Being Eco Friendly can be Cashflow Friendly too

Filed under eco friendly by on 31/08/2011 at 8:52 am {no comments}

Green living is the new buzzword all across the globe with new initiatives for environmentally friendly living becoming a major trend in homes.  What many small business owners don’t realize is that taking steps to reduce the human impact can be both a profitable and exciting venture with rewards on all levels.

Making your business more eco friendly can also have benefits in terms of your positioning campaigns, offering you a strong selling and starting point.  There is also the issue of your base profit.  This will be positively affected by the reduction in costs that come from using energy wisely.  For those of you who are new to the green initiative, there are simple and effective steps that can help you become comfortable with the idea and eventually make it part of your personal and corporate lifestyle.

1.    Turn it off

When you are not using office or home equipment, make sure that it is turned off at the energy source.  This can have as much as a 75% decrease in energy output if you are thorough and consistent.

2.    Cut out your printing

Try to eliminate the use of paper in your office or at home.  Electronic boards and email are just as useful (if not more so) for communication and help minimize the unnecessary use of paper.  Similarly, you can print on both sides where possible which will cut your paper-use in half as well as instill a culture of reduction.  Use recycled paper to drive the point home.  There are plenty of suppliers who can offer quality recycled paper at affordable rates.  This way you are also helping recycling businesses to perpetuate sustainability.

3.    Don’t let taps drip

While a dripping tap is annoying on its own, it has far more severe consequences for your business or home.  A dripping tap can collectively waste thousands of liters per year depending on how often it happens.

4.    Recycle for money!

One of the best things about recycling is that you are killing two birds with one stone.  On one hand you are helping to reuse man-made resources and on the other you are able to make money out of doing so.  Recycling plants will often pay you to drop off your paper, plastic and glass in an effort to keep the plants running and help save the planet!
Many people are under the misconception that being eco friendly means attaching yourself to a tree and vowing never to come down until it is saved.  While this may be true for some activists, they are ultimately trying to make a point and gain exposure.  What we are talking about, in the modern business sense, is reducing costs and committing to being as efficient and ethical as possible whilst building a strong platform for marketing as well as social and environmental investment.  Small changes can save big money and spread more awareness and exposure as employees begin to change their frame of reference and their habits as a result.  Making these simple changes can yield incredible results for your profit margin as well as the development of your brand.

Achieving Good Organic Search Results

Filed under seo by on 22/06/2011 at 5:06 pm {no comments}

An Organic Search Engine Friendly Web Page

Having an online presence is extremely important to your company, because it enables you to reach out to as many people as possible over the internet.  If you have a website, you know the importance of being able to attract visitors.  There are many ways to do this, one being that you can put your company’s website on your business cards in order to get your web address in the hands of the public.  Another way is by utilizing SEO, or search engine optimization within your website in order to be ranked higher in search results for terms that are related to your industry.  SEO is based on a quite complicated algorithm that ranks site pages on their importance in relation to the search engine query.

In other words, you want the search engines to view your site as important.  As far as search engines are concerned, they do not care if your content is well-structured or not.  Graphics can be used, but these will not increase your site’s ranking.   Also, if you are going to use any type of image or animation, you must remember that this slows the loading time for a page, which may make visitors look elsewhere, as everyone wants what they want NOW.

Be Smart About Your Choice in SEO Companies

One of the best SEO methods that you can employ is to balance your graphics with solid quality content.  This ensures the flexibility of your site, and its efficiency.  When people search for certain key phrases on a search engine, it is essential for your site that, if someone lands there, they find quality within the entire site and not just on the home page.

Navigation is another key to having a search engine-friendly website.  There should be enough navigation tabs that your visitors will not get lost and will always know where they are at any given time while visiting.  It is also a good idea to have a no-cookies option, as requesting cookies from visitors can turn the search engines against your site and possibly rank you lower than you deserve to be for your specific niche.

Therefore, be sure that you turn away from a cookies requirement when handling your search engine optimization activities.  Obtaining assistance from professionals to be sure your website is internet search engine friendly will help you to run your company website in the perfect manner. It may look pricey initially; however, the results obtained can help in search engine marketing activities of the business in a big way.

