Archive for the ‘blogs’ Category
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New-style online advertising will still annoy?
It’s a very common occurrence to come across advertising on blogs. Usually it’s the way these publications can keep the information they post free from charge, as the revenue generated helps pay for the expenses incurred.
But do you actually notice them? I certainly don’t. I’ve learned to gloss over them to find the information I [...] -
Which design elements are vital for a blog?
Want to know what you should include on your blog to make it successful?
Read this post on my blogging blog to find out! -
How to do marketing for free
This is a good subject for start-ups and very small businesses who don’t have a large budget to work with..
The first free marketing method is networking. Go to as many meetings as possible, particularly the free events or those that don’t require a big entrance fee. But to make these successful you must arm yourself [...] -
What 3 elements make up SEO?
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is the natural or organic method of getting your website placed higher in the search engines, as opposed to paying for online advertising.
As a result it is a task that is never ending, always requiring you to be one step ahead of your competitors, and any successes tend to be short [...] -
Learn how to link in to LinkedIn
Here’s just a small visual e-course I quickly compiled to demonstrate how easy it is to submit articles into groups in LinkedIn:
http://www.designyourmarketing.co.uk/How to create submissions in the BinB LinkedIn group.pdf
Let me know if it helps to make it easier to contribute. The more activity there is in these groups, the more there is to read, [...] -
Close your websites doors before someone gets in
On 23 July 2009 my website was hacked into.
The result was that some malware was put into the code of my theme of my website. This activated links to hundreds of pornographic sites whenever I uploaded new material.
Recently I have been quite busy uploading new pages about my blogging beginners self-help e-courses, so all my [...] -
How is a blog post like a chocolate muffin?
Let’s bake some muffins (the American ones that resemble large cup cakes) and compare the process to writing a blog post.
First, gather together the necessary equipment and ingredients. You will need a bowl, a saucepan, cooking scales, a bar of chocolate, flour, butter and sugar, an egg, vanilla essence and chocolate drops, muffin cases, a [...] -
To comment or not to comment, it’s all about interaction
One of the aspects of a blog is that it is interactive. This means readers are able to contribute to your blog if they have something to say. Blogging programmes automatically add an area after posts where readers can add their point of view. The ability to comment is also part of the phenomenon Web2.0, [...]
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RSS simply explained
When I asked for feedback on what people wanted to know about blogs and blogging, many of them wanted to know about RSS. The main question being what is RSS?
So here is an explanation of those who do not know:RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, is easily recognisable through the orange square icon found [...]
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How are blogging and teeth similar?
Blogging as like flossing your teeth, you need do it fairly regularly to maintain your oral hygiene (or marketing awareness). It doesn’t need to be done everyday like brushing your teeth (or working on your marketing strategy), but you need to keep it up if you want a nice smile (or well marketed business).
Nobody likes [...]
