Faced with a choice, I was never quite sure which was the best SEO plugin to use for my blog, so I picked one, more or less at random, just to get something going. Today I discovered one that seems far better than any I've used before.
The best SEO plugin for Wordpress
I was writing for another website and when posting my article onto their blog I came across the Wordpress SEO plugin from Yoast and I was totally blown away by the power of it. Using it was an education all of its own.
If... Read more about blogging http://joyhealey.com/the-best-seo-plugin/
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Hosting your website
Tips on website hosting
Hosting your website means, loosely translated, where you will store the files that make up your site so that others on the Internet can have access to them.
Sorry if that's over-simplistic for some people, but when I first started out on-line I had no idea what hosting was but everyone assumed I knew!
Deciding where to host your website and/or blog is not a decision to be made lightly. Unfortunately I DID make it lightly, because I didn't understand all the... Read more about http://joyhealey.com/hosting-your-website/
Hosting your website means, loosely translated, where you will store the files that make up your site so that others on the Internet can have access to them.
Sorry if that's over-simplistic for some people, but when I first started out on-line I had no idea what hosting was but everyone assumed I knew!
Deciding where to host your website and/or blog is not a decision to be made lightly. Unfortunately I DID make it lightly, because I didn't understand all the... Read more about http://joyhealey.com/hosting-your-website/
Re-using Old Content
Re-using old articles
I "promised" to still keep plugging away at those projects that are generating some income while spending the main amount of my time on the new project.
The new course required me to go to my (rather neglected) Analytics account, to get code for the list building site. So of course while I was there I checked up on the stats for some of my older sites and was pleasantly surprised to find that some very old article pages had received visitors. In fact they are so old... Read more about article marketing http://joyhealey.com/re-using-old-content/
I "promised" to still keep plugging away at those projects that are generating some income while spending the main amount of my time on the new project.
The new course required me to go to my (rather neglected) Analytics account, to get code for the list building site. So of course while I was there I checked up on the stats for some of my older sites and was pleasantly surprised to find that some very old article pages had received visitors. In fact they are so old... Read more about article marketing http://joyhealey.com/re-using-old-content/
Run Small Business Onlne
With many years background in programming and accounting, I blithely imagined it would be simple to run my small business online.
How wrong could I be? Here are a few of the skills I had no idea about five years ago.
Domain names
Hosting a website
Website design
Learning WordPress - after initially picking the WRONG blog platform:-(
Choosing low competition keywords
Blogging, and choosing the best available platform - free or paid
Losing websites because some moron thought it... Read more about free training on internet marketing http://joyhealey.com/run-small-business-onlne/
How wrong could I be? Here are a few of the skills I had no idea about five years ago.
Domain names
Hosting a website
Website design
Learning WordPress - after initially picking the WRONG blog platform:-(
Choosing low competition keywords
Blogging, and choosing the best available platform - free or paid
Losing websites because some moron thought it... Read more about free training on internet marketing http://joyhealey.com/run-small-business-onlne/
Hosting your website
Tips on website hosting
Hosting your website means, loosely translated, where you will store the files that make up your site so that others on the Internet can have access to them.
Sorry if that's over-simplistic for some people, but when I first started out on-line I had no idea what hosting was but everyone assumed I knew!
Deciding where to host your website and/or blog is not a decision to be made lightly. Unfortunately I DID make it lightly, because I didn't understand all the... Read more about http://joyhealey.com/hosting-your-website/
Hosting your website means, loosely translated, where you will store the files that make up your site so that others on the Internet can have access to them.
Sorry if that's over-simplistic for some people, but when I first started out on-line I had no idea what hosting was but everyone assumed I knew!
Deciding where to host your website and/or blog is not a decision to be made lightly. Unfortunately I DID make it lightly, because I didn't understand all the... Read more about http://joyhealey.com/hosting-your-website/
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
YouTube Video Editing
Anyone who has read this blog before will be aware that YouTube Video Editing, indeed anything to do with videos, sets me into a a panic!
