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You mean you don’t have an eCommerce site yet?

Date: 17th August 2010
Comments: 1 Related Categories: Bonus Tips, Musings, Social Networking
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A guest post by Matt Chatterley of MattchedIT Ltd – thanks Matt :)

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Over the last few years (or perhaps more accurately, months), we’ve watched the way we interact with each other online change drastically through facebook, twitter and various other less-known services and tools. But how many of us have really sat down and studied the impact these changes could have on our businesses?

Once upon a time it was hard to set up an online shop. They were few and far between and they were major undertakings. That certainly isn’t the case now – we have the technology, you might say.

Why I think you should always include a picture in a blog post

Date: 25th June 2010
Comments: 1 Related Categories: Blogging, Bonus Tips, facebook
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OK, I know all the marketing speak about a picture being worth a thousand words and a picture breaking up the text to make it more readable. I’ve listened to the experts tell me which side of the blog post the picture should go, and at which paragraph break, to get the best blog response.

But that’s not what I’m talking about (and none of them seem to agree with each other anyway!)

To me, one of the main reasons you should include a picture is simple:

When people share your blog on Facebook, without a picture it just fades away

67 SEO Pointers for Blogging Beginners – a free guide

Date: 23rd June 2010
Comments: 21 Related Categories: 299 Steps, Admin posts, Articles, Blogging, Bonus Tips, Freebies, Google, Key Phrases, Musings
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3D Team Leadership Arrow ConceptLots of the questions I get on Twitter and Facebook relate to blogging and SEO, and as I was typing up a quick and dirty guide to SEO Blogging for a client, I mentioned it to someone else and they asked for a copy. Then I mentioned it on Twitter and others asked. So I tidied it up a (little) bit, put it in PDF format and here it is :)

It covers:

  • Thinking of what to write
  • What not to blog
  • How much should I write?
  • How do I get people to comment?

Advanced tips for Twitter – you need to read this!

Date: 21st June 2010
Comments: 1 Related Categories: Bonus Tips, twitter
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First off, an admission – this isn't MY post. It's from the fab Chris Brogan, and he's said that it can be reposted as long as he's given credit. Here's the original post: 50 Power Twitter Tips

Rather than just repost his thread, I've picked out my favourite of his tips from each section  – please do read his original post to get all 50!

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  • Don’t read EVERY tweet. It’s perfectly okay. You have permission.
  • Promote other people 12x to every 1 self-promotional tweet.
  • A lot of @replies shows a lot of humanity/engagement.

Sort out your Google Profile

Date: 12th December 2008
Comments: 1 Related Categories: Bonus Tips, Google
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A great post from Chris Brogan reminding us all not to miss a trick when it comes to promoting ourselves online!

“Earlier, I Googled the local gyms in my town.

I found the place I wanted, and just before I made the phone call, I realized that Google had something that said “write a review.”

I did, and immediately after submitting it, there was suddenly a little review, with a “chrisbrogan.com” prominently displayed beside it.

When I clicked the link, it went to my Google Profile.

Whoa, I thought. Matrix “whoa.”