Don Power askes a great question: Going Local – How do You Use Social Media to Boost Local Business? Teaching social media can be a tough when it comes to teaching small town local businesses. I know because I live in such an area. A lot of these business owners want immediate results and even
[Continue Reading...]WordPress Plug Review: WP-CopyProtect
With so many blogs out there, I keep hearing about people copying material or ripping off graphics. The plugin, WP-CopyProtect apparently takes care of this issue – for the most part. A person can just view the source of the site by going to the browser’s menu and filch the code directly. The plugin is
[Continue Reading...]Moderate This?
I do not know, but I thought the title was a bit in your face. 😆 However, I was reading Your Comment Is Awaiting Moderation by Andrea Lewis. She expressed her frustration about commenting and seeing the message that her comment will not show up yet because it is being moderated. She feels she is
[Continue Reading...]Reasons To Blog
Blogging does not have to be something only talented writers and journalists can do. Blogging is suppose to be whatever the focus of the site is about, whether technology, mommy blogging, social media, or other topics. There are so many genres in the blogging world. I recently read a short article titled Why Blog? at
[Continue Reading...]5 Ways to Encourage Blog Comments
We all hope that our blogs will eventually transition from ‘just another blog,’ into an active community discussion platform. This largely starts with readers beginning to actively participate in the comments. But how do you encourage your readers to leave comments (without personally hunting them down and begging them, of course)? Discuss, Don’t Lecture There’s
[Continue Reading...]Social Media 101: Be Prepared to Work
I was reading an article called The Clock’s Ticking: 10 Steps to Social Media Business Integration by Andrea V Lewis and though I recommend reading it, it is probably nothing new that has already been said here at Blondish.net or from top dogs in the social media industry. However, it is good to read articles
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