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 […]
Social Blog Blueprint Review Part 1 (Is This Blogging Course for You?)
Social Blog Blueprint Review Part 1 Anyone who has joined me for coffee or contacted me asking about how to get found online will know I always mention blogging. Blogging is your home online, it’s the centre of your online universe and the start of a solid social media strategy. So when Sue Worthington said […]
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, […]
The Best of My Local Business Online 2013
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 […]
30 Facts About Me You Probably Don’t Want To Know (But I’m Telling You Anyway!)
I’m taking part in Bonnie Gean’s Article Writing Challenge this month. The challenge is to write an article a day through October. You are more than welcome to join in, simply pop over to the Facebook group and request to join. Since the term “article” can be used to mean many things, I’m taking the […]
Blogging for small business – do you want to feature in my interview series?
Are you a small business owner who uses blogging to generate leads and clients? I’m looking for a variety of businesses to feature in my interview series. The interviews will be collated and used as a bonus to my forthcoming small business blogging online course and will be published on Kindle. Every business that takes […]
Tiffany Implicated In Jan Webcam Video Shocker
Yes, I have lost it… I was reading Tiffany’s blog on personalisation and why we fear it. Needless to say, it struck a cord not least because of my own hang ups about showing myself online and not hiding behind a character or logo. But also because small businesses I have worked with often do […]