The calm before the storm.
Wayne
Diving into the importance of social media...One of my highlights from October was launching our new social media offering; a small and affordable solution that helps our clients maintain a steady outward presence. We’ve particularly focused on what problems we are trying to solve, who such an offering may appeal to, and how we can keep the work as affordable as possible in the current climate.
Many SMEs overlook the importance of social media to their business. This means they could be missing out on an opportunity to increase enquiries, engage with their customers in real-time, and even keep up to date with the latest trends in their industry.
Some SMEs have not posted to their profiles in months, or even years in some cases. This can give the impression that the business does not particularly care about their customers, or worse still, that the business has been closed for some time. Other businesses may land the responsibility with an apprentice, or the first employee who admits they have an Instagram account, which can bring about issues of quality.
75% of customers say they use social media as part of the buying process, according to The Social Business Journal.
For that reason alone, it’s important for businesses to have a social media strategy in place, however thorough or vague it may be.
Andrew
Vive-a la Vida...For the first time in 4 months, I decided to boot up my Vive headset and re-experience the wonders of virtual reality. It’s always fantastic fun to be in a world of players who are taking advantage of full-body tracking to do whacky things and give slightly lewd hand gestures to other people on the internet.
In a moment of motivation, I challenged myself trying to learn Bohemian Rhapsody on the guitar which so far, has been disastrous. Who knows, I might be able to play it 6 months down the line if I don’t get bored and move to easier songs.
On the 29th, My friends and I decided to organise an early Halloween party. This was decided at the last minute so the costumes mostly consisted of random cool hats and face paints we could find. Nevertheless, it was a blast. It was great seeing friends I don’t get to talk to often.
This month, projects I’ve been working on has given me a good opportunity to gain experience working with complex databases with lots of tables and different relationships. I’ve also picked up better habits for keeping code maintainable. It can sometimes be difficult to think ahead and see the bigger picture so that the code you write is generic and reusable, but it is extremely beneficial.
