Thursday, 24 May 2007

Recent Reviews

This week WhosOff.com has been appearing round the world on some significant blogs.

Read the review on webware.com - Rafe Needleman says..."I am a big fan of simple Web tools that make annoying tasks easier. One of the latest tools in that vein: WhosOff, a free Web service that helps you coordinate vacation and out-of-the-office times for people in your company"

Read the full review here

Thanks Rafe !

Also blogged recently

In Spain on GenBeta.com and wwwwhatsnew.com
In Japan on 100shikki.com
In USA on appscout.com , Itlnet.net , webware.com

Tuesday, 22 May 2007

BT Business Blog

Thanks to Simon Dickson for his piece about our site that
appeared on the BT Business blog this morning,

Read the full article here:
http://blog.btbroadbandoffice.com/archive/doing-business-online/one-uk-firms-modest-approach-t.php

Friday, 18 May 2007

Google Adwords - Science or Black Art ?

Since launching WhosOff.com in the summer of 2006, we have have been continuously studying the science of Google AdWords.We are drawing to the conclusion that it is not a science but a black art!

Like everybody else, I suspect, in the beginning, we just loaded up our AdWords with what we thought were useful words and phrases and expected the whole of the world to be knocking on our door for 2 or 3 pennies a shot.

But of course Google did not become an over night billion dollar business with this scenario - You have to hand it to them... no matter what your budget is - you can always be tempted to spend a little more.


So what have we discovered...so far..?

After nearly a year of statistics, trial and error,refining, and conversion tracking, we have discovered our best value phrases and words. We have chopped out a lot of under-performing or expensive words to be left with the cream of the crop.

The best performing words at the right price. In brief - Less is more. And...don't be seduced by the occasional expensive conversion!


Tuesday, 8 May 2007

Website improvements

Some new features have recently been added to Whosoff.com :

The bulk update facility now lets users update the current year and
the following year in the same line.

In employee administration, the employee's approver is shown

Users can now view half-day absence

Notes are viewable on ALL types of requests (Holiday/absence/out of office)
and in the calandar views

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