These individuals include: First Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda — The Hon. Dr. Sir Vere Cornwall Bird Senior, Second Premier of Antigua and Barbuda — Sir George H. Walter, Cricket Legend — Sir Vivian Richards, educator and leader in education — Dame Georgiana Nellie Robinson, and the leader of the slavery revolt that freed the country from slavery regulations — King “Prince Klass” Court.

While Heroes Day is a means of remembering the part these great persons played in nation building, recognizing their contributions on an annual basis will also serve to inspire new generations of citizens to do the same.

ref:www.ab.gov.ag

Back in 2010, Facebook launched its own email service, and many predicted it would be the death of email. That was hardly the case. Email is alive and well, and most people don’t even realize they have a Facebook email address. Is this a move by Facebook to increase the adoption of their email service? Our guess is yes.

Why did this all happen?

You see, what happened is that the email address — or in some cases, addresses — displayed on your Facebook profile was changed from whatever it was to your Facebook email address. (Your Facebook email address consists of whatever is at the end of your Facebook URL slapped in front of @facebook.com. For example: My Facebook URL is http://facebook.com/bedwayne, so my Facebook email address is bedwayne@facebook.com.)

So how do I fix this?

If you want to change the email address shown on your Timeline back to your non-facebook.com address, the process is simple:

1. Click on your name in the top right corner of your Facebook page.
2. Click on ‘Update Info’ tab located just below your cover photo on the right side of the page.
3. Locate your ‘Contact Info’ and click the ‘Edit’ link.
4. Here, you can edit the options for each email address listed to have it ‘Shown on Timeline’ or ‘Hidden on Timeline.’ Set your options to your preference and then click ‘Save.’

While you are on your ‘Contact Info,’ make sure you aren’t sharing too much information. If you must include your phone number or address then be sure to share with friends only. (We strongly advise against including your address.)

While speaking of email addresses, we recommend that you use a totally separate email account for Facebook. Don’t use the same email address that you use for sensitive accounts.

Personally, I have my mobile number entered so that I can receive login approvals from Facebook; however, I don’t want my phone number displayed on my Timeline, so I have set the sharing option to ‘Only Me.’

Here are some of our top tips to create a great Facebook page:

But remember by having a Facebook page you give users the opportunity to express their opinions, good or bad, about your brand, company and/or services. So be prepared to also deal with potential negative comments and so think about what they potentially could be about and how you want to handle them before launching your page!
Do you have more tips for creating a successful Facebook page? Let us know by leaving a comment!

A responsive website (as the one used for this website), is an approach to web development that allows a website to break itself down smoothly across multiple monitor sizes, screen resolutions, and platforms, be it a computer, tablet or mobile device. It allows the developer to create a site that is optimized for each platform, both in navigation, readability and load time.

As you can see when resizing the window (if you are viewing this site on a computer), the layout of the page shifts depending on the size of the screen; with different layouts for content depending on viewing area. Website (or layouts) such as this, allow for a single site and single look to the site, to be viewed on various devices without the need for additional themes or resizing by the user.

The best description is, “one site for every device.”

Benefits to Responsive Themes:

Keeps your website consistent – A responsive theme allows you to keep the look and feel of your website consistent on all devices such as smart phones, tablets, or laptop computers.

Cost Effective – Responsive themes allow even small businesses to have a mobile presence without breaking the bank.

Time Saver – Keeping your website up to date with new blog posts and fresh content is very important today. A responsive website will give you the ability to update your content just once while still delivering that mobile experience your viewers expect.

Responsive Websites are the future of web design. At JJDezigns Antigua we are excited to work with you on a solutions that help grow your business. Contact us to learn more.

Yet, that’s what I see a lot of companies doing – as if the mere act of having Facebook Page is enough to take care of all your marketing needs.What a complete waste of your time and theirs.

It isn’t. But what you can do with your Facebook Page doesn’t need to be overwhelming. There are myriad ways to put them to work promoting and marketing your businesses.

Here are a few quick ideas:

• Build customer loyalty. Everyone likes to feel included in something special, so make customers feel like VIPs by offering discounts, coupons, and promotions just for liking your page.
• Create viral buzz. Encourage customers to comment on your post and to quickly tell all of their friends about your  business using the built-in sharing capabilities of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, your blog, SMS, and Email.
• Grow customer lists. A Facebook Page can gather names and email addresses from directly within a custom app and easily export them into the top email marketing campaign services to be used in additional emails.
• Get instant feedback. Facebook Page allow customers to leave feedback on fan walls, share photos,  and send comments in a variety of ways.

Now when someone asks you “Why should I have a Facebook Page?” you’ll have the answer right there for them.

Maybe it is because I have recently set up a service doing just this and therefore notice more.

There are many reasons why your business should have a Facebook Fan Page, I’m just sharing one.

Facebook is all the go, it’s popular, it’s has active users, it dominating the world even as you read this and there is no time like the present to tap into this.

With over 750 millions active users on Facebook, if you snooze you loose.  You have to keep up with your competition and stay competitive.   You have heard the talk, you know you have do something with Facebook, so what is stopping you?  If you need help send me an email.

These are the stats:

There are over 900 million registered users on Facebook.  How mind-boggling is that? Really I don’t need to go any further as this speaks for itself as to why you need to get a Facebook Fan Page for Business.

Some more stats ….

• 1 out of every 8 minutes online is spent on Facebook.
• 40% of Facebook users are age 35
• 93% of US Adult internet users are on Facebook
• 64% of Facebook users have become fans of at least one company or brand on Facebook

That’s gigantic.  Facebook is prime real estate for you to build online relationships with potential and existing customers.  These stats are telling us that this is where brand new customers are ready and waiting.  How do you tap into this?  A starting place is a Customized Facebook Fan Page.

So if there are that many active users on Facebook then it probably means people are talking.  Certainly my friends are sharing information with me about products and services that they use and are happy with and for that matter unhappy with.  Is one of these products and services your Brand?  You probably wouldn’t know unless you were on Facebook and had a Facebook Page as then your brand would be tagged giving you an opportunity to communicate back effectively.

The thing with Facebook is as my friends share with me it shows up on my wall so then all of my friends can see.  It’s a form of viral marketing.  How viral marketing was described to me is about an emotional appeal, getting through to people with the dramatic use of words, and putting product or marketing associations into a social context.

Viral marketing refers to using available social networks to market a product, brand, or person by way of “viral processes”, similar to the way a flu virus would pass from one person to another, multiplying exponentially with each “exposure” — leading to an “epidemic”.

How does this work?  Well I post an update on your Wall “just had my hair done at (tag this business)” ….. with a photo.  My friends see this and comment.  The friends of my friends also see this and if they were looking for a new hairdresser they would check out my photo and the business.  They comment which shows up on their wall for all of their friends to see.  Hopefully you get the picture.

What I really love about this is that Google also loves it.

Google crawls Facebook fan pages

Having a Facebook Fan Page will boost your SEO (search engine Optizimation) as Facebook fan pages and notes are indexed by Google, Yahoo and other search engines.   Google bots regularly crawl Facebook Fan Pages for Data.  Facebook profiles are not which is why you need a Facebook Page.

This means if someone is searching for targeted information and you have written a note on this or it is mentioned on your page, there is a fair chance your page will turn up in the search results.  For Free!

This means  a fresh supply of visitors to your site and a boost to your page ranking.

So it is important to list all kinds of information about yourself, your business, products and services on your Facebook Fan Page. When people click on your web link from your Facebook Page, Google spider will also go to your site via these links.

Are you convinced that your business needs a Facebook page?  If so I would love the opportunity of creating one for you.