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Wow! I’ve been listed!

I am so excited to be on the Forbes List as Thirty Women Entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter.
I am honoured to be in the company all those inspirational women.
Forbes’ Natalie MacNeil said:
“These business-savvy tweeters are all excited about helping you grow your company, create buzz for your brand and stay inspired.
Twitter has been an incredible [...]

December 1, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, marketing, motivation, writing  No Comments

Retweet – What does it mean and how important is it!

A Retweet allows Twitter users to share their favourite tweets with their own followers.
So if someone has 10,000 followers and they like one of your tweets and they retweet it, then it will go out to all of their followers, good eh!
It is done by copying and pasting the original tweet and sending it out. [...]

November 30, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, FrontPage, how to guides, marketing, writing  2 Comments

How to really monetise your blog

In my previous blog “6 steps closer to monetising your blog” I said that you need:
1. Patience
2. Resilience.
3. A great imagination.
4. Knowledge.
5. The discipline to learn.
6. Multiple Income streams?
Today I am going to tell you about the next 6 items you need:
1. Products that sell well.
2. A great mailing list.
3. An easy to use e-mail [...]

November 24, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, FrontPage, how to guides, marketing, writing  7 Comments

6 steps closer to monetising your blog!

I’m often asked how to make money from Blogging.
Not wanting to dampen enthusiasm, it’s not a get rich quick scheme.
But it’s not impossible.
To get you there you need to have these six crucial skills:
1. Patience
2. Resilience.
3. A great imagination.
4. Knowledge.
5. The discipline to learn.
6. Multiple Income streams?
Why patience you say?
If you do everything right.
Join blogging [...]

November 17, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, FrontPage, how to guides, sales  9 Comments

Confessions of a Blogger.

At last my official blog website is actually finished. My intention of blogging for a living has become a reality.
Ok, what next?
The first thing I need to do is to go back over the archives and delete all my earlier muses.
In the early days, as is usual for blog virgins, my impression of a blog [...]

November 9, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, FrontPage, motivation, personal development, writing  3 Comments

How to market on Twitter

I am not going to explain to you how to create an account, I am sure you are capable enough! Once the account is created with a nice profile and picture you can then start to add your “Tweets”.
You are allowed up to 140 characters and it is advisable to keep the tweets as short [...]

October 26, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Blogging, how to guides, marketing  12 Comments