The look and feel of your blog, you social media communications, e-mails and all interactions you have with your customers make a big difference to their impression about you, their feelings about you and ultimately on whether they trust you and will follow your advice and buy from you or not. That is why having a professional look and feel is essential. There are a few simple things that you
As we get close to the start of the New Year, it’s the perfect time to review the status of your business and start planning your goals for the New Year. It’s essential to have a clear picture of where you are now, so you can set up clear goals and be able to map your progress and celebrate your successes next year. Why not start by looking at what
When promote products or use affiliate marketing in your blog, you need to make sure you include affiliate disclaimers in any page and blog post where there is an affiliate link. It is a legal requirement in most countries and if you use your blog to promote products; it is something that you must consider. This blog post will give you a quick overview of affiliate disclaimers and show you how
When you are running your blog as a business, how to grow your blog traffic is one of your key priorities. To increase your traffic, it is essential: 1 – To have the right tools to understand your traffic: how much, where it comes from, etc. 2 – To understand how search engines (specially Google) see your site. 3 – To work on different elements to improve SEO (Search Engine
Pinterest is a great tool to bring free traffic to your content and reach more readers. Writing the right pin is essential to make sure readers click on your pin and get to your content. Follow this simple guidelines to improve your pin quality and get more clicks: 1 – Choose simpler, easy-to-read fonts. The first thing you need to think about when designing a Pinterest graphic, is that users
Feeling confused by all the advice out there? Writing a blog post can seem like an overwhelming task and you may not know where to start. I’ve been there. Writing a blog post doesn’t have to be difficult if you follow the right process and focus on each step. This article will guide you through each step to help you make writing a blog post a simple process: 1 –
Do you have quite a few lists of “things to do” that you need to update regularly and lose track of? Or do you find it hard to brainstorm ideas for a new blog post or main themes for a new post? Using mind maps can help you improve your planning and make you more efficient as a blogger. What is a mind-map? A mind map is a way to
Have you ever sat in front of your computer or your notebook looking at a blank page not knowing what to write? Or, maybe you have a list of topics to write about but don’t quite know how to start writing? We’ve all had writer’s block at some point and if you are a blogger and writing is a big part of your job, you need to find a few
When you use WordPress, using plugins is essential to extend the functionality within WordPress. There are tens of thousands of plugins, which can make choosing the right ones difficult. Some plugins you need on your site will depend on the type of site you are running. For example, e-commerce or membership sites will need specific plugins you won’t need if you are only running a blog. This blog post covers
