The Internet Monthly is a monthly podcast featuring 10 or so short Internet related articles, tips and tricks and a regular search engine of the month feature.

In this month’s issue you can discover how to get ready for Google’s search engine changes in 2014, win free marketing from Saatchi & Saatchi and try the top ten free tools to measure return on investment (ROI) and social success in social media marketing.

You can also find out how to get free help selling overseas from British Chambers of Commerce online and learn how to find the local news stories generating social media buzz close to home.

This podcast is derived from a monthly newsletter published by Zen Internet and recorded and produced by Silicon Bay. The podcast is reproduced by kind permission of Zen Internet.

The Internet Monthly – January 2014:

Or, download: podcast_jan14.mp3 [14' 03'', 6.5MB]

This month’s edition of The Internet Monthly podcast contains the following articles. A list of links associated with each article are included for reference:

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2. WIN £50K MARKETING – Win a year’s worth of marketing from top agencies
   
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   • www.marketingagencies.org.uk/startupbritain/startupbritain-competition
     
   
   
   
3. EXPORT BRITAIN – Help at hand to sell your company and your wares abroad
   
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   • www.exportbritain.org.uk
     
   
   
   
4. CROWDWORKING – Earn some pocket money by doing jobs online
   
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   • www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23959890
     
   
   
   
5. MOBILE COMMERCE NEWS – Ignore mobile commerce at your peril
   
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   • www.qrcodepress.com/tag/mobile-commerce-trends
     
   
   
   
6. RESPONSIVE E-MAIL DESIGNS – Make your e-mail newsletters mobile friendly
   
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   • econsultancy.com/uk/blog/63427-responsive-email-design-10-great-examples
     
   
   
   
7. FRUITS OF RASPBERRY PI – Raspberry Pi computer for kids sells over 1.75M
   
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   • www.modmypi.com
     
   
   
   
8. HEALTHCARE APPS YOU CAN TRUST – NHS reviews health based apps
   
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   • apps.n’s.uk
     
   
   
   
9. FREE TOOLS MEASURE SOCIAL SUCCESS – Is your social media marketing paying off?
   
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   • searchenginewatch.com/article/2308870/Social-Media-ROI-11-FREE-Tools-for-Measuring-Social-Media-Success
     
   • www.pamorama.net/2013/09/28/10-examples-social-media-roi-infographic
     
   
   
   
10. WHIPPING UP INTEREST – Online tools for finding local trending news stories
    
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    • spike.newswhip.com
      
    
    
    
11. GET READY FOR GOOGLE 2014 – What’s Google got in-store for your website?
    
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    • searchenginewatch.com/article/2308896/SEO-in-2014-How-to-Prepare-for-Googles-2014-Algorithm-Updates
      
    
    
    
12. SEARCH ENGINE OF THE MONTH – Search without typing in your query
    
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    • www.benosey.com
      
    • www.benosey.com/2busy4you
      
    
    
    

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