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What Stops You Blogging? 10 Stumbling Blocks & 30 Ways to Overcome Them
While preparing content for a blogging course, I recently asked this question on our Facebook page: What is it that you find difficult in starting and maintaining a blog? Is it … 1. Bloggers Block – staring at a blank…
Why It Is Important To Credit Your Sources on Facebook
Crediting your sources, particularly for images, is seen as important in good etiquette, copyright practice and good manners. It is often emphasised in posts about blogging and indeed, it was part of the judging criteria in the recent Blog Awards…
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Posted in Facebook, For Beginners
Posted in Facebook, For Beginners
10 Lessons from 5 Years of Blogging
I’ve been blogging for Garrendenny Lane for almost five years and I know I would probably cringe if I were to dare to look back at my first posts, particularly as they were for a business blog rather than a…
Tagged with: 10 blogging lessons, blogging tips, how to blog, tips for effective blogging, what I learned from blogging
Posted in Blogs, For Beginners, How to Blog, Marketing
Posted in Blogs, For Beginners, How to Blog, Marketing
Why Your Blog Links Should Open in a New Window
Have you ever noticed that sometimes when you click a link on a website or within a blog that the original source (e.g the blog) sometimes disappears and you are then faced with a decision to either return to the…
Tagged with: blogging tips, how to blog, how to blog effectively, how to create hyperlinks, how to link in a blog post
Posted in Blogs, For Beginners, How to Blog, Tips
Posted in Blogs, For Beginners, How to Blog, Tips
How to Get More Fans on Facebook
I’m often asked (and I’m sure every other social media consultant is asked this question too) how to get more fans on facebook. I devoted some posts some time ago to how you can use the ‘marching’ methods amongst others…
Facebook for Beginners: How to Use Pic Monkey & Create a Highlighted Update on Facebook
Many thanks to Sue of Quirki Stuff who asked us how she could display a ‘Before and After’ photograph of one of their painted items of furniture on facebook. First of all, if you wish to incorporate 2 or 3…
Facebook for Beginners: How To Upload A Photo and What Size?
In our second ‘Facebook for Beginners’ series of posts, we are going to look at how to upload a photograph onto your facebook business page. Instead of writing a status update, click on ‘Photo/Video’ and a drop box will open…
Tagged with: facebook photo tips, facebook tips, how to upload a photo on facebook, what are the sizes for photos on facebook
Posted in Facebook, For Beginners, Tips
Posted in Facebook, For Beginners, Tips
How to get your Blog & Website on the First Page of Google
Do you want your website to be referenced on the first page of google? Do you want people to be able to find your online presence easily and quickly? Why blog? Why spend time writing blog posts? How will a…
Tagged with: how to blog, how to blog effectively, how to get on first page of google, how to use keywords
Posted in Blogging for Success, Blogs, For Beginners, How to Blog, Tips
Posted in Blogging for Success, Blogs, For Beginners, How to Blog, Tips
Thursday’s Blogging Tip #4
Today’s blogging tip is to remember that your potential customers are not telepathic, they need to be asked/told what you want them to do. At the end of each business blog post, you must make a simple request – be…
Tagged with: blogging tips, how to blog, how to write a call to action
Posted in For Beginners, How to Blog, Tips, Video
Posted in For Beginners, How to Blog, Tips, Video