I know that Google is said to like videos and sends more traffic to blogs and websites with videos on - because website viewers, including me, enjoy watching videos. So it's thought to be a good way of generating free traffic.
From my limited knowledge of SEO it seems reasonable to assume that people stay on a page with videos for longer than they might... Read more about adding audio to youtube http://joyhealey.com/youtube-video-editing/
I know that Google is said to like videos and sends more traffic to blogs and websites with videos on - because website viewers, including me, enjoy watching videos. So it's thought to be a good way of generating free traffic.
From my limited knowledge of SEO it seems reasonable to assume that people stay on a page with videos for longer than they might... Read more about adding audio to youtube http://joyhealey.com/youtube-video-editing/
Monday, 2 June 2014
Building A List
Building a list of customers and prospects is the most important part of any business. It can't be repeated often enough. NOT building a list from "day 1" was the biggest mistake I made when starting my business online.
So while I am trying VERY hard (and mostly succeeding) to stay away from "Bright Shiny Objects" - I'm a sucker for ways to get new subscribers onto my list, and have presented a few of them to you before.
While these previous offerings are excellent (and I'm still using... Read more about list building for beginners http://joyhealey.com/building-list/
So while I am trying VERY hard (and mostly succeeding) to stay away from "Bright Shiny Objects" - I'm a sucker for ways to get new subscribers onto my list, and have presented a few of them to you before.
While these previous offerings are excellent (and I'm still using... Read more about list building for beginners http://joyhealey.com/building-list/
Get More Value From Your Images
The Internet has gone image mad! You're almost certain to be using images on your website.
Assuming you're following the latest trainings about viral image campaigns, your Facebook pages are filled with attractive images and witty comments - all branded suitably. And as for Pinterest - I have to limit my time on there, I enjoy it so much! (Nothing to do with all those recipes and chocolate dishes....)
The downside of this trend towards image based content is that if you, like me, are... Read more about http://joyhealey.com/get-more-value-from-your-images/
Assuming you're following the latest trainings about viral image campaigns, your Facebook pages are filled with attractive images and witty comments - all branded suitably. And as for Pinterest - I have to limit my time on there, I enjoy it so much! (Nothing to do with all those recipes and chocolate dishes....)
The downside of this trend towards image based content is that if you, like me, are... Read more about http://joyhealey.com/get-more-value-from-your-images/
Sunday, 1 June 2014
Content Marketing For Free Traffic
You'll probably have seen many references to Content Marketing as the best and most ethical way to improve the ranking of your sites in Google's "eyes".
In a nutshell, this involves "curating" interesting and high quality content from authority sites and adding it to your own site with the aim of attracting readers to your own site, so that it will draw traffic and loyal readers an authority site in its own right.
That's probably the best definition I can manage of my own accord. If you... Read more about http://joyhealey.com/content-marketing-for-free-traffic/
In a nutshell, this involves "curating" interesting and high quality content from authority sites and adding it to your own site with the aim of attracting readers to your own site, so that it will draw traffic and loyal readers an authority site in its own right.
That's probably the best definition I can manage of my own accord. If you... Read more about http://joyhealey.com/content-marketing-for-free-traffic/
Best Way to Handle the Windows Key and R Scam
Regular readers may remember that I ALMOST fell foul of what I now call the Windows key and R scam.
You can read more about it here, but in short it involves a stranger ringing you up and trying to get access to your computer by scaring you into thinking you have a virus and asking you to press these keys. I guessed that they were either trying to infect you "good and proper", or sell you their anti-virus software.
Happily I saw sense and stopped in plenty of time, but out of interest... Read more about windows key and r scam http://joyhealey.com/best-way-handle-windows-key-r-scam/
You can read more about it here, but in short it involves a stranger ringing you up and trying to get access to your computer by scaring you into thinking you have a virus and asking you to press these keys. I guessed that they were either trying to infect you "good and proper", or sell you their anti-virus software.
Happily I saw sense and stopped in plenty of time, but out of interest... Read more about windows key and r scam http://joyhealey.com/best-way-handle-windows-key-r-scam/
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