Supporting Women in Business – help with blogging
October 9th, 2012Come and see us for free tips, feedback, and general help on blogging for your business, on our stand at the Supporting Women in Business event held by ThisLadyLoves, in Crewe, Cheshire THIS WEEK. We know how blogging can be fantastic for your business, and we can give you tips and reviews on blogging, and advice on [...]
7 great reasons to blog for business
August 21st, 2012We know that blogging can boost your business, so here are 7 great reasons to get blogging…
Effective websites in a social world; must-have #5
July 19th, 2012In the final of a series of five posts I’m sharing the fifth of our “5 must-haves for an effective website in a social world” the subject of my talk at this year’s Business North West. Social media sites have been a real catalyst for improving the design of user experience on websites, making [...]
Effective websites in a social world; must-have #4
July 13th, 2012In the fourth of a series of five posts I’m sharing the fourth of our “5 must-haves for an effective website in a social world” the subject of my talk at this year’s Business North West. The use of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices is on the rapid increase. According to Ofcom statistics [...]
Effective websites in a social world; must-have #3
June 11th, 2012In the third of a series of five posts I’m sharing the third of Twizzlebird’s “5 must-haves for an effective website in a social world” the subject of my talk at this year’s Business North West. The growth of social media has caused a shift in the way people interact with brands. The conversation [...]
Effective websites in a social world; must-have #2
May 30th, 2012In the second of a series of five posts I’m sharing the second of Twizzlebird’s “5 must-haves for an effective website in a social world”, the subject of my talk at this year’s Business North West.
Effective websites in a social world; must-have #1
May 24th, 2012In the first of a series of five posts I’m sharing the first of “5 must-haves for an effective website in a social world”, the subject of my talk at this year’s Business North West – just in case you missed it, or need a little refresher. The time of a website acting as [...]
Free Social Media/Web surgery for ThisLadyLoves advertisers
January 30th, 2012Last week we launched our special offer for advertisers with ThisLadyLoves.com. Every month you will get the opportunity to book a free Social Media/Web Surgery with us, when you attend the ThisLadyLoves networking coffee morning, at The Ring O’ Bells, in Christleton. The first session was a great success and I was able to [...]
Are you using social media effectively? Ways to measure its impact on your business.
October 31st, 2011More and more businesses are now using the power of social media to help their business. But what is success on social media? Many businesses focus on counting the number of followers/fans/connections on the relevant media whether that’s Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin or any other of the many many platforms out there. But I want to encourage you to look beyond this simple figure as there is a lot more to be gained
Things to tweet about…what to share on social media sites
September 5th, 2011If you have head me talk about social media, then you’ll have probably heard me say this before, and I’ll say it again; that using social media for business is about building relationships, not just broadcasting sales messages. Part of building a positive relationship with a follower, fan or connection is to share useful or interesting information and to share your knowledge of your subject, to establish yourself as an authority in your field. Achieve this and not only will they keep in touch, but you’re more likely to be referred, recommended, shared and re-tweeted.
So here is a list of things you can tweet about or share on other social media sites…
Social media…Effective business tool or HR / PR nightmare?
June 1st, 2011This week we have guest blogger and HR consultant of Nu-HR Consultants, Suzanne Booth here. We invited her to give you HR insight on using social media after Suzannae gave a lively and informative talk on these issues, recently at a ThisLadyLoves.com networking event. Here are her tips on the potential pits-falls and recommended good practice when your staff are using social media in and outside of your business…
Blogging – the tricky question of what to write about…
May 13th, 2011As with other forms of social media, when we suggest blogging as an effective marketing tool for business, people often say to us, ‘but I don’t have anything to write about’ or ‘No-one’s interested in me! And our answer is always; you do, they are and here’s how…