FEEDBACK: Fox Inn

Some lovely feedback on a recent site we produced for a pub & hotel in Shropshire

17 Weeks to go! ...

The summer holidays are almost to an end, and it's that time of year for us - we are adding Christmas menus to some of our websites, sending festive email newsletters and posting festive Facebook messages on behalf of British Country Inns! 17 weeks to go ....

RECENT MOBILE APP PROJECT: Lash Bar, London

To download this app and see the many benefits to your business, please go to: http://wsu.ma/lashbar on your mobile device! 

http://www.force4computing.co.uk/apps.html

RECENT PROJECT: The Bantam Tea Rooms

We thought we'd share with you the gallery we've been updating on behalf of a lovely tea room, with accommodation in the Cotswolds: @thebantamtearoomsofficial Some stunning shots by their clever photographer @olivergrahame . 

Worth a visit if you are passing this summer! http://www.bantamtea-rooms.co.uk/html/gallery.html

NEWS: Have you heard of "Google Local Guides"?

When you are on your holidays this summer, think about how you can contribute on Google Maps and in return earn rewards ...

By sharing reviews, photos, and knowledge on Google Maps, Local Guides influence how millions of people navigate the world. Here's how to make an impact ...

Points, Levels, and Perks

Each time you contribute, you earn points. Those points help you reach higher levels of the Local Guides program.  At Level 4, you unlock your first Local Guides badge. Higher levels also lead to special perks such as 3 free months of Google Play Music All Access, 75-percent discount on a movie rental from Google Play etc and early access to Google features.

Read more about how many points are rewarded for each share, and explanation of the levels https://support.google.com/local-guides/answer/6225851?hl=en.

SERVICE: Benefits on outsourcing your EMail Marketing

Force 4 Computing design and send, on your behalf responsive marketing email campaigns.  

We are proud to say that their email campaigns have a much higher than industry average open rate (of 21.71%), our average is 36.5%!   

We then track and produce reports so you can see how successful your campaign performed.  

Find out why we are so successful here, and view example campaigns:   www.force4computing.co.uk/email-marketing.html

SERVICE: Keep all your devices in sync!

Force 4 now offer a superb Hosted Exchange Email Service, which is a cloud-based messaging platform designed specifically for business.  It is so popular it is now the fastest growing cloud sector worldwide.

With this robust and secure Hosted Exchange service, your business can collaborate, communicate and manage your business communications far more effectively and efficiently.

Exchange comes with a range of features to increase your productivity levels and maintain a high level of performance, such as emails, shared calendars, shared contacts, file sharing and more.

This solution removes the need for your own expensive on-site servers and maintenance fees, as we provide this service via locally hosted UK servers which are ultra secure.

Packages are very competitively priced, include anti-virus and anti-spam as standard and start from 50GB storage to 125GB per email account.  The price for all this is just £4.95 per email account per month and you can add the latest licensed version of MS Outlook for only £1 extra per month!

TIP: Facebook Insights - understanding the lingo!

When looking at your business page insights for a post, have you often wondered exactly what the following mean? ...

• "People Reached": (appears in their newsfeed) the people your post was served to in the past 28 days.

• "People Engaged": (interacted) Find out who has liked, clicked, commented on or shared your posts, or engaged with your Page, in the past 28 days. Once you know who your most engaged audience is, you can better tailor your Boosted Posts to them.

• "Total Reach": The number of people who were served any activity from your Page

What's the difference between impressions and reach?

Impressions are the number of times a post from your Page is displayed, whether the post is

NEWS: Barber UK - 21st & 22nd May 2017

Force 4 will be attending this year's Barber UK exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham on 21st and 22nd May. We will be promoting our mobile app service and the great functionality it can provide to a Hair Salon / Barber ... 

Features directed to this sector include:  

• LOYALTY Rewards Scheme
• Fill quiet periods using DIRECT MARKETING
• Accept APPOINTMENTS & send REMINDERS
• Send free PUSH MESSAGES
• GALLERY showcase
• GEO-FENCING for Targeted Marketing

We are currently running a special offer for Mobile App Creation, please take a look at our "Offers" page on Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/force4computingltd/offers/, for full mobile app features (for any business), please see: http://www.force4computing.co.uk/apps.html

RECENT PROJECT: Crystal Wealth Management

Crystal Wealth Management is a long standing client and this is the second website we have created for them. They had strong views on design requirements and requested both desktop and mobile friendly versions of the new site. We worked closely with compliance to ensure we met all the legal requirements in this strictly regulated financial services sector. We also mail out their quarterly email newsletters, and regularly update their site with new content. Please take a look: www.crystalwm.com.

TIP: The use of emoticons in posts

If you use your desktop to promote your business through Social Media and you are wanting to use emojis, this will come in handy! : http://www.symbols-n-emoticons.com/p/facebook-emoticons-lis…

NEWS: Ride the Night - London

Lisa, from the office, is cycling 100k through London during the night in a few weeks. 

It will be raising funds for three amazing Women V Cancer UK charities : Breast Cancer Care, Ovarian Cancer Action and Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust. 

Would you please consider sponsoring her?

Her Just Giving page is: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/MidnightRiderLisa

Thank you!

NEWS: A recent testimonial ...

"We were very pleased with Mike and his team from start to finish.  Dealing with designing the company logo, copywriting, full design of the website, setting up of e-mail accounts and our Facebook Page.  They were very professional and patient and listened to every requirement that was needed.  I would definitely recommend Force 4 Computing Ltd to anyone in the future."

Brian Smith
Level 10 Building Contractors Ltd
www.level10buildingcontractors.co.uk

SERVICE: Let us design EMail Campaigns that inspire action!

Responsive Email Design - Mobile-Friendly
Personalised Content - Add your contacts' details/preferences for increased engagement.
Campaign Tracking - Open & Click-Through Reports
Multi-Channel Marketing - Reach your audience with email and SMS messages
Spam Check & Inbox Testing
Form creation for embedding into your website to grow your audience
EMails sent from your own address, via Force 4's own dedicated IP address
Social Sharing

Example of a recent campaign created: http://r.force4email.co.uk/53pzztqbjf.html