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 […]
Rock Social Media In 30 Minutes Per Day
Do you find social media to be a huge time vampire, waiting to be invited in. Then pouncing, fangs bared and sucking all the hours from the day minute by minute? Ok, perhaps a slight exaggeration there… It is easy to get sucked into social media cleverly disguised as marketing and lose track of time. […]
Sunday Catch Up – The Making Content Work Edition
There’s so much happening right now and not enough time in the day, I thought I would take a leaf out of Bonnie’s book and do a quick round up of articles that caught my eye that may help you too. This week, the focus is on content marketing and content production because it is […]
Create Amazing Graphics With The Logo Creator (Drag n Drop Simple!)
It’s not often I enthuse about a product, especially graphics! I wanted to share this video showing you inside the Logo Creator and why I think it is the best thing since sliced bread. If you’re graphically challenged like me, you’ll love this nifty little piece of software. It can create far more than logos! […]
Easily Create Your Own Quote Images In WordPress [Video]
Quote images are taking over the social sharing space. From Pinterest to Facebook, can you go a day without seeing a quote image fly through the stream? As a service business owner with limited graphic ability, sometimes it’s difficult to take advantage of the latests trends in image sharing. When it comes to online visibility, […]
How To Verify Your Website On Pinterest [Video]
Pinterest recently introduced the option to verify your website on your profile. Pinterest is one the fastest growing social media platforms, and recent studies have shown that it drives more traffic and converts more sales than other well established social sites. As a business owner, website verification on Pinterest is useful because it shows on […]