Category Archives: blogs

New business? Want a website? My advice is: don’t!

You’re an entrepreneur and you want to start up a business. Great. The first reaction to getting a slot on the internet is to get a website. Wrong! Why wrong? This is because websites are notoriously expensive things! How much cash do you have? I suggest you should have a good think before you go…

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Never give up on your marketing

I read somewhere that small businesses really ought to spend 40% of their time doing marketing if they want to survive. 40%! That’s quite a lot, especially if you’re a sole trader or only have a few employees, but if you think about it, a lot of what you do would be already considered as…

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10 Fantastic Books About Marketing Your Blog Online

This is another excellent post by Randa Clay about 10 ‘must-have’ books if you want to succeed in blogging: http://randaclay.com/blogging/10-fantastic-books-about-marketing-your-blog-online/ A well worth read!

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Creating a successful corporate blog

I would like you to read this post I’ve found that describes how to create a successful corporate blog: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5725-Public-Relations-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Creating-a-successful-corporate-blog It’s quite long (in fact too long, it’s more likely an article) but stick with it.

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How do I use my blog to promote my business?

Hello Alice, I do have a blog but I am not sure if I use it correctly. I created my blog to promote my business and to benefit from Google ranking. I am afraid I am not writing as much as I wanted … my excuse not enough time, but the real reason is I…

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What's the similarity between blogging and twittering?

Hi Alice I am new to all this twittering and blogging and I need some help. I have my business and have been told that blogging and twittering are a great form of marketing my business. So I have a blogger and twitter account but am unsure of how these work. I know that you…

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Blogs aren't scary, they're fun!

Hi Alice, I just wanted to say a big thank you to you for your very helpful advice on blogging, I have just started my blog and was really unsure the how to’s etc. I will definitely be making it a part of my daily routine. I would love your thoughts on mine (please be…

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What do you use your blog for?

Hi Alice I have a business blog: http://pensarmarketing.blogspot.com I am not sure how to use it, I have heard different things from different people. My posts vary from personal to business as this is what I have been told works. To be honest I do not use it very often because I am unsure of…

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How to spruce up a free blog

Hi Alice I’d welcome any feedback you could offer on my shop blog: http://kittyandpolly.wordpress.com/ Thanks, Paula –oo00oo– Hi Paula What a fantastic blog! I love the pictures and the posts are really readable, well done! I particularly like the links to specific pages on your website and that you’ve created some extra pages. You could…

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How does a blog add value to your business?

To gather feedback on business blogging, I subscribed to a number of forums and asked how many people had a blog. This is one of the responses and my answer to it: Hi Alice I have just started my business and I’m still going through the process of designing a website, etc. I am thinking…

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