Leitrim Business Network

Some Leitrim Blogs

McGovern Organic Wines

Cannaboe Confectionery

Rebecca Hillman

Reverb Studios

Webforge

Wedding Stationery Ireland

Living Architecture Centre

Leitrim Business Network

Please email me or leave a comment if I have left you out.

The Living Architecture Centre is an online school of sustainable house design and construction operated by Peter Cowman.

Local IT company Reverb Studios has a useful blog. Well worth checking out.

Examples:

• Test your Broadband or Internet Speed
• Add a Discussion Forum to your site
• Get links into your Website
• Searching the Internet

By Surya Yalamanchili of LinkedIn

1. Add Job Details to Your Profile

Just listing job titles doesn’t do you justice. Descriptions of roles, responsibilities, and accomplishments will dramatically improve your appearance in search results as well as present a fuller picture of who you are.

2. Add Education to Your Profile

Finding opportunities, answers, candidates and researching your market is a lot easier when your fellow school alums can find you.

3. Choose Your Vanity URL

(www.linkedin.com/in/yourname)

Add it to your business card, website, email signature, etc.

4. Import Your Address Book

Let us do all the work – in seconds you can see who in your address book is already on LinkedIn and connect with them.

5. Install the Outlook Toolbar

Effortlessly manage your network from your toolbar: get suggestions on who to invite based on email frequency, one-click invitations, update your Outlook contacts, and much more.

6. Find Answers to Hard Questions

Posting on LinkedIn Answers reaches both your connections and the broader LinkedIn network. Your network is a smart group of people–someone will know!

7. Read News About Your Company

Read what your colleagues are reading – the 2 or 3 things you NEED to know about every day. Keep your resolution to stay informed on the latest news, while increasing your efficiency!

8. Enable Your Public Profile

Places your LinkedIn profile in web search results so that the professional image you earned is presented to the world.

Let me know if you are interested in Car Pooling on to conference on Thursday.

Yesterday was the busiest day this blog has seen since it started on December 19th. With 107 visits, it is quite apparent that SPAM is a major problem. (Average daily rate - 45 visits).

Thanks to all who contributed to the discussion. I may organise an Innovation Evening on the subject.

List of members

To join visit 

Spam email is a huge problem. I would like to discuss some solutions here and get some opinions from our ICT Network members.

This discussion was initiated by Dan Hillman of hobbyhorsetoys.com

This is a copy of Dan’s email.

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Hi Johnny

I have a slightly technical question that you may be able to supply a quick answer to. Due to the fact that my email address is stated openly and accurately on my website I have been receiving an increasing amount of spam. I have seen some people’s sites giving email addresses of the form “dan<at>hobbyhorsetoys.com” to throw the spambots off the scent, but I don’t want to confuse potential customers who aren’t au-fait with this.

I suppose the spambots are capable of recognising any proper email address contained in the code for a webpage, but is there any way of hiding it from them?

Thanks for your attention,

Dan Hillman

There are now 40 members in the Leitrim Business Network on LinkedIn.

Since Jan 1st, this blog has had

• 279 absolute unique visitors
• 617 Visits
• 1975 Page Views

On a search in Google for Leitrim business, this blog appears 5th in the search results.

Our next event is the “Improve Through Change” Conference.

Thursday 31st January 2008
Killhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen
9.30am - 2pm

This will give you the opportunity to network with companies from both Leitrim & Omagh.

Conference Topics.

• Passionate about growing your business?
• Interested in learning how two of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs achieved their success: Brody Sweeney, Chairman and Founder of O’Brien’s Irish Sandwich Bars, and Norah Casey, Chief Executive, Harmonia Ltd?

Brody Sweeney, Chairman and Founder of O’Brien’s Irish Sandwich Bars

Norah Casey, Chief Executive, Harmonia Ltd.

Improve Through Change Conference will illustrate the importance of innovation and continual improvement in building profitable and dynamic businesses. The conference will provide the opportunity to:

• Learn how successful entrepreneurs build strong and profitable businesses
• Learn new ideas that can be applied to your own business
• Pick up tips from experienced and local business owners
• Participate in sessions that will inspire you and enhance your creativity
• Network with like minded business people

Secure your place today by contacting Business Results Events on 0044 (0) 28 7962 8113* or register here

*As demand is expected to be high places will only be confirmed on receipt of £20/€30 (incl. of VAT) contribution per attendee