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
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
Images are essential to attract and keep your visitors both on your website and on social media channels, and it is vital to be able to use high-quality images. If you have a blog, you are probably going to need a good supply of quality images to use as featured images for your posts and for social media promotion, so you need to be able to source those images cost-effectively.
Images are usually a vital part of a blog. Whether you use your images or use stock photos, the format and size of your images are going to have a significant impact on your website performance and your user experience. Optimising your website’s images is something that you can quickly improve with a couple of free apps. Why optimise your website images? Optimising your images will improve your website speed,
Struggling to create Social Media images for your content? You will love Canva. Canva is a free tool that provides you with pre-made templates for the different types of content that you can easily customise so you can have your pictures ready within a few minutes. Canva also works on your mobile so you can make images on the go. Let’s say we want to create a Pinterest graphic: 1
If you are going to treat your blog as a business, you need to make sure that it looks professional. One of the critical elements to ensure your writing looks professional is to make sure that it is free of spelling and grammar mistakes and that it’s easy to read. Although most writing programs nowadays have spell-checkers, their capabilities are limited, so if you really want to improve the quality
