When was the last time you updated the sales / services pages on your website or blog? I ask this, because many people write the key pages of their websites or blogs when the sites are first built, and then they are left alone. Even though the marketplace is changing faster today than ever before,… Continue Reading
Marketing tips and ideas to help you grow your business, by Jim Connolly
Category Archives: Social media marketing
Tweeting Wolf!
Did you ever read the story, about the boy who cried wolf? The story goes that just for fun, a little shepherd boy would raise the alarm in his village by crying wolf. The villages would come running to the rescue, only to find out he was paying games with them. Then, one day, a… Continue Reading
My 500th Blog Post – Thank You!
As this is my 500th post here, I just wanted to thank a few people (in no particular order,) who have helped me develop the blog. Gregor Spowart: Gregor is a Partner with Mass Media Design and he’s the guy I go to when I need technical assistance here. WebFusion: It took me 2 years… Continue Reading
The unhappy 2%!
I was recently reading a post over on Seth Godin’s blog, where he talks about the 2% of people who will complain or disagree whenever you do anything that gets their attention. Now, I’m not sure that number is 2%, in my experience it’s a lot lower than that, but Seth’s point is correct. Whenever… Continue Reading
Jim Connolly and Facebook: Back together again!
I’ve decided to rejoin Facebook, after an absence of a couple of years. My decision comes following the recent changes Facebook have made, regarding user privacy and their decision to allow users to get all their information back, if they delete their Facebook account. These latest moves suggest to me that Facebook is finally starting to… Continue Reading
Here’s a quick way to make Twitter much more useful!
How useful is Twitter to you and your business? In this brief post, I share what I have found to be the best way to get the maximum results from your Twitter account. Twitter is a great tool, but the magic is in the people Many business owners seem to think of Twitter almost exclusively,… Continue Reading
6 things I wish I knew before I started blogging!
This blog was 2 years old last month and in that time I have learned many, often expensive lessons. In order to help you avoid some of the costs and frustrations that I went through, here are 6 things I wish I knew before I started blogging. 1. Everyone starts from scratch Most blogs start… Continue Reading
Some people I want to thank (Check them out!)
It’s always great when people take time out, to share your work with their friends and contacts. In no particular order, here are just some of the people who were kind enough to share my posts and ideas, help and support me over the past 7 days: Thank you! Julie Walraven from Design Resumes Maggie… Continue Reading