Professionals in SEO will be able to diagnose what is hampering your site, along with giving you ideas for what can essentially help it to function better.  SEO professionals are kind of like doctors for your website.  They will know what is wrong and be able to prescribe what it needs to make it better.

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Having an online presence is extremely important to your company, because it enables you to reach out to as many people as possible over the internet.  If you have a website, you know the importance of being able to attract visitors.  There are many ways to do this, one being that you can put your company’s website on your business cards in order to get your web address in the hands of the public.

Eco Friendly Companies

Filed under eco friendly, Uncategorized by on 08/06/2011 at 9:56 am {no comments}

I have a good friend who runs an eco friendly business, we were discussing the wide range of businesses who now claim to have a green credential in some way or another and how realistic those claims are for various companies. For example, is it really possible to be green in any way if you are a transportation company? Many local councils have their green bus services now, these often run busses on palm oil, now as most people are aware, there is a completely different environmental impact from running busses on palm oil. Instead of the pollution argument there is the whole issue of destroying the rainforests and devastating the natural environment to clear land for the growing of the palm nuts which the oil is extracted from.

Whilst these are all issues there has to be something said for businesses who make a step in the right direction, rather than simply complying with the minimum levels of legislation which affects their particular industry sector.

My friends company is an eco business and the first thing which he said makes a huge difference is having a home office. It doesn’t matter how you get to work (unless you walk or cycle), this is usually the largest part of your daily carbon footprint, he has therefore eliminated this completely. He also does 90% plus of his meetings online now too, not only saving himself a huge amount of time traveling but also the fuel impact. He recycles and offsets the cost of electric and website hosting by funding tree planting.

His company, he explained, is easier to make green than most, he works in technology and internet services.  I’m not going to claim to understand exactly what he does but I know hes a web designer, but then optimises them to appear in the search engines. Did you know when you do a search on Google for example, did you know it’s not just coincidence who appears near the top? There is a complex algorithm behind it, based on lots of different factors on the page of every single website, and who they link to and who links to them. It really is a minefield, but that’s what he does, basically he is a n seo in swindon and provides services to companies from lots of different industries, including other uk seo companies in some cases.

He combines seo and keeping it eco friendly very well, but it does make you think about how difficult it must be for many other industries, particularly those involved in transportation, chemicals or tourism.

What is it?

Filed under agriculture by on 08/02/2011 at 9:38 am {no comments}

We are a group of friends who came together to share our skills & knowledge.  We recognised that we were also in need of a work environment which addressed our individual needs, & felt that forming our own co-op would meet these needs.  By working co-operatively we are able to achieve much more than if we remained individuals.   We are all passionate about growing organic food, low-impact living & sustainable environments & wish to ensure that everyone has access to learning how to live more sustainably & grow some of their own foods.

We work closely with local community groups & neighbourhoods, trying to bring positive change in attitudes by sharing the gifts of permaculture.

Although we have a ‘home team’ of members, our membership is OPEN TO ALL who wish to help & support our aims & ethics, (see membership section on last page for details) & if you have skills & knowledge you would like to share we would love to hear from you!

We would also like to listen to any advice or ideas you have for helping develop the co-op’s services – we aim to help build communities by addressing the needs of those communities in regards sustainability, supplying fresh organic produce, encouraging them to grow their own food, advising on renewable forms of energy etc…we are linking in with other local groups & Northants County Council to build better relationships between us all, so our real needs are addressed!

Tourism in Wiltshire

Filed under wiltshire by on 02/02/2011 at 3:40 pm {no comments}

Wiltshire is a county surrounded by many other great counties of the realm of England. Wiltshire has a gorgeous and enthralling history, culture, landscape and sightseeing like any other county England has to offer but in its own unique way. It is a ceremonial county located in the South West of England, land sealed and neighboured by the counties Hampshire, Berkshire, Somerset, Oxfordshire and others. With an area of about 3485 km square, Wiltshire has about twenty one towns and the only city.

