Claire, Author at aura.ie

Some Useful Links for You to Get Started

January 13, 2022

It seems like you’re running a default WordPress website. Here are a few useful links to get you started: Migration How to use WordPress Migrator Plugin? Migrate WordPress from Siteground to Cloudways Migrate WordPress from GoDaddy to Cloudways General How do I take my website live from Cloudways? How to manage WordPress via WP-CLI on Cloudways? How to configure WordPress Multisite on Cloudways? How to access your databases on Cloudways? Performance How to install and configure Breeze WordPress cache plugin?

Enterprise Ireland Digitalisation Voucher

December 15, 2021

Enterprise Ireland currently have a digital voucher €9000 available to SMEs who would like to develop a plan for the adoption of digital tools and techniques across your business. This is open to companies who are currently Enterprise Ireland clients. Projects being accepted for the voucher must include one or more of the following activities: Internal Process Optimisation (Lean-Digital-Automation) Enhancing Customer Digital Experience (Product, Service, Route to Market, Channels) Becoming a Data-Driven Business To apply click here and sign up if

The Importance of Email

October 28, 2021

One of the simplest things you can do to make yourself more professional as a company, is to ensure you have your company domain in your email address e.g. claire@aura.ie, mark@facebook.com. Email is hugely important today, as much or more so than at any time in the last 30 years. It has morphed from a simple correspondence tool to a serious business tool used for issuing contracts, integrating with CRM, delivering invoices, confirming deliveries. Yet, despite the sometimes-critical nature of

Business Reels on Instagram

September 30, 2021

If you are using social media, then you are likely to have come across Instagram Reels. These are small videos or images that generally have sound and top graphics to bring to life your product or service. 15 second or 30 second Reels are the optimum and unless you are Steven Spielberg do you really want to create a video that is much longer!? The key to Reels, as with most social media is content, is what content do you

Online Training & Meetings Using Zoom

September 8, 2021

It seems like it was only a while ago, 2019 to be precise, we were wondering how we could move training online. We wanted to reduce the need for travel which we envisioned would be good for time management and the environment. And given that all our training is based around the internet and technology, online seemed the most logical way of delivering it. Then bang, the pandemic hit and everyone was online! We started offering free “How to use

New Site for Thisiscavan.ie

August 19, 2021

We were delighted to win the contract to redesign the https://thisiscavan.ie/ for Cavan County Council. This website is the official tourism website for County Cavan and has a wonderful resource of things to do, where to stay, where to eat and ideas for short breaks. The website is designed for all devices especially mobile as people will be using it while on the move.

Tips for Selling Online in Ireland

May 12, 2021

Find a Web Development Company If you are new to selling online and not sure where to start looking for a website development or ecommerce company to work it, do as we do with most things Google it! Search for ‘Web Developers’ ‘Web Designers’ and if you really want to narrow it down add your area or county to the search such as ‘Web Site Developers Dundalk’, ‘Website Designers Monaghan’. This should show you a list of companies in your

TOV 2021

February 9, 2021

The Trading Online Voucher is still available in 2021. However, it has been scaled back to a 50% grant to a maximum of €2500 net of vat. So if you spend €5000 net of vat you will receive the maximum €2500, assuming all criteria and conditions are completed. The Local Enterprise Boards had some discretion in terms of the types of companies who could apply for the TOV grant. This has changed in 2021 and they are now very specific

Shop Online Websites

January 11, 2021

As we have finally seen the impact of shop online in Ireland we would like to mention a few websites we have worked on that have gone live in the last couple of months. ShopCarrickmacross – a platform for online retailers in Carrickmacross Nami Naturale – 100% organic natural sking products GarrettMallon.com – hand crafted jewellery Carlingford Churchview Flowers – Online flower store of Churchview Flowers in Castleblayney and Carrickmacross BrehonBrewHouse.ie – a craft beer brand inspired by history ElegantGems.ie

Shopping on UK ecommerce websites

January 1, 2021

Since Brexit has come in to place on the 1st of January some changes are now applying to products purchased from UK based companies. Amazon has said that deliveries may take longer and some items may not be available for delivery to the Republic of Ireland. The following will also apply according to Amazon: ‘VAT AND IMPORT FEES For deliveries of goods sold or fulfilled by Amazon to the Republic of Ireland, Amazon.co.uk will calculate the applicable VAT and Import

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