The JD Approach Newsletter
August 2009
Dear [FIRSTNAME],
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The JD Approach Team
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We are continually improving and enhancing our email marketing site and in the current economic climate more and more businesses are joining JD Message every week and taking advantage of the cost effective marketing methods and strategic feedback information it provides.
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Dates for Your Diary
Improve Your Online Marketing
A 1 hour workshop on everything a small business needs to know to promote their brand on the internet and get more website visitors.
G3, 4 Castor Road, Sheffield
Friday 21st August, 2009
£15 plus VAT
Click Here to Reserve a Place
OOO
iNetwork
Free Networking
by Businesses for Businesses.
Sitwell Arms
5.30, 1st September, FREE
Click Here to Book
OOO
Free IT Surgery
with Forward Ladies
Free technology and computing advice from JD Approach consultants for women in business with any type of IT problem or question..
JD Approach
7th September,
9.30am till 11.30am
Click Here for More Information
OOO
Thinking in 3D
with Andy Hanselman
The Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber, quarterly Women in Business Lunch.
Bring a bloke event.
Tankersley Manor, Barnsley
Wednescay 16th September
11.15am till 2pm
Click Here to Book
OOO
MIcrosoft Office Accounting
A 1 hour workshop on Microsoft's FREE Accounting package, including how to download, install and start using the software to manage your business accounts.
G3, 4 Castor Road, Sheffield
Friday 18th September, 2009
£15 plus VAT
Click Here to Reserve a Place
OOO
Thank you for reading this newsletter, it was produced using our online e-marketing tool for small businesses, if you would like to do the same for your business, please click the link belowwww.jdmessage.com
Improve Your Online Marketing
for only £15 (plus VAT)
JD Approach will be holding an Online Marketing Workshop for small businesses at our premises in Sheffield on Friday 21st August 2009. Places are limited and this is usually a very popular topic so book now to avoid disappointment.
For the price you would normally pay for a standard networking event this workshop will enable you to interact with hundreds of other businesses over the internet as well as spending time with other like minded businesses and networking with each other during the session.
This workshop will show you how to promote your website effectively, explain why some websites work better than others and why its not just about the design, help you to get your business name known through social media tools such as FaceBook, LinkedIN and Twitter and develop effective email campaigns that will bring real results.
To reserve your place email training@jdapproach.co.uk now
Update Your Website Before You
Lose Your Visitors
Studies show that websites which are not updated cause visitors to lose interest and not visit again. Typically if a customer views your site more than twice and there are no changes they are very unlikely to come back.
The best way to ensure you have fresh, new content that will entice your customers to return is to to post news articles on your site. Your could also update testimonials from other customers and even mae regular changes to your product or service information if there is relevant information to amend.
The easiest way to make changes to your site is with a Content Management System (CMS). JD Approach offers its own CMS which can be added to any website from as little as £500. Once installed it not only allows you to make as many amendments to the pages as you like it also comes with an easy to use, RSS enabled news feed which you can use to write regular news articles for people to view or download.
For those who dont want the initial costs of installing a CMS or who dont need to make changes quite as regularly JD Approach offers an excellent website update service. Send us the changes you want to make to your site by email, we will reply with a price and when confirmed the changes can usually be made the same day and often within a matter of a couple of hours - even if your site is not hosted wth us! Most amendments cost as little as £25 plus vat for half an hour's work.
For more information on the JD Approach Content Management System or for a quote to make manual changes to your site please email us.
Balance Your Books for Free with Microsoft Accounting.
In the current economic climate it is even more important to make sure you are looking after your accounts, monitoring your cash flow and chasing up invoices that have not been paid on time.
Microsoft Accounting can help you do all of these things and best of all it is absolutely FREE to download and use.
If you need help wth downloading, installing, setting up and/or using the MS Office Accounting software JD Approach can help. We offer One to One training which can be delivered at your own office or in our premises in Attercliffe from only £50 for a one hour session. Get yourself set up and using MS Office Accounting effectively with all the features you need for less than half the price of other accounting software packages.
Quote the JDA Newsletter August 08 to get 10% Off when you book a One to One Session this month. Contact us now to book your session,
Scheduled 1 day Training Courses
(only £180 per person)
All of the following courses will be delivered in Sheffield on the dates shown.
We are also able to offer the courses listed and others to be delivered from other locations as required.
AUGUST
Tuesday 12th - Microsoft Access Beginners 2003
Thursday 13th - Microsoft Word Advanced 2003
Monday 17th - Microsoft PowerPoint Basics 2007
Tuesday 18th - Microsoft Excel Beginners 2003
Monday 24th - Microsoft Access Basics 2007
Tuesday 25th - Microsoft Publisher Basics 2003
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 1st - Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2003
Thursday 3rd - Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
Monday 7th - Microsoft Excel Basics 2007
Tuesday 8th - Microsoft Visio Basics 2003
Wednesday 9th - Microsoft Outlook 2003
Thursday 10th - Microsoft Access Advanced
Monday 14th - Microsoft Word Intermediate 2007
Tuesday 15th - Microsoft Excel Advanced 2003
Wednesday 16th - Microsoft Word Beginners 2003
Thursday 17th - Microsoft Project Basics 2003
OCTOBER
Monday 5th - Microsoft Access Intermediate 2007
Tuesday 6th - Microsoft Excel Beginners 2003
Tuesday 13th - Microsoft Access Beginners 2003
Wednesday 14th - Microsoft Publisher Basics 2003
Monday 19th - Microsoft Outlook 2007
Thursday 22nd - Microsoft Word Intermediate 2003
Tuesday 27th - Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2003
NOVEMBER
Monday 2nd - Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2007
Monday 9th - Microsoft Word Basics 2007
Wednesday 11th - Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
Thursday 12th - Microsoft Word Advanced 2003
Monday 16th - Microsoft PowerPoint Intermediate 2007
Tuesday 17th - Microsoft Excel Advanced 2003
Wednesday 18th - Microsoft Visio Basics 2003
Monday 23rd - Microsoft Access Intermediate 2007
Tuesday 24th - Microsoft Access Advanced 2003
Wednesday 25th - Microsoft Project Basics 2003
DECEMBER
Wednesday 2nd - Microsoft Excel Beginners 2003
Tuesday 8th - Microsoft Access Beginners 2003
Wednesday 9th - Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2003
Thursday 10th - Sage line 50
* Other courses are available on request.