I’ve been thinking about doing a video blog for a long time – but have been a bit scared. After all, I don’t want to put people off by seeing my ugly mug on their screen, do I?! However, I’ve been inspired by Lisa Cherry and her vlogs, which have made me laugh, think and …
It’s not often that proofreading – or lack of – becomes a front page news story, but that’s exactly what happened last week, thanks to a slip of the keyboard by Labour leader Ed Miliband. It seems everyone is on Twitter these days, even shadow PMs, and in a tweet about the death of Blockbusters’ …
I took part in my first ever Google+ Hangout today and it was a really interesting experience. I have to admit I haven’t entirely got my head round Google+ yet – I use Facebook and Twitter a lot but just haven’t had the time to explore Google+ properly. However, the Hangout is a feature that neither Facebook …
I’ve recently discovered SlideShare, which is a site where people can share PowerPoint presentations and business videos. There is some really interesting material on there, and I’ve even uploaded my own contribution, the presentation I used for my recent blogging webinar. One of the most fascinating presentations I’ve found is on Social Media and Content …
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that 2012 finds you happy, healthy and raring to go! I am really looking forward to this year as there are going to be some exciting changes to both personal and business life for me. My partner and I have decided to get a place together, after …
Over the last twelve months my services have diversified from basic proofreading and editing to web design, blogging and social media. Basically, I gave myself a mission – to help every small business tap into the power of the internet to market themselves – and I’ve been developing the products and service with that goal …
Sometimes a business idea comes along that you’ve not thought of offering before, but it just feels right. One of my clients is an author and journalist and I built a website for her earlier in the year. I also explained how effective blogging and linking with Twitter and Facebook would be to help drive …
One of the best ways to get traffic to your website is to make sure you link it up with social media, so people can both follow you and share your content with their followers. I’ve tried out lots of different plugins over the years but am really pleased with these three. ShareThis: Share, Email, …
Blogging can take as little or as much time as you want – but it should only take you an hour a week to make it effective. And blog posts can be as long or as short as you want – but often, less is more.
I was quite saddened by the news of Steve Jobs’ death yesterday. Though he was obviously very ill, and had only recently stepped down as CEO of Apple, I didn’t know quite how close to death he was. My relationship with Apple isn’t nearly as deep as many people’s. Back in the early 1990s I …
