I met with two new clients last week to discuss their new websites: a personal injury attorney and a real estate agent. Both don't have an online presence right now but were excited to get started. In my initial meeting with both of them, they asked the same question: Can [...]
Happy Valentine's Day! Can Valentine's Day Be A Marketing Opportunity For Your Business? Many believe that Valentines have no place in business. The childhood practice of sending a candy gram or signing a Valentine's Day card to each of your classmates has never been replicated in the business world. But [...]
Last week, I wrote about the Anatomy of a Blog Post from an SEO perspective. I thought it would be fitting this week to talk about how to write a good blog post. One of the best articles (actually, it's a blog post!) that I've read on the subject was [...]
You may have noticed some changes around here this week. I've been on a mission to streamline my business and work smarter, not harder! Last Friday, one of my clients and friends, Zach Even-esh, challenged me to rethink my blogging practices. Those of you that know me, know that I'm [...]
I spent some time at our family cottage this weekend. We decided to head North on Friday afternoon so I packed my kitten up and decided to leave the computer behind. Our cottage is located about an hour North of the City and because we don't live there full time, [...]
Before you start writing your next blog post, there are a few things you should be doing to maximize your blog posts for the search engines. Follow these SEO blogging tips for maximum effect.
How would you feel if you woke up one morning and discovered that your blog had been hacked? Did your heart just drop to your stomach? After all, you've probably spent countless hours optimizing your blog, tweaking your theme (or having a custom theme designed for you) and publishing regular [...]
Today I'd like to share two free resources that can help you set up an editorial calendar so that you can organize your blog content.
Twitter has been a revolutionary tool for business owners who maintain an online presence. Even though Twitter limits you to only 140 characters, it’s ability to reach a wider audience make it a MUST for every entrepreneur out there (online or offline) to create their own Twitter account and start [...]
WordPress has challenged bloggers to increase the frequency with which they post to their blogs. WordPress will be providing daily inspiration for the challenge on dailypost.wordpress.com. In keeping with the challenge, they'll be posting every day so you can get regular boosts of motivation to blog more often. As part [...]
