In praise of a few local Manchester websites
I have been promising that I would give my support, as humble as it is, to a few local sites.
Perhaps the most patient although not sure he minds is Aidan O’Rourke. I am sure I have mentioned Aidan before but it is still good to highlight his photographic work again.
Aidan concentrates, at the risk of being corrected, on city and landscapes – with Manchester being a focus of his attention. (The above image is his city panorama that was displayed at Urbis).
Aidan archives his work for sale on his blog, a useful resource for agencies and anyone that needs a good image for business or pleasure.
I have a feeling in many years time his work will be hailed as a “moment in time captured forever” as NW local news media like that angle and I can’t see that changing, even in a hundred years.
The second is Salford Online, which is starting to register around 50,000 readers a month and pushing toward half a million page views.
The site is gaining in confidence as well as numbers but advertising rates are very reasonable so worth contacting the editor Brian for more information: editor@salfordonline.com
Last but not least (not avoiding a tired phrase) is Mark Simpson’s everything you wanted to know about tax but were afraid to ask blog.
Craig McGinty and I worked with Mark and SBN and I think Mark has a rare gift for making complex subjects interesting and clearer to understand.
Mark and his practice are based in Old Trafford, nearer to the cricket ground – they have standards.
They are of course other blogs and websites to mention – apologies to those that I need or should be plugging – but one entry at a time.
Tags: blogs, local, Manchester