I’m taking part in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. One of the reasons these challenges work is it encourages you to visit other blogs and comment. It’s great for exposure, additional links and getting inspiration too. Because it’s a blogging challenge, many of the blogs are free blogs over at WordPress.com or Blogger. I stumbled on […]
Your Local Website – Is It Time To Sack Your Web Designer?
I was asked recently if I could “do anything” with a local website for a business that served multiple locations. Well I can do all sorts! Tying down what “anything” actually meant was the interesting part. This local website had several pages, each page dedicated to a specific town or city in the area. That […]
Your Marketing Online, Time For A De-clutter
If you follow along on Facebook, you’ll know I have doing a coaching course. Nothing to do with marketing online, but it has been life changing! It’s been quite revealing and very soul searching. It’s made me realise I have to take stock – from how I work to why and with whom. Anyway, I […]
Why I Have a Stop SOPA Ribbon on My Website and I am Not American…
Today is January 18th. Today is when Wikipedia and Reddit, along with many other sites go dark to protest against the SOPA bill being rushed through US law. Observant readers may notice I am a British citizen running a business in the UK. So why do I care about American laws? The Stop Online Piracy […]
Your Local Business Online Visibility vs My Neighbours Car Parking Skills
An odd match you may think. What has your online visibility got to do with parking cars? No, I haven’t partied too hard over the break! I was sat here, wondering what can I do for my first blog post of 2012. Staring at a blank page and waiting for inspiration to hit just wasn’t […]
No New Year Resolutions For Me
Well that’s the last working day of 2011 over, and what a roller-coaster ride this year has been! A fantastic and exhilarating ride with a good dose of nerves and total fear thrown in… It’s the same when you start anything new isn’t it? That initial leap outside of your comfort zone is downright scary! […]
XXX Domains – Should You Claim Your Business Triple X Domain?
XXX Domains? They’re doing what with my business name?! Last week .XXX domains were officially launched in a flurry of activity. ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) approved the XXX domain earlier this year after years of wrangling and debate. Names went on pre-sale in September. Why make XXX domains available now? It’s […]