For the past five years, I’ve worked on improving my knowledge of ‘search engine optimisation’ and I remember in 2002, visiting various forums and thinking what the hell are these people talking about.
I instantly thought that getting my website high in the search engines wasn’t going to be something that I can do, and I [...]
Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation on April 10th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
One question I have been asked recently was what would a blog bring to my business. Every website has an ‘about us’ page and these can be quite unfriendly and don’t really give customers or clients a true picture of what you and your company is really all about.
Here is a scenario for a web [...]
Filed under: Business Of Blogging on March 19th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The cost of a second phone line for your business could be expensive [it is in the UK] and I didn’t want to give out my home telephone number to people, because you know what would happen don’t you – yep, I’d be getting phone calls at all times of the day and night.
I found [...]
Filed under: Business Of Blogging on February 4th, 2007 | No Comments »
When you are self employed and work from home it’s difficult to motivate yourself sometimes.
The fact that you are responsible for the income that you generate should be motivation enough, but there’s day’s where you don’t know what tasks to start first and this leads to demotivation. I’ve experienced this myself, and my advice is [...]
Filed under: Webmaster News on February 1st, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Over the years I have visited many Networking events, handed out many business cards, and the cost of visiting these events, including transport and hotel has been repaid, many times over, by the revenue that I have generated at the event.
I don’t know about you but I love talking about my business – I’m proud [...]
Filed under: Marketing Tips, Social Networking on January 28th, 2007 | No Comments »
Wow, it’s been sometime since I posted a blog entry here – apologies. I’ve been busy working, and increasing content on my primary blog, that has jumped to a PR6, which I am delighted about because I have put a lot of time and effort into it.
One thing I have learnt being a webmaster is [...]
Filed under: Marketing Tips on January 26th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Webmasters nowadays tend to concentrate on search engine optimisation, and forget about those old marketing techniques which actually do still work.
In November, whilst I was walking around an exhibition I handed out business cards to exhibitors, and two months later, I am still getting exhibitors contacting me about advertising.
Make your business card attractive to the [...]
Filed under: Marketing Tips on January 6th, 2007 | No Comments »
The likes of Google want to see that you are adding fresh, unique content, and visitors to your website will only link to you if your content is useful for their visitors.
I’ve found it difficult to get people to link to my main business because it’s offering a service, and doesn’t really offer the visitor [...]
Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation on December 18th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
The very talented Colleen of Kalina Web Designs has recently acquired webmaster forum Web Talk Forums, and has changed it from a stale forum into a growing, friendly community.
Run by Colleen, and Grim, plus it’s friendly group of moderators (myself included he-he) the forum helps webmasters on all aspects of running a successful [...]
Filed under: Webmaster News on December 18th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
It’s difficult finding a writer that is reliable and cost effective for your business, and I’ve been lucky enough to work with Zainie, one of the members of Six Figure Writers, who has produced excellent work for me in the past for Worldwide Holiday Homes.
The group of professional writers, Denise, Jenn, Rebecca, Rob and Zainie [...]
Filed under: Webmaster News on December 17th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
