How excited am I? I’m speaking at the business networking and seminar morning in Runcorn orgainised by Bear Behind Events. It’s a fabulous opportunity to put some faces to names. Not to mention drink coffee and have a chat. Now we get to the nitty gritty – what’s in it for you? The seminar theme […]
How To Add a Business to FourSquare for Pinterest Map Pins [Video]
Foursquare is a location based social networking site. It enables users to “check in” their favourite places and share where they are with friends. For some reason, it does not seem as popular here in the UK as over in the US, which was fine until now. Pinterest recently introduced Place Pins – fab news […]
10 Critical Pinterest Marketing Mistakes Made By Small Business Owners
Who hasn’t made a few mistakes on Pinterest? I know I have and no doubt still do! Marketing online and social media is a constant learning curve. While I was flying around Pinterest boards writing my blogs a few weeks ago, I spotted several mistakes that can cripple the chance of a successful start in […]
Consistency and Courage – Looking Forward to 2014
ContentsConsistency and CourageNot A Good Start To The YearWhat Next For My Local Business Online?Looking at TrafficOnline Plan for 2014 Consistency and Courage The New Year is well under way, and if I had a New Year resolution it would be broken by now! I have been reflecting a lot on 2013, what went well […]
The Best of My Local Business Online 2013
Before I get to revealing my plans, mission and goals for 2014, I thought I’d take a quick look at the the most popular posts here on My Local Business Online in 2013. I wasn’t quite sure how to count these posts, so I looked at post views and comments. Perhaps not surprisingly, the most […]
Murphy’s Laws of Moving my WordPress Site
Some months back now, I said I was going to move My Local Business Online from Hostgator to my reseller host at WebHosting Buzz. Oh how I tried to move my WordPress website… and tried and tried again! It should be simple. It is USUALLY simple. Finally, I hope I’ve succeeded in moving this blog! […]
How to Use Pinterest For Non-Visual Businesses
I’m sure by now you’ve been sucked into Pinterest, drooling over images of fabulous food, admiring far out fashion or planning your next craft project. What if you have a non-visual business, can you still use Pinterest? The answer of course, is YES! How to use Pinterest for non-visual businesses Pinterest isn’t reserved for the […]