Category Archives: The Online Conversation

Pinterest has got my interest

So I’m back on the blog today after a long absence. I’ve been busy with baby and business, and suddenly it’s February 2012. Facebook’s rolled out timelines, Google Plus has launched pages for business, and the next big thing in … Continue reading

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Creating BandPages

One of the key selling points of social media and the internet has always been ‘you can do so much for free’. While this has never really been true in terms of time required to create content and build relationships, … Continue reading

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Are you ready to be promoted into the league?

Congratulations to local team AFC Wimbledon! After a tense penalty shoot-out, you’ve been promoted to the Football League. You’ve caused great excitement in this living room and far beyond that. In fact, right now, you’re trending on Twitter worldwide. Thousands … Continue reading

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Are you writing the blog posts that people are looking for?

Blog entries are a great way to bring people to your website. They provide fresh content related to your organisation or business – the type of fresh content that search engines love. Other bloggers are also more likely to link … Continue reading

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Fair Tweets for Fair Trade Day

Today, May 14, 2011, is this year’s World Fair Trade Day. The day is an initiative of the World Fair Trade Organisation whose mission is to enable producers to improve their livelihoods and communities through fair trade. A certain favourite ice-cream … Continue reading

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Where should you be spending your time on Facebook?

Over the past week, I’ve been working on creating a Facebook landing page for my digital marketing services. Basically, a landing page is the first page that a potential fan of your brand or business sees on Facebook. Rather than … Continue reading

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HTML Writer: Edit web pages from your iPhone

Have you ever wanted to edit your website when you’re away from your computer? Perhaps you’ve been sitting on the train and seen a sneaky spelling error on one of your pages or you’ve finally decided on a hexadecimal code … Continue reading

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Checking in to vote

If you’ve seen the banner ads, the billboards and the commercials over the last month or so, then you may be aware that there’s a referendum here in the UK tomorrow. Voters are being asked to choose between two methods … Continue reading

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When everyone’s twittering, how do you get yourself heard?

Growing up on an orchard, I didn’t need an alarm clock. Instead, in the early hours, the local birds would start their morning chorus: singing to the sunrise at an unmissable volume. While that was usually enough to wake me … Continue reading

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Social media and live events: Tips from the Royal Wedding

According to Wikipedia, back in 1981, approximately 750 million people watched Princess Diana’s wedding on television. This Friday, when Prince William and Kate Middleton marry, the television audience is anticipated to be closer to two billion. While I’m likely to … Continue reading

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