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How to make sure your blog is set up for indexing by Google

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Marie — 1 Comment ↓

Welcome to Find It Friday in which we help you find the answers to your how to blog questions. The Question How do I make sure I’m set up for indexing by Google? Today’s question is aimed at those of…

Thursday’s Blogging Tip #4

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Lorna Sixsmith — No Comments ↓

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

Comparison of the most popular blogging platforms (infographic)

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Marie — 4 Comments ↓

Back in February, Lorna wrote a post outlining the pros and cons of two of the most popular blogging platforms – WordPress and Blogger. Today, we bring you an infographic with some interesting statistics, comparing some of the leading blog platforms…

Tagged with: infographic, popular blogging platforms, wordpress vs blogger
Posted in For Beginners, How to Blog, Infographic

Find It Friday! How To Be An Outstanding Guest Blogger

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Marie — 1 Comment ↓

Welcome to Find It Friday in which we help you find the answers to your how to blog questions. The Question I got an e-mail this week from a reader who is happy to have his question shared on Find…

Tagged with: blogging questions, guest blogging
Posted in Find It Friday, For Beginners, How to Blog

Find It Friday: Content Creation Ideas For Your Business

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Lorna Sixsmith — No Comments ↓

It is ‘Find It Friday’ time again and this week as I was asked for some blog post topic suggestions for an electrical shop, I thought I’d share the thought processes with you as it may help to prevent ‘bloggers…

Find It Friday! Your Blogging Questions Answered

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Marie — No Comments ↓

Welcome to Find It Friday in which we help you find the answers to your blogging questions. The Question With the summer upon us (although living in Ireland it is hard to believe it is summer) you may find yourself…

Find It Friday – Ten Tips for Effective Blogging

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lorna Sixsmith — 4 Comments ↓

I was recently asked for blogging tips by a photographer who had set up a wordpress.com blog separate to his website. Although his photographs are incredible, his blogging could be much more effective to generate more traffic and increase conversions. As…

Tagged with: blogging for business, blogging tips, how to blog, how to blog effectively
Posted in Blogs, For Beginners, How to Blog, Tips

How Long Should Your Blog Posts Be?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Lorna Sixsmith — 6 Comments ↓

How many words should be in the ideal blog post? How long should a blog post be? These are questions I’m frequently asked and while the temptation is there to say ‘How long is a piece of string?’ or ‘As…

Your Aims for Writing your Business Blog

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Lorna Sixsmith — 2 Comments ↓

Why write a blog for your business? Why are you thinking of starting a blog? Why have you started one? Is it because you enjoy writing? Or is it because you want to increase brand awareness and sales? Every blogger…

Tale of Two Blogs & A Comparison Of Their Statistics

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Lorna Sixsmith — 1 Comment ↓

Last September, I set up two new blogs partly because I wanted to show new bloggers the traffic they could expect to a new blog. I’d already been blogging for four years and it was impossible for me to tell…