates a synergistic effect which drives traffic online and more business offline.

 

Our print services include

:

  • Brochures
  • Company stationery
  • Posters
  • Window stickers
  • Exhibition materials
  • Business cards
  • Sign writing
  • Packaging
  • Barcodes

If you are looking to buy print, please give us a call - it may be the best decision you have made this year!

 

 

 
Rent a website for as little as £20 a month no contract ring 0844 50 40 084 PDF Print E-mail

Renting a Website today

Make it easy and cost effective to get your products and services online and make your business look professional to potential clients.

Renting a website allows you to have a fully functional, highly optimised, top quality business website for a LOW MONTHLY FEE with NO RISK and NO CONTRACT.

You could be attracting new customers and achieving high rankings on the search engines within a few weeks.

Low monthly fee (from just £21.50) gets your website build and highly optimised. We don’t tie you up in a contract so you can cancel at any time.

Your success is our success and we aim to give every client 100% satisfaction.

Your new website can be designed, optimised and live in as little as 1 week.

Here's what you get...

  • Website Designed, optimised and live
  • Content Management System (CMS)
  • Search engine optimisation
  • Make your own changes to pages
  • Free 1 year hosting
  • Free .co.uk domain name
  • 5 email addresses (example This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
  • Low monthly fee
  • No contract
  • No risk

Start renting your website phone 0844 50 40 084

Please read the Terms of Services before contacting Portal Express about renting a website.







 
REObot* SEO Google Reverse Engineering PDF Print E-mail

REObot Search Engine Optimiation (SEO)The process of reverse engineering Search Engine results. REObot calculates how a Search Engine decides what are relevant results based on the search term of a person. Only the Search Engine truly knows precisely how it does this and therefore any SEO techniques used by SEO service companies like Portal Express, are a collection of skills, knowledge and understanding of the Search Engine built up over time.


seo that stands outThere are various flavours of SEO, the differentiation is within the scope of elements that are incorporated in to the Search Engine Optimisation analysis. We have our own personally blended flavour. The kind you can’t just go and buy from the local corner shop webmaster. REO is the result of 10 years of building websites and almost as much time studying Search Engines.

time for seo
To complete a full manual online competitor analysis, it would take a long time to gain detailed competitor intelligence. REObot* SEO reduces processing time by automating elements which can be completed without manual intervention. REO is a researcher doing the elements which require a human and the other tasks are completed by the bot, that's REObot* SEO. There are no services or scripts readily available which automated the process of our proven formula, so we coded and built REObot ourselves.


diamond tipped seoHe does the important process of reverse engineering the results and calculating competitor website back links. A Bot called Backrub started doing this in 1996, this was later called Google, REObot analyses the Search Engines results and reverse engineers them to calculate a website's back-links. The immensity of calculating competitor websites can be great, for example, if you have between 6 – 10 keyword/key-phrases and you have 10 search results for each keyword/key-phrases, that’s 100 website pages to analyse for keyword density before you even start drilling down into the core links of the website and before you begin to analyse what back-links there are.

You could say REObot has his own diamond tipped drill bit, one that pierces through website surfaces and straight to each core in milliseconds to mine the data. REObot is configured to analyse a maximum of 10 core website links for keyword density so that  he returns results from 1000 web pages with a word count between 300 and 2000. That’s why REObot is such a valuable commodity (he’s a little trooper).


The human element of REObot* SEO analyses the data mind by REObot to select the top performing keywords/key-phrases. In most cases one of the essential elements of this process is to focus on “local” highly used search terms. This filters irrelevant search noise and yields clearly defined best performing search volume statistics that are highly relevant to your business and its website.

The data is historical and therefore REObot* SEO can produce search term volume trends. Trends are used to tweak website wording in order to align the website's content with current keyword/key-phrase usage trends. There are several more parts of the process which require human intervention. These are undisclosed due to the protection policy of Portal Express which keeps REObot* SEO unique to the Portal Express business services toolkit.

 
Strategic Marketing PDF Print E-mail
Marketing
Marketing has been described as:
"The management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements
profitably." ..Chartered Insitute of Marketing
To succeed your marketing needs to be :
Dynamic
According the Office for National Statistics 70% of households had internet access in 2009
It has never been easier for your customers to find and switch to your competition using the internet.
All companies need to be dynamic in monitoring their business environment to make sure that they stay one
step ahead of the competition and keep their customers.
It costs a lot more to win a customer back than to keep them happy and stop them moving.
Innovative
The only way to be sure of creating a loyal customer base in this day and age is to be aware of what your
customers need and find innovative ways to satisfy their requirements whilst staying profitable.
At Portal Express, everything we do is based on the principles of dynamic and innovative marketing.
Our consultants are Chartered Marketers and are qualified by the Chartered Institute of Marketing to the
highest Professional level in the industry.
Our marketing services include
General marketing advice
Full strategic marketing audit
Compilation of marketing plans
Brand audits and development
Innovation audits
New product development planning and sourcing
Communication plans
Funding strategies and help with getting grant assistance
Tactical assistance with existing plans e.g. Promotional material,fliers, brochures, corporate literature & stationery.
Why not give us a call to see if we can help?
Portal Express - your ticket out of the recession !

 

Marketing has been described as:

"The management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements 

profitably."  (Chartered Institute of Marketing)


To succeed your marketing needs to be :

Dynamic 

According to the Office for National Statistics 70% of households had internet access in 2009  (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?ID=8)

It has never been easier for your customers to find and switch to your competition using the internet. 

All companies need to be dynamic in monitoring their business environment to make sure that they stay one 

step ahead of the competition and keep their customers.

It costs a lot more to win a customer back than to keep them happy and stop them moving.

Innovative

The only way to be sure of creating a loyal customer base in this day and age is to be aware of what your 

customers need and find innovative ways to satisfy their requirements whilst staying profitable.


At Portal Express, everything we do is based on the principles of dynamic and innovative marketing.


Our consultants are Chartered Marketers and are qualified by the Chartered Institute of Marketing to the 

highest Professional level in the industry.

Marketing Puzzle

Our marketing services include


  • General marketing advice
  • Full strategic marketing audit
  • Compilation of marketing plans
  • Brand audits and development
  • Innovation audits
  • New product development planning and sourcing
  • Communication plans 
  • Funding strategies and help with getting grant assistance


We can also provide tactical assistance with existing plans.

Why not give us a call to see if we can help? 

0161 4080662

Portal Express - your ticket out of the recession !

 
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