It’s that time again! I was in two minds about joining in on the October Ultimate Blog Challenge. It’s been a difficult few weeks and I know that once again I will struggle to get a post a day out. Between giving up smoking (the computer is a trigger, so I’ve been avoiding the keyboard!), […]
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 […]
Blogging For Business: Lessons from the Ultimate Blog Challenge
One of the great things about blogging for business is you can chat away sharing your knowledge and it brings people to your website, mainly through long tail searches. What do I mean by long tail? People often type in longer phrases into the search box, sometimes even whole questions. Many people dismiss this “accidental” […]
To Comment or Not To Comment… Thoughts on Blog Commenting Systems
Taking part in the Ultimate Blog Challenge has forced me to think about blog commenting systems again. As part of the Challenge you are encouraged to visit and comment on other peoples blogs. Blog Commenting and Online Visibility The Challenge a great system. You support other bloggers out there by reading, commenting and sharing. In […]
Ultimate Blog Challenge Accepted (Again!)
It’s that time again – the Ultimate Blog Challenge. 31 posts in 31 days of July, it’s going to be tough and I challenge YOU to join me too. Why Join a Blog Challenge? For me, it’s about focus and “me” time. I do prefer to help other people rather than concentrate on my own […]
Lessons Learned From The 30 Day Blog Challenge
Hurrah, I made it! This is post 30 in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I must say it was a challenge and a half, far more difficult than I anticipated. I thought it will be a breeze. I write so much and have so much information to share, how hard could it be? Remember why I […]
WordPress Categories and Tags Explained (Video)
WordPress categories and tags can be rather confusing. Before you know it you have hundreds of the things and your blog gets very difficult to navigate. How do categories and tags help? Watch the video to find out! Blogging with WordPress – Categories and Tags Explained WordPress Categories and Tags Video Transcript Hi it’s Jan […]