Boom 101 Archive

#6 Boom TV – ‘How to brand yourself’

Here's the latest episode of Boom TV - now part of Boom101 where we offer tips and advice to freelancers and small businesses, just starting out. This time round we'll be looking at 'How to brand yourself'...

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How to promote yourself online

One of the most beautiful things about the World Wide Web is how it has brought the globe together and allowed freelancers and small businesses to compete on the same scale as larger and more established firms. Access to free technology and cost-effective online...

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Web trends – follow or define?

For 2010 there has been a lot of pre-emptive trend defining in the press. It has to be said that a lot of these 'trends' are just logical evolutions in usability and effective communication. There is much posturing about what twists the web is going to take both atheistically...

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Why blogs are important for your website

Blogs are incredibly crucial. They are an invaluable SEO and social media tool that will not only boost your positioning in the Search Engine Results Pages (SERPS), drive huge amounts of traffic to your site and attract new customers – they will also help you...

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How to write a press release

A press release is a useful communication tool that is distributed to the media. Its purpose is to announce news items, events, product launches or business updates. Journalists are more likely to cover your story if you have taken the time to draft your own release...

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SEO top tips for your website or online portfolio

Did you know that plenty of businesses are still not making the most out of their websites? And that they're not reaching their full potential online? Therefore, isn’t it the perfect opportunity for you to be one step ahead of your competitors? And start tapping into...

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#5 Boom TV – ‘How to market yourself’

Welcome to our latest Boom TV - 'How to market yourself'. We thought we'd start the New Year with a bang, helping to motivate you and make 2010 the year that your business takes off. As you know, our Boom TV videos are to help freelancers and small...

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#4 Boom TV – ‘Christmas Special’

We've got a right treat for you this evening! Join editor of Creative Boom, Katy Cowan, along with her contributors Grace Han, Krista Harrison, Tigz Rice, James Whitworth and Mike Messina for a festive Christmas Special of Boom TV...

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#3 Boom TV – ‘Creating Creative Hubs’

Here's the latest episode of Boom TV and this time round we're talking about how to turn your local community into a creative hub. Quite timely really when we've just launched our own Creative Boom Hubs up and down the country...

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#2 Boom TV – Getting Started…

In our second episode of 'Boom TV' - entitled 'Getting Started' - we'll be talking about our own career experiences, how we got that first job and some top tips to get started. We'll also share our proudest moments so far and what we did to 'get ahead'...

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#1 Boom TV – Getting to Know You

In this first episode of 'Boom TV' - Creative Boom's new feature - I introduce myself and some of my contributors and we talk about the things that make us tick. Starring Danny Coyne, James Whitworth and Tigz Rize...

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