Leverage your articles

Leverage your articles

If you take the time to write an article or two for your blog each month, don’t limit your reach, by just posting it in one place. Clearly you want your expertise to feature on your website, on your blog, so potential clients can see you know your stuff.  But where...
How does a blog help your reputation?

How does a blog help your reputation?

Most small business owners have heard that ‘blogging is good’, but are a bit woolly about the benefits!  These are just a handful of reasons why you should write and publish your expertise regularly. Your blog showcases your knowledge Sharing your expertise provides...
How long should a blog article be?

How long should a blog article be?

This is definitely a ‘how long is a piece of string?’ question! Daily blogger Seth Godin has written blogs that are a single line – and others that are in excess of 1,000 words. Not everyone is a natural writer and when someone says ‘you need to write 500 words’,...
Why write a blog?

Why write a blog?

I almost called this article ‘The lazy guide to marketing’!  I’m a believer in the old adage ‘If you want to find the quickest way to do something, ask a lazy person’.  What am I banging on about? A blog article can be the foundation for your marketing activity. ...
Web logs made easy

Web logs made easy

That sounds soooooo boring – but that’s where the term ‘blog’ came from.  It was originally a sort of online diary – think ‘Captain’s log web date …’ from Star Trek. These days a blog article is so much more than a diary post, but if you remember the origin of the...
Leverage your blog posts

Leverage your blog posts

If you write regularly for your blog, you’ll be generating a wealth of information around your area of expertise.  If you’re running a business and understand the power of marketing you probably also create social media posts, newsletters, and, possibly, YouTube...