If you run a local business, chances are you want to be found more on Google. So you started a website and maybe even discovered Google My Business. Google My Business is a powerful tool for jumping the search results and getting found quickly. But many aren't aware...
Looking for some tips to start your Website's email newsletter with Mailchimp? Well this is the post for you. Mailchimp is a great option as you can have up to 2000 subscribers with access to their basic features - all for free. So below I created this post as a...
It's been 5 years. 5 Years, over 2 million visitors and a hell of a lot of fun (and traffic!). No, I'm not talking about this website, but another one I own which talks about Martial Arts movies. It's had it's up and downs and experienced a lot of publicity in it's...
So, do you promote your old content for your blog, YouTube or whatever your platform is? You know the pattern: create awesome content, promote it and hope everyone sees it. Then we bank on SEO sending people our way. Job done! Time to move on? Well, yes move on but...
So, I have good news - my YouTube channel just hit it's first 1000 Subscribers! How did I do it? Well, I followed some tips and guidelines and basically - they worked. I know, 1000 subs isn't a huge deal. But If you're a creator trying to reach that first 1000 it can...
Blogging, creating content, art, marketing, they're all vast skill sets that take a LOT of work to master, so you need some decent tools to become more efficient. Specifically, WordPress bloggers need to know a lot of different tools to get their website to a...
So you've finished writing the most epic, killer blog post of all time. Now to promote it. It's 3000+ words, PACKED with value and it will cause empires to fall, thunder to shoot from the sky and people will bow in reverence! Now, people just have to know it exists so...
Chances are if you're on this website, you're trying to reach more people online with social media. You use all often tools, you put your content out there as often as you can, but the truth is - you may be missing this one thing. We need to be able to take our social...
Affiliate Marketing, Passive Income, it's the ultimate way to make money online. You link to a product, someone buys it and you get paid. Sounds fantastic, sounds easy. Well, it's not easy! Not without a few pointers anyway ;) So you probably guessed, I'm...
So you've got a blog or website and have decided to take the leap and start an Email Newsletter - and you're considering ConvertKit. Good choice. If you're looking to build trust and turn one website visit into many visits than email marketing is the way to go! It's...
Automate is an evil word, right? In a world full of greasy spammers (that's how I picture them, sorry) and people pushing their content mindlessly on their fans without any kind of filter, you'd think I'd be against automating social media. Well, the key is to do...
These days 'top list' posts are everywhere, and with good reason. They generate a lot of traffic because they are absolutely packed with information, people love to read them and they're formatted in a way that is incredibly inviting and easy to read. They...
We all want our content shared on social media. Going viral with our WordPress blog is the dream! We load up on social media plugins and crazy stuff that eventually slows down our site and drops our engagement - offsetting the benefits of those plugins. So why not...
How much traffic does your website get? Do you even know? Well, it's something you should know about if you want to measure the results of your hard work in growing your presence online. Luckily, there's this free tool that does it for you called Google Analytics. In...
If there's one thing that can be tough when you're busy - it's finding time to sit down every day or every few days and update your Facebook page. Quite often it's a smarter idea to sit down once a week or once a month, and schedule some personalized posts in advance....
By Catherine Birch Being an owner of a small business, one can’t entrust to super expensive promo companies. However, this does not remove the question of improving your brand. Luckily, no matter how large your project is, you can be successful with an online contest...
Everyone is on Social Media these days. They're there so that they can spread the word about their brand, website or even just to showcase their cutting-edge selfies and impose their duck-faces on to the public at large. This is the way of the world today. It's...
Yes. Post over! Well, not really - I'm sorry. The question is 'how aggressively should you promote your social media profiles?' The truth is a lot of people overdo it. They pop those follow boxes in their sidebar, and at the bottom of their posts and even in pop ups!...
Twitter is a powerful social platform to build a following and direct traffic. Those 280 characters you have for each tweet are an opportunity to engage your audience or drive traffic to your website. It all has to do with quality - giving people what they want....
It's an exciting time for a website owner when a post goes viral and receives a bucket load of traffic. Knowing people out there are reading your writing, liking it and passing it around is a sign that you've produced something good and a definitive step toward...
Everyone with a website these days wants a shite load of traffic, that's no secret. The problem is that no one strategy fits everyone's website or niche, you need to experiment with various promotional methods. . The overall process I follow is simple: 1. Create...
I know you've read countless posts telling you how to get more email subscribers. You've been told to "put an optin box here", "add a feature box on your main page", etc, etc. But how the hell are you supposed to do that? The sidebar widget is a given, most...
Ok, you want traffic to your website, who doesn't? Wouldn't it be great if it was easy, just submit a link and traffic will come flooding in ridiculously fast and contribute toward building your audience? There is one tool I use which takes about 10 seconds, if that,...
Ok, seriously, this frustrates the hell out of me... ...almost to the point of turning green and going hulk on my computer. But because people are around me I tend to boil in silence with a fake smile. I don't want to be that guy. You finish your blog post, copy the...
You launch a new website. No subscribers, fans or followers. But you want to get people checking out what you've worked so hard on to show off. Where to start? Enter Twitter! Why Twitter? In my opinion, building a small 'base' following is the first thing you need to...
"The Perfect Blog post" - what the hell does that mean? Well, everyone is going to have their own spin on it but to most, it's a post which acts as a pillar for your website. It has so much substance and quality that people subscribe for more, they share it because...
I'm not breaking new ground here, but I think it still needs to be said. When compared with Email, Social Media doesn't deliver the traffic that most people want for their websites You're probably thinking Facebook is taking over or that Twitter is quickest way to...
Have you ever heard of Matt Inman or the Oatmeal? Either way, once you see his website you can help but be left with a lasting impression. The Oatmeal is a a website where Matt Inman, a self taught Website Designer and Internet Marketer, expresses certain things about...
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