A web page without an image is almost naked, missing something, a finishing touch. Basic image optimisation can transform your web pages, product pages and blog posts into a page that works harder for you with very little effort. 5 Image Optimisation Tips For Search Can you imagine a product page without at least one […]
50 Fabulously Free Stock Photo Sites To Bling Your Blog
Not all of us have photographic talent. Creating your own photo images for your website, social updates, blog or presentations is HARD. When the budget is tight and buying photos and other graphics regularly means going without pudding, what can you do? The rise in free stock photo sites recently has provided us all with […]
Is Your Business Website Google-Worthy In 2016?
Creating your own local business website is never an easy task, especially when the guidelines change regularly. As always online, the only thing you can guarantee is change! In November, Google made an unprecedented move and published the Search Quality Rater Guidelines. Previously, we’d relied on an official 2013 condensed version or leaked copies of […]
31 Inspiring Business Blog Ideas For The New Year
New Year… That strange period when people plan fresh starts – in their business, with their health, in their finances and personal lives. We look to make changes, to be inspired and even motivated into action. It’s a great time to be blogging and connecting with your audience. While I don’t make resolutions, I too […]
Boost Your Biz Online Tip 1: Location, Location, Location! [Video]
Boost Your Biz Online Visibility Tips It’s been weighing on my mind I am neglecting the My Local Business Online blog and therefore, YOU again. But, I am back! Over the following weeks, I will be building up a library of short, two-minute(ish) Boost Your Biz Online Visibility easy to action tips. The tips will […]
Facebook News Feed: 7 Ways To Control What You See
The Facebook News Feed is a bone of contention for many over the years. I won’t be the first to bemoan the fact that I have very little control over what I see in Facebook’s “News” Feed. Until perhaps now… Facebook recently announced that they’re listening and have given users more control of what they […]
The (Almost) Ultimate List of UK Local Twitter Hours Hashtags
What are Twitter Hours? Twitter Hours or Tweet Chats are real-time discussions taking place on Twitter. They often revolve around a common theme or location. Taking part in a Twitter Chat is perhaps the easiest way to connect with compatible businesses and potential customers. All you need to get started is a Twitter account and […]
No-one Expects The Spamish Inquisition! (Email Spam Infographic Guide)
A Very Monty Python Guide to Email Spam Filters and Blacklists Email spam has to be one of the most irritating things online. For me, email spam is up there with bloody annoying pop-ups and website sliders. On the other hand… As someone who should use email marketing more (I know – practice what you […]
How To Comment And Share As Your Google My Business Page [Video]
You’ve set up your Google My Business Page and you’re now getting more involved in the social/connection side of Google Plus as your Page rather than your personal Profile. Inevitably, there will come a point when you are reading around the web and want to +1 or share the article as your Page or comment […]
(Probably) The Best WordPress Social Media Plugin In The World
If you have used WordPress for any length of time, no doubt you’ve been on the hunt for a great social media plugin many (many!) times. I know I have… It should be easy to add social share buttons to your site – in fact it IS easy to add social buttons and that’s part […]