Social Media has changed the way businesses connect with customers. In many ways Social Media has levelled the business field by making it possible for smaller businesses to compete effectively with established ones. Social media is vast and there are a number of social sites and channels you can use to promote your business. You can start by focusing on the main social networks that have the highest potential to benefit your business. Here are some practical tips to help you maximise the benefits of social media for your business. …

Updating content is one of the best ways to revitalize and breath fresh life into your old blog posts. It can help generate fresh interest from readers and drive new traffic to your blog. Creating content for your blog takes time and effort. It  makes sense to ensure you receive maximum leverage and benefits from your content.
In an earlier post on this blog, we had covered 10 ways to breathe life into your old blog posts. In this post we are going to look at some additional ways this can …

Statistics show that nearly 70% of businesses use Social Media. However on many occasions, businesses fail to achieve expected results or see real benefits for the business.  In my experience of consulting business over the past ten years, lack of proper strategy is one of the main reasons why businesses fail on social media.
Growing the influence and brand of your business online is integral to your company’s success. This article identifies ten tips that will allow you to maximise the benefits of social media for your business.  These simple methods …

Whether you can make money from your blog or not is a common question faced by many bloggers. Every blog can generate some income but whether you are able to rely on your blog to generate enough income to leave your job or not is the question to consider.
The Internet is full of make money online blog posts. In fact we have published a few on this blog too. Some of the make money blogging posts may even give the impression that online success can be achieved overnight.  However, the …

Twitter is one of most popular and widely used social networks. Due to the importance and popularity of Twitter, many professionals and organisations are constantly involved with analysing twitter data  to find out what is popular. These statistics can help you to maximise the benefits of twitter.
I have compiled a list of ten fascinating statistics that you can take advantage of when planning your posts on twitter. These are based on a number of studies conducted by Dan Zarella from Hubspot, who is an award-winning social media scientist and author …

This is a part of 2 post series. The second part of this post can be found on 10 Ways to Revitalise And Breathe Life Into Your Old Blog Posts – Part 2.
Updating content is one of the best ways to breathe new life to your old blog posts. Professional bloggers often refine and update old posts on their blog. In addition to improving the quality of the content, updating your old blog posts can have a positive affect on search engine ranking.
It is a great way to attract new …

There is more to measuring your twitter influence than your follower count. Your overall influence on twitter is affected by a number of metrics related to your Twitter activity. In addition to your follower count, the total number of tweets, frequency of Tweets, the influence of users who follow you, the rate at which your tweets get ReTweeted by others and your total reach are some of the important factors that you need to take into account in order to understand your true influence on Twitter.
Here are 6 tools that …

Facebook is the largest social network and one of the most-trafficked sites in the world. Since its launch in February 2004, Facebook has come a long way. It is popular among personal users and businesses alike. Nearly 80% of companies use Facebook to promote their business.  Facebook has established itself as an integral part of our day to day lives. Following are some fascinating facts about Facebook.

Facts Related to People on Facebook
1. There are nearly 800 million Facebook users worldwide. This means that more than 1 in 10 people world …

I have compiled a list of Ten Facebook pages that can inspire your business. The FaceBook pages featured in this list are perfect examples of how businesses, both small and large, are using FaceBook creatively to connect with customers.
With over 500 million users and still growing, Facebook is one of the best places for businesses to promote products and services or to re-enforce their brand. Facebook pages or Fan pages as they are commonly referred to are designed specifically for businesses and organisations as opposed to standard Facebook profiles that …

One of the recent posts on this blog summarised the linking habits of successful bloggers and web publishers. As identified in the article, the linking habits of successful bloggers can be broadly classified into two categories;

Those who only link to their content
And those who like to link to relevant resources on others blogs

The article expands on this topic by identifying the 6 linking habits of successful bloggers. You can use the techniques to improve the overall quality of your content …