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 […]
Amazing Keyword Discovery With Power Suggest Pro
Keyword Discovery – An Essential Task Whether you’re building your website, blogging or creating content for video, presentations and more online, knowing the words and phrases your audience uses when searching is a big advantage. Do you really know what people are searching for? Keyword discovery can be incredibly frustrating, particularly for local searches. Using […]
Social Blog Blueprint Part 2 (Ramp Up Your Blogging Results)
In my previous blog post we talked about what to expect with Social Blog Blueprint by Sue and Dan Worthington. The basic course is ideal for small businesses who want to set up and start blogging on their own domain. One you’re set up and posting your first posts, what then? Traffic doesn’t just turn […]
12.5 Essential WordPress Plugins For Your Business Blog
Where would your WordPress blog be without a plugin or two? WordPress plugins add functionality to your blog. They make blogging easier, more secure or just simply prettier. With over 31,000 WordPress plugins available in the WordPress repository alone, how do you start choosing? When you see lists of 50 or 101 essential WordPress Plugins, […]
Combat WordPress Comment Spam (Akismet Alternative)
Who hasn’t battled with WordPress comment spam? It’s an ongoing war for anyone with a WordPress website! I wrote some time ago about how to kill comment spam and recommended Akismet. I’ve been asked about an alternative to Akismet… An Akismet Alternative The Akismet anti-spam plugin come pre-installed on WordPress. Some years ago, it was […]
Does Content Matter More Than Design?
Does Content Matter? Take me out for a coffee and get me chatting about “web design” and no doubt you will hear me groan as you ask for swish sliders and more rotating or swirly things in sidebars than I care to count. I’ll often say I am not a web designer – I’m not. […]
Fancy a Challenge (or Two?)
It’s that time again… Challenge time! Ultimate Blog Challenge The Ultimate Blog Challenge starts today (1st April) and it’s not too late to join. The challenge is to publish 31 posts in 31 days – and yes, that IS a challenge. Now before you run and hide, take a deep breath and read on. Each […]