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The dark side of social media

dark side of social media

by Helen on December 7, 2012

Do you buy Nature Valley crunchy bars? We love them here at Lindop Towers. But there’s trouble in the valley at the moment. Copywriter Anne Maybus of  Clever Streak mentioned it this week in a Facebook group we both belong to. It’s scary stuff for anyone who uses social media to promote their business, which [...]

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Introducing today’s guest blogger Prerna Malik of Social Media Direct and The Mom Writes… Have you been struggling with a way to get much needed visibility for your business? Do you feel a limited budget means limited PR opportunities? Well, let’s talk. First of all, you don’t have to have a BIG budget to get visibility [...]

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Be careful who your friends are

business friends

by Helen on November 3, 2011

The people we hang around with influence us more than we think. That’s because our perception of  what’s normal comes from the people around us. Hang around with struggling self-employed people who have  clients-from-hell and are working their butts off just to make minimum wage and you’d conclude that’s just the way that self-employed life [...]

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(This is the seventh article in my Online business basics series. You can find links to the other posts in the series on this page: Online business basics) Social media can be a really effective way for you to reach your clients – plus it’s free! But if you’re new to social media it can [...]

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I’m a member of the British Mummy Bloggers’ Mums in Business forum, and a few weeks ago Jenny of Laughing Lamb Creations how she could promote her online business for free.  I suggested blogging, building a mailing list by giving away a free e-book, getting a Facebook Page, using Twitter and maybe even YouTube. She [...]

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Today’s post is by Erica Douglas of AceInspire. You’ll find some really useful tips here if you find it a struggle to think of what to write on your business blog or if  business blogging is eating up too much of your time. Over to you, Erica…

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