Monthly Archives: May 2010

Just imagine this!

I had breakfast this morning with my son, like I do every morning.  Today, we were joined for breakfast by; Noddy, a kitten, Luke Skywalker and a cow.  He saw them, we both spoke with them and I’m pretty sure everyone had a great time.  That’s because the imagination of a 4 year old child…

Loving life: Today and every day!

My friend Doug (not his real name) has everything going for him, but until recently, if you had met him you’d have thought the weight of the world was on his shoulders.  He has a great family, wonderful friends and a successful business but never seemed particularly happy. Then a few months ago he changed,…

Facebook, marketing, privacy and You!

Facebook is used by millions of social media savvy businesspeople, as a way to develop relationships, connect with people and share ideas / content.  The service is free and boasts over 400,000,000 users.  This offers huge marketing potential. So, why am I increasingly being asked by business owners if they should even use the service…

4 Secrets of the world’s most successful businesses!

Thankfully, we don’t have to guess or wonder what it takes to be successful in business.  The answers are in the stories behind every successful businessperson, who has been kind enough to share them. Here are 4 things I have seen over and over again, in every successful businessperson I have ever studied: 1. Expert…

Facebook privacy: Your feedback please!

Facebook Privacy – Feedback request I’m in the process of writing a post about the concerns many people have expressed, regarding the way Facebook handles it’s user’s privacy.  This is becoming a very big issue right now and I would like to know what you think. If you have any feedback you would like to…

7 ways to improve your Internet presence!

Here are seven quick tips to help you improve your online presence. If you have a section on your website or blog, called “news” either update it regularly or delete it.  When someone clicks on that page and sees that the last entry was 6 months ago, it hardly makes you or your business look…

So, you want more enquiries from your blog?

If you want more sales leads or enquiries from your blog, the following tips may be just what you are looking for!  What I am about to share with you, is based on years worth of testing and measuring feedback. (I’m too good to you!) Many business bloggers find that they put a great deal…

Why your Google ranking may soon start falling!

How serious are you about the success of your website or blog as a business development tool? The majority of small business owners I speak with, claim they are serious about the marketing value of their sites, but then they place their sites on cheap hosting plans. Here’s why this matters: Google now punishes slow…

So, you want more blog readers?

I wrote a very popular post recently, about getting more blog comments.  This post is all about how to get more blog readers and it starts with a question: “Have you noticed how some blogs and websites are really difficult to read for any period of time?” You know the blogs I mean, right?  The…