Author: Terry Gorry

Moving office

I am looking forward to moving office here in Enfield in the next couple of months. We need more space. I have reached agreement for a lease on a different premises, not far from my existing office which I have occupied here in Enfield since 2013. I am working on finalising the window signage and… Continue reading Moving office

Why don’t the protestors talk plain for once?

It’s stomach churning when protestors or supporters are interviewed by the much despised, so-called mainstream media-for example RTE news reporters. The talking out both sides of the mouth and with forked tongues would be laughable if not so serious. It would be tremendously refreshing for a person to say, “we don’t want strangers around here,… Continue reading Why don’t the protestors talk plain for once?

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Online marketing is easier now than when I started in 2009

When I first started marketing my business online in 2009 it was harder than it is now. Back then the big beast was Google because Google dominated search with the two biggest search engines: Google and YouTube. A lot has changed over the subsequent decade or so and it is easier now to build a… Continue reading Online marketing is easier now than when I started in 2009

Will the State succeed in countering misinformation around asylum seekers?

It was reported yesterday evening on the RTE news that the government is to commence a campaign of communication to try to counter the misinformation and disinformation around the question of accommodating asylum seekers. It is a campaign which I will watch with a great deal of interest. It seems to me that government will… Continue reading Will the State succeed in countering misinformation around asylum seekers?

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I’m getting better at ignoring the comments

I’m getting better at ignoring the knuckle dragger comments. You know the ones-the homophobes, transphobes, bigots, racists, misogynists, the violently disgruntled, chips on both shoulders’ guys and gals. The ones bleating on about Ireland being a corrupt, failed State, the judiciary being corrupt, all politicians being on the take, yada yada yada. Occasionally I slip.… Continue reading I’m getting better at ignoring the comments

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Looking under the bonnet of my video about the immigration issue

I published a video last week on my YouTube channel which touched upon the question of immigration to Ireland. It has generated a significant amount of comment and if you were to read through the comments you might (wrongly) conclude that the Irish people were opposed to housing asylum seekers. But if you look under… Continue reading Looking under the bonnet of my video about the immigration issue

Selling solutions (not problems or bad news) makes you invaluable

When you build your profile online and build up even a moderate number of followers you will invariably attract the scammers. Thse individuals will copy your profile and pass themselves off as me and try to sell my followers all types of nefarious, bogus money-making schemes-for example bitcoin. I had this problem for a long… Continue reading Selling solutions (not problems or bad news) makes you invaluable

2 easy ways to build your brand and service based business for free

I was starting a business now, especially a service-based business, I would have a wide range of free tools at my disposal to build my brand and business. Firstly, I could start a YouTube channel by making simple, helpful, easy to create videos on my smartphone. This is a completely free method and with a… Continue reading 2 easy ways to build your brand and service based business for free