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 […]
What Is The Ideal Length Of A Blog Post?
What is the ideal length of a blog post? That question has come up in its various forms this week. How many words should I write? How long should my blog article be? Do I need to write at all!? The short answer is, “As long as it needs to be.” Not a very satisfying […]
Why Blog? 7 Reasons Why I Think Business Blogging Is the Bee’s Knees
Why blog? What’s the point? For a small business owner, blogging can be time consuming and often overwhelming. Let me ask you a question… How do your potential customers find you online when they don’t know it’s your business they’re looking for? While your website is just the start of getting found online, blogging is […]
A Month of Blog Ideas For Your Local Business Blog (No Excuses! Blog On!)
Creating useful content and posting on your local business blog is a great way to build up trust and attract new customers and clients. While many business owners agree in principle, the problem lies in generating enough blog ideas to keep the content flowing. “I just don’t know what to blog about!” Here’s 31 blog […]
Image Copyright – A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words?
Internet Image Copyright Confusion… Over the weekend, I was putting a website up for a client and had a friend popping in and out of Skype keeping me company as it got late (yes, I am that dedicated!) Every now and then I would ask him to load the site and comment. One of the […]