Yesterday Chrissie Slade of Gorgeous Guineas came to see me for a half hour health check (but as always with me she got a bit more than just half an hour!). Chrissie makes aromatherapy skin products for guinea pigs, and claims she’s the only one in the world doing this. It’s a fascinating little business,…
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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…
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I’m going to put forward a concept that has revolutionalised the internet world during 2009. Start thinking in questions! Why? There’s a question. Google constantly researches into how it can provide a better service for its customers (in fact, how it can make more money), and it has found out that people are now thinking…
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Written on
Wednesday 22 April 2009 by
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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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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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Written on
Thursday 16 April 2009 by
Alice in
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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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Written on
Thursday 16 April 2009 by
Alice in
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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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Written on
Thursday 16 April 2009 by
Alice in
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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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Written on
Wednesday 15 April 2009 by
Alice in
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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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Think of your blog as another platform to advertise from. Call it promoting yourself, your product and your company. But you could write endless posts providing valuable insights and top tips about your business, and even though they would be interesting reading, they are missing a vital element. Don’t forget to post with a purpose….
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