I’ve spent much of today creating newsletter sign up forms for my blog pages, sidebar and even a free updates page. The reason is that, while social media is great to build relationships and trust with your followers, you don’t own any of it. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and the like do. Your newsletter list, on […]
How one event can lead to a slew of media
I thought I would share a little of what being part of an event can do for your business from a publicity point of view. I will say up front, that being part of Mum Blogging Masterclass was never about gaining publicity for me. It was about teaching mums about blogging and social media and […]
The Making of An Entrepreneur: Velocity Media and Communications
Velocity Media and Communications founder Amanda Jesnoewski has used a myriad of tactics to promote her own business and found the key channels that work best for her. Here’s her story and how she does it… What were you doing when you decided to create your own business? I was inspired to start my first […]
17. of #Blogfor30: Why should you care about Facebook’s algorithm?
I’m not going to get into the technical side of Facebook’s algorithm, because we’ll all likely have a brain strain. And, to be honest, it changes so constantly who could keep up! However, there are some basic things you should know about it. With Facebook, you need to forget about the number of likers and […]
11. of #Blogfor30: 6 quick tips to attract readers to your blog
One of the key reasons people start blogging is to develop relationships, whether personal or business. So far you’ve spent time pulling your blog together and writing content. However, your blog is probably full of tumbleweeds rather than readers, which is why you need a content marketing strategy. The old “build it and they will […]