Wiltshire is a historic county in the South West of England. Alfred’s defeat Of the Danes and battle of Round way hill Devizes are some of the illustrious battles fought in this county. It’s not only known for battles but was also used to be exclusive for its amazing class of wool stocks. But now those wool mills are located at the museums and galleries but still charm the holidaymakers.

Wiltshire County gives breath delightful setting and amazing landscape that fascinates the whole world to this place. With only one city and so many townships and villages, the shire has a more pastoral beholding and has vast meadows covered with greenery flora and mounts. The weather of Wiltshire is moderate with tons of rains like most of the country but is slighter than most of the other places in the country.  January is the coldest with 1 to 2 degree C and July August have the fieriest temperature of around 21 degree C. It glows in the summertime more brightly than winter when it rains and snows mostly, with little or no sunshine at all.

Wiltshire appeals to its invitees with its rich cultural exquisiteness and rich tourism spots. The top magnetism of the shire of Wiltshire is the world heritage place of Stonehenge and Avebury. Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument of stones circles in the mid of fields. Similar to Stonehenge is the sight of Avebury with its outstanding stone circles. These cryptic circled stones were elevated in the prehistoric times and captivate the researchers and visitors likewise. Wiltshire entices historians, researchers and other visitors to its vast museums and galleries. Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum is the one popular museum of many this city has. Reasonably few country parks, garden, hills and country houses are scattered all over that attract the holiday makers and tourists locally and from overseas both to spend the summers peacefully. The abundant villages and towns of Wiltshire County have their own diversity and invite people to the market towns to manifest the great values and arts.

Wiltshire has folks with unique taste and different culture and wonders that show the equal. Most renowned amongst these is the Salisbury Cathedral in the city of Salisbury. This cathedral with its huge structure was constructed in the medieval times and has an eccentric structural design that captivates the spiritual people most. Wiltshire is usually gorgeous and pulls travellers to a number of festivals and playhouses as well every time that reveals the rich culture and people of Wiltshire. Prominent among these are the festivals of Larmer Tree and the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival. Wiltshire is a must holiday tourist spot for all visitors.

For more information about the towns in Wiltshire such as Marlborough and Bradford on Avon see the visit Wiltshire site, they provide detailed tourist information on Marlborough and other towns in the area.

trees

Filed under agriculture by on 02/02/2011 at 3:38 pm {no comments}

In this garden there will be many fruit and nut trees, underplanted with berry fruits and perennial plants. In the centre of this garden there is a sacred grove, a place for quiet contemplation.

This forest garden will attract wildlife and provide pollen for the farms bees, who will give us wonderful honey. The garden will produce abundant harvests for generations to come.

To help in the creation of this garden, we are offering a Tree Sponsorship Scheme.

If you are seeking an unusual gift for yourself or someone special, would like to have a tree marking the passing of a loved one, or would simply like to have your own tree you are able to buy a tree for the Forest Garden.

In return for sponsoring a tree, you will receive part of the harvest for years to come. You may visit your tree as often as you wish, and may even scatter the ashes of departed loved ones around its base.

Organic Agriculture

Filed under agriculture by on 02/02/2011 at 3:35 pm {no comments}

We are a not-for-profit social enterprise with open membership. Based in Northampton area, close to town. Through our ‘Community Supported Agriculture’ Scheme we provide seasonal organic produce, either direct from our Farm Shop, or from our Veg Box Delivery, most produce is grown on site and supplemented when needed from an Organic Wholesaler.

We also work with communities to help them build more sustainable neighbourhoods using permaculture principles & ethics, we are working with groups, schools & colleges on their organic garden projects & other land based areas. We are available to work in the business sector to advise on how to reduce waste, save energy, and become more aware of the impact their business has on the local/global environment, leading to positive change for all.

We provide access to information, practical workshops and our land base, helping others learn ‘life skills’ that will prepare them for long term change. We travel the county festival circuit with a Permaculture Roadshow, complete with ‘dwelling’ & garden display, plants & books for sale & loads of info on sustainability