Archive for January, 2009

American’s lured down under in new tourism bid

Qantas and NSW tourism have banded together to get US tourists to our shores, but will their effort work?


Looking for 500 new apprentices - some businesses are really growing out there

500 new apprentices are recruited by Bakers Delight across Australia. Many of these apprentices open their own franchise after their apprenticeship.


SEO & optimisation strategies for wordpress bloggers

Today, I would like to write about a session on WordPress SEO & Optimisation strategies that I just discovered on the net. Many very good wordpress plugins and good hints to increase your traffic. Have a look yourself:

WordPress SEO & Optimisation Strategies a4uexpo London 2008 from existem on Vimeo.
It is quite a long video but [...]


An unexpected ghost town

Many people in Sydney have noticed that the CBD has been very quiet in the last few weeks.
Usually Sydney gets back to work quickly, not resting too long after the holidays. Yet, in 2009, this hasn’t been the case.
And, being Sydney, there are many whispers going around as to the reasons for this New Year [...]


And what an Australia Day we had …

Australian’s all let us rejoice, especially on an Australia Day with plenty of sunshine and many great parades to watch. The photos are from the parade in Berrima, one of the oldest settlements in Australia and certainly with the oldest Pub here downunder. Enjoy:
It is our big day and we loved every minute. Back in [...]