Can blogging be a guilty pleasure?
I met an ex-blogger yesterday who confessed to me she had stopped blogging because she felt it was a guilty pleasure. Intrigued, I asked her what she meant. This wasn’t the normal reason for people to...
View ArticleOptimising WordPress for iPad
Today iPad 2 is released in the UK to much fanfare. It is clear that the iPad currently dominates the tablet market. Some predict that during 2011 iPad will grow even more popular and will hold between...
View ArticleHow to use password protected pages in a blog
Web button from Crestock Royalty Free Images There is a lot more than just writing posts in blogging. Even in a WordPress.com blog there are extended facilities not many people realise are available,...
View ArticleOne headline isn’t enough, you really need two!
Fountain pen from Crestock RF Stock Photos Just as you thought it was difficult enough to write just one satisfactory headline for your post, now I’m telling you to think of two! But even so, I can’t...
View ArticleThree Little Words: Content Management System
Because different people might mean different things when using those three little words ‘Content Management System’, I’m going to begin this article by stating my understanding of what a Content...
View ArticleGet website ready for action
To maximise the return on the online investment get website smart: 1: Plan, prepare and supply 2: Design but not for wow but to draw in and hold the user to the site, entangle them on a journey 3: Keep...
View ArticlePlayStation Network intrusion is not a game
We are used to governments and banks leaking data on a fairly regular basis, but rarely has a consumer electronics giant ever been so exposed as Sony is right now to customer vehemence and legal...
View ArticleTaking your Business to the Next Level of Social Media Marketing
I’m often asked “What happens after I’ve been using all my social media tools for a while? How do I actually make money out of it?” There are many ways to make money out of using social media and a...
View ArticleGet your Facebook Page to Show up to non Facebook Users
Are you noticing that your Facebook page isn’t showing up online to non Facebook users? There’s been a lot written in the local forums about this issue and it does seem unfair that Facebook expect...
View ArticleAre you Prepared to Feed the Social Media Hungry Beast?
I just love this video! It’s a bunch of crazy guys from Australia known as Hungry Beast who went out and started asking people in the street questions that they’d be only to happy to answer on...
View ArticleClear Communications are key online and offline
Clear cut communications One would think that this is a logical process and simple to implement, a clear no nonsense approach to good branding, corporate positioning and an uncluttered message that...
View Article“Loose lips sink ships”
Has Facebook reached the point of no return? Just recently I have met a number of personal contacts, business owners and like minded professional persons whom work in the service sector, and they are...
View ArticleFacebook Ticker Causes Concerns for Public
What do you think of the new Facebook ‘ticker’? It’s an unfiltered News Feed for Facebook profiles and shows you the latest news in your feed. ‘Top News’ is the status updates of the people you have...
View ArticleLet SEO Agencies Maximise your Potential
If you’re lucky enough to own a fab website, you’ll need to do all you can to make sure yours is one of the first to pop up whenever someone searches for something that is relevant to your target...
View ArticleHow to Get more Followers on Twitter?
One of the most prominent questions asked by many new (and not so new) Twitter users is: How do I get more followers? I can start arguing here about the quality versus quantity, but at the end of the...
View ArticleTwenty Tips to Twitter Success from the Social Media Shop
We love Twitter and we'd like you to learn to love it too. It's a great tool for marketing. Here are 20 of our best tips to help you on your way to Twitter Success. 1. Make sure your tweets match your...
View Article7 Tips to Boost Online Visibility for Your Business
It’s not enough to just be online these days. Your business needs to be found among hundreds of competitors. For that, you need to have strong visibility online. If you type your business niche and...
View ArticlePPC Agencies Can Help Spice up your Marketing Campaign
Whether you are a fashion line wishing to provide stylish togs to the masses, an online gaming site helping poker fans get their next fix or a car insurance site, you’re main aim will be to direct as...
View Article5 things to know using your Facebook
The development of Facebook’s Timeline has been applauded and criticize by many people. Although a lot of people aesthetically like it, we have to face the fact that we still need to learn a lot from...
View Article5 Reasons Why Social Media Marketing Fails
Ever wonder why you’re social media marketing strategy never meets the expectation that you are looking for? Maybe you’re doing it in the wrong way. We are now living in the era of Web 2.0 so it’s time...
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