Reviewing the Top 3 Hosting Providers for Businesses

By Marketme | 19th December 2025

After years of working with multiple companies as an IT consultant, I’ve realised there’s one mistake that many businesses make: not choosing the right hosting provider. Some in the senior management may feel this is a decision that impacts only the company’s IT department. But if you ask a professional like me, this decision can…

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7 Reasons Flags Are An Incredible Marketing Tool

By Marketme | 19th December 2025

When it comes to marketing and branding, there are many strategies that get you impactful results. However, flags are one of the most reliable ways to get noticed, which is why businesses of all types continue to use them extensively for marketing. A 2025 industry study of footfall flag deployment reported an average 50% uplift…

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6 Best Independent Legal Advisors for Mortgages & Property Decisions

By Marketme | 17th December 2025

Property-related decisions are often a major financial step in your life. Every choice you make affects your long-term plans, so it helps to have legal guidance. This applies to both buying a new house and using your current property as mortgage security, since both actions carry significant legal and financial implications. The legal process around…

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Essential Tips For Anyone With A Software Business

By Marketme | 18th August 2016

Software businesses are very popular in modern times. They represent a great chance of making money and starting a business from scratch. If you have a software business, then I think these tips will help you get more out of it: Offer More Than One Software Package If you want to start a software business,…

Marketing and Web Design: How Do the Two Interact?

By Marketme | 16th August 2016

We talk about SEO a lot on this website. I know. And I’m sorry for putting yet another SEO article in front of you. But it is crucial for business owners to understand the importance of SEO. But it’s not just about the importance – it’s about the intricacies of SEO. The way it works.…

Am I Getting a Good ROI from My SEO Campaign?

By Marketme | 16th August 2016

A good ROI – that is, a return on investment – can be hard to track when it comes to SEO. For most people in the business world, it’s pretty simple if they want to calculate the return on their investment. They look at how much they spent on a particular asset. They then see…

6 Steps To Launch Party Success

By Marketme | 15th August 2016

We’ve covered plenty of startup launch parties in the past here at Serious Startups. But what if you want to have your own little – or enormous – bash when your product or service is ready to rock? There are a few guidelines you will need to follow, so read on to find out more…

Why Survey Data is So Important in Business

By Marketme | 11th August 2016

When it comes to running a successful business, a lot of owners don’t realize the importance of surveys and the data that they provide. In fact, the data that you can collect from a variety of surveys can be extremely valuable in helping you make the best decisions to drive your company forward, so this…

Risks in Logbook Loans and Proposed Solutions

By Marketme | 8th August 2016

Every now and then, people are confronted by problems that need an urgent solution. One of which (and the most common) revolves around money or finances. If you have savings, you can use it to solve your financial problem. However, if you have nothing, you can borrow from a friend. When you’re in need of…

Tired of Not Making Money? Why Don’t You Play a Game?

By Marketme | 4th August 2016

Setting up the perfect gaming lair is not an easy task. There are so many options for gaming machines and cabinets, furniture and technology, that it sometimes seems impossible to make your choice. And it will usually cost you a small fortune to make it perfect. So much that you might sometimes feel tired of…

Streamline Your Business: Key Areas to Focus On

By Marketme | 2nd August 2016

In order to be as efficient as possible, every business needs to review and improve its working processes in a number of different areas, at least once a year. It could be that you need to cut back costs, or simply want to improve performance in the most cost-effective manner, but assessing where improvements can…

Why Your E-Commerce Business Needs to take Online Security Seriously

By Marketme | 2nd August 2016

Online security is vital to the success of your business. Proper and effective online security can be the difference between an effective and trustworthy business and millions of pounds’ worth of fines and lost confidence. Put simply, for some businesses, proper online security can be the difference between running a successful business and going out…