This is a newsletter article from the September 2010 edition my monthly email newsletter. If you like it and aren’t signed up, simply fill in the form to the right or at the bottom of this post to join. The main component of any successful blog has to be the writing. Without quality writing, your… Continue Reading
Have you ever engaged in the slightly embarrassing but ultimately satisfying game of Googling yourself and your business? Admit it, at some point we have all indulged in a little research to see how we come across online, trawling through the myriad references to our products and services that the key search engines can provide…. Continue Reading
What is it about certain causes, companies or people that make you warm to them instantly, supporting them and advocating them as they go about their activities in the world? Attracting people to a cause is a skill which many people have, and some people don’t, but there is no doubt that with a little… Continue Reading
In 1839, English playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton came up with the classic line ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’. This may be an old adage now, but it remains as strong today as it ever has. Writing carries influence, and anyone who doubts that only needs to check out the media across the globe to… Continue Reading
On today’s busy world, one of the main mantras small business owners are taught to abide by is that we should keep busy, not allow ourselves to fall behind with our companies, and to work tirelessly to achieve a successful online presence which reflects our brand and behaviors for our customers. However, this has its… Continue Reading
When you think about your life overall, how much of it is taken up by routine tasks each day? We all get up and brush our teeth, take a shower, have breakfast, and usually follow a set pattern for achieving certain tasks which need to be done. If we do certain tasks often enough, they… Continue Reading
If you have been blogging for a while, it can sometimes feel as if you are fighting a losing battle when it comes to breaking through in your chosen industry and making a real impression with your blog. It could be that you have been posting up articles for a while now, and you still… Continue Reading
Happy New Year to everyone! Sometimes, even the best blog writers seem to wind down and neglect their babies. It’s not that the drive and determination isn’t there, but simply that none of can seem to sustain the daily flurry of writing which some blogs demand, and it can seem that work priorities leave blogging… Continue Reading
This is a newsletter article from the April 2010 edition my monthly email newsletter. If you like it and aren’t signed up, simply fill in the form to the right or at the bottom of this post to join. For those of us who have been blogging for a while, it’s second nature to go… Continue Reading
Ethical blogging isn’t one of the first things which you may be considering, when you compile your list of things to do as a small business owner. However, just as we have rules and regulations governing the way in which we fill out our tax returns, or the amount of expenses which we can claim,… Continue Reading