Do you ever get that thing where someone asks you a question, and you know what you’re going to say… but when your mouth opens, something entirely different comes out? This week, I had an interview with a judge for my entry in the South Wilts Business of the Year Read more…
I wrote a post a while ago about the various ways procrastination can be good for you. The thing is, there are only certain circumstances where it can be helpful. The rest of the time, procrastination is a complete pain in the bum, a habit that can rob you Read more…
1. Not making a to-do list It’s all very well making a mental note that you need to finish this, do that, go there, email this person, comment on that post. For me, if I don’t write it down, it ain’t getting done. I had a conversation the other day Read more…
One of my goals for this month is to get to inbox zero. When I first published the post, I kind of felt a bit ashamed, admitting I had over a hundred unread emails; I thought people would be horrified at what a terrible manager of emails I am. Read more…
Are you one of those people who can sit at your laptop for two hours, and come out the other side with half a badly drafted post? Do you wish you could be more productive with the time you have, but find that it just slips away like grains Read more…
Facebook is still the largest social network, with over 1.44 billion active users. If it were a country, it would be larger than the USA. In fact, it would quite possibly be the largest country in the world. This makes it a fantastic way of advertising your blog – even Read more…
Your bounce rate is the percentage of visitors who come to your website and leave without navigating to another page. If you have a low bounce rate, it means the majority of the people who come to your site will have a good old nose around while they’re there. Having Read more…
#LovelyBlogs is a new feature where I share some of the great blogs we have around these days. This week: RachelBustin.com Here’s what Rachel has to say about her blog: I love to write about books, gardening, my competition wins and how I use those wins in my Read more…
Welcome to the Linky Linky for May! In addition to a monthly “Linky Linky” post, I have also created a collaborative Pinterest board which we can all add our blog hops and linkys to. If you’d like an invite to add your posts to the board, just email me at Read more…
As part of Salisbury Big Business Event last week, I attended a seminar and workshop run by Thomas Power about social media and online presence. Power refers to Twitter as a giant, online pub and says if you think of it that way, it becomes clear what is and isn’t appropriate. Read more…
#LovelyBlogs is a new feature where I share some of the great blogs we have around these days. This week: Tit Bits is run by Bex Walton. Here’s what she has to say about her blog: I started up Tit-Bits because I have such a passion Read more…
Yesterday, I went to a talk by Thomas Power about social media. Before I went, I tweeted that I was going, and excited to see what I could learn. When I arrived at the talk, Thomas told me he had replied to my tweet, so I took a look. He Read more…
#LovelyBlogs is a new feature where I share some of the great blogs we have around these days. This week: Poolemamma is run by Jeni. Here’s what she has to say about her blog: Poolemamma is a peek into my daily family life with 3 football mad Read more…
#LovelyBlogs is a new feature where I share some of the great blogs we have around these days. This week: Eat Love Live is run by Kat. Here’s what she has to say about her blog: I’m a 31 year old wife and mummy. Five years ago I Read more…
Everybody wants more traffic on their blog, right? Here are 15 ideas for how you can increase the traffic to your blog. 1. Follow your fellow bloggers on Twitter and Facebook and interact with them there, as well as on their blog. The more someone feels they “know” you, the Read more…
Is your blog mobile friendly? Does it matter if it’s not? According to this post on the Official Google Webmaster blog, it definitely matters – especially from April 21st. Google says: Starting April 21, we will be expanding our use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. This change will affect Read more…