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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to Create and Use a Pinterest Map Board
With the introduction of place rich pins, Pinterest dove head first into the online mapping game. While Places Pins were created primarily so travellers could map out their travels, it is great news for local businesses! How to Create a Pinterest Map Board 1. Click the plus button and select create a board 2. Name […]
How to Create Pinterest Rich Pins to Power Up Your Pinterest Marketing
What are Pinterest Rich Pins? Pinterest is an interactive pin-board where you can digitally “pin” your images and videos. A Rich Pin is essentially a super pin – it includes more information taken from the data provided by the website owner from where the image was pinned. It’s far easier to show you than explain! […]
How to Use Pinterest for Local Business Marketing
Can you really use Pinterest for local business marketing? That is the question! Many small business owners I speak with look at me as if I have two heads when I mention Pinterest. While the social site is growing rapidly in popularity, it isn’t as popular as old favourite Facebook. Of course, there’ a but… […]
Sunday Catch Up – You Spend How Long Online?! Edition
We Brits spent 323 million hours watching online video in February. Hitwise also revealed this week that we spent 37 BILLION hours online in 2012 (not including mobile views). I have an unhealthy fascination with stats, I blame my science background… What are we doing with our time online and how can we as marketers […]