You can imagine the scene when I logged into Google Reader this morning to be greeted with a pop-up saying Reader will close on 1st July… I LIVE in Google Reader, it’s how I read so many blogs online. With 261 subscriptions in folders ranging from blogging to marketing to SEO, Google Reader is perhaps […]
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 […]
What is Content Creation?
It’s easy to forget when you are working with small business owners that they tend not to live their lives online. The term “content is king” is pretty meaningless and me nattering on about content creation tends to go straight over people’s heads. Content creation is exactly what it says on the tin… Creating content […]
Why Update WordPress? A Tale Of Panic To Preserved Sanity…
Imagine, it’s been some time since you’ve performed a WordPress update. You log in to your WordPress dashboard, see the reminders and think, “I’ll do it later”. Before you know it months have passed and the time to update WordPress, themes, plugins, security updates and the rest has been filled with more important tasks. You’ve […]
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” […]
Top 3 Free WordPress Backup Plugins – Back Up Your WordPress Site Today
Is backing up your WordPress website a scary thought? Backing up doesn’t need to be complicated, here are three free WordPress backup plugins that help. My Top 3 Free WordPress Backup Plugins I’ve used these three plugins on various WordPress websites of my own, and currently have all three installed here on MLBO. A tad […]
Who Is Your Audience And The Importance Of Sharing Knowledge
Earlier in the week, I was asked why I encourage questions and don’t mind sharing my knowledge. It is a question that pops up quite frequently. The answer is simple. The more questions I am asked the more I understand my target audience. I want to know who is my audience and what do they […]