Link Building for Bloggers
The basic principles of link building to improve the SEO and engagement of blogs haven’t changed in years. Create quality content on your blog as link bait. Network through social media. Recruit some guest bloggers who have an incentive to promote blog posts to their circles. And traditional PR methods work, too. Don’t forget to [...]
Social Media Consulting Update
So, I noticed that a social media expert is charging several thousand dollars for 30-45 minutes of consulting over Skype once per month. Apparently, this fantastic deal is only available if you’re willing to enter into a 3-month retainer agreement. Sounds good to me. If you would also like to pay me… let’s say, $10,000, [...]
It’s Summertime And The Business Is Easy
As a business copywriter, when other kinds of businesses start coasting at the start of summer, that’s when I really get going. More than ever, companies need me to ghostwrite their company blogs and keep their marketing communications efforts maintained. The summer is also a good time to launch ahead with marketing strategic planning and [...]
SEO Tips From Online Strategy House
I attended the IIMA (International Internet Marketing Association) Conference in Vancouver recently, where I got the chance to chat with Online Strategy House President Guacira Naves about her top tips for building SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and an online presence for your business. Listen and enjoy!
Are You Going To Northern Voice 2011?
I am. And you probably should, too. The Northern Voice conference happening on May 13 and 14 is about personal blogging and social media. For Vancouver-based writers, visual artists, photographers, videographers and anyone else who uses geeky tools to tell their stories, this is THE conference of the year. Run out of UBC’s Life Sciences [...]
Going To IIMA Fusion Conference 2011
I’m heading to the IIMA Fusion Conference 2011 happening at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in downtown Vancouver this Friday. As a professional communications and social media professional in the city, how could I not attend an event that bills itself as having the “most influential people in online marketing, social media and search engine strategy for [...]
Pet Peeve. Website Search Buttons That Don’t Work
What’s the point of adding a search button to your website if you can’t use it to find anything? If your website isn’t search-engine-optimized, you’re going to annoy the hell out of your website visitors. They may just get so annoyed they don’t come back. UPDATE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT: The Fringe Festival website people fixed [...]
Get Up To $5000 Social Media Marketing Training FREE
You want to get trained in how to use a blog, your website, Twitter, Facebook, email newsletters and more to boost productivity and grow your business. If you’re in BC, you’re in luck. Get up to $5000 in training from WRITEIMAGE and Left Right Minds for your business, with the the government picking up the [...]
Vancouver Blogger Meetup. We Came, We Drank, We Conversed
A good time was had by all at the latest Vancouver Blogger Meetup yesterday. Looking forward to getting the full review from Jan Karlsberg later. Congratulations to Amanda Farough of the violet Minded design blog, who won two tickets to the Neanderthal Arts Festival running from July 21 to August 1 in Vancouver. (Thanks to [...]
I’m A Blogger In Vancouver. So Are You. Want To Hook Up?
I mean, for beers. Maybe some good conversation about your latest, greatest blog posts, or about creative projects you’ve been busy with. That’s all. I’m married, you know? No funny business. I mean it. You try anything weird, I will rip your face off. See you at the Vancouver Blogger Meetup, people! Looking forward to [...]
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