Thought I’d mention a good friend of mine’s new business.
A few months ago my friend Frank Wotherspoon setup his own designer fitted kitchen company in Irvine, Ayrshire after becoming unemployed when MFI closed there doors. I’ve know Frank for many years know and he’s always worked with well known ktichen supply companies and know he’s [...]

Over the years I have talked to various people about why Irvine never seems to be able to get the tourist side of the town right, it’s always had the pull of the local people and it’s attraction reaches Glasgow, but in recent years visitors to the area seem hard to see, while on the [...]

There’s a new bar/restaurant in Ayr that I’ve been going to since it opened. Arches just passed the train station towards Ayr Central shopping center is a little bit differant. For a start they have great coffee (in small cups, hint, hint), Staropramen on tap and a differant looking menu. The look of the bar is [...]

The BreakDown
On Saturday 4th August I had the unpleasent experiance of my car breaking down 20 miles from home on a motorway. As I sat in the broken down vehicle I didn’t looked stressed or nervous, why, because I’ve been paying for a rescue service that I got included in my latest car insurance deal [...]

Here is a simple list of tips you should consider if marketing your website locally.
1. Get listed in local online directories.
Examples for Ayrshire: http://www.browseayrshire.com, http://www.ayr-web.co.uk
How to find more: Search Google for Region or City plus directory
2. Join your local Chamber of Commerce.
Most UK Chamber of Commerce websites have an online directory of members and there [...]

When I started this blog I wanted to use it as a platform to show the other side of Ayrshire, the nice bits. But since the blogs creation a month or so ago it’s rained non stop. I know some people like to blame anything for the bad weather but blaming a website would be [...]