Guest Blogs

Guest blog courtesy of Sandra Swan of Swan Coaching The phrase ‘work/life balance’ always sets me on edge because it suggests that when you’re at work, you’re not having a life.  I’m here to tell you that your life is your work – in the sense that you don’t suddenly become another person when you’re […]

Many small businesses venturing into the unknown world of the internet may feel daunted but it is essential they understand the importance and benefits of software such as Google Analytics and how to use it effectively to measure online activity. Find out how in this guest blog by Distinctly Digital. So what are the key elements […]

I couldn’t tell you the number of times I have been asked what a Virtual Assistant (VA) does and how it works!  I still think it’s an area that people are unsure of and therefore don’t understand it. In a nutshell, a VA supports you and your business on a remote basis by taking responsibility […]

I am a ‘baby boomer’ and I embrace social networking. Today Generation Y (the Millennials) make full use of social media channels. For them email is almost extinct. Facebook, Twitter and other social networks are their mainstay. They communicate, buy and sell, arrange social functions, share music, photos, and videos, on these channels.  Threatened by […]

I met Andrew James, Director of OnHand Counsel Limited a couple of years ago when I was first starting my business and he’s subsequently become a very reliable contact and resource both for me and my clients.  If you are looking for legal assistance then I can thoroughly recommend his services. Andrew has recently launched a new […]

Businesses that support a charity find they gain huge benefits. Finding this support is vitally important and charities, such as ReachOut Plus, want to grow and develop their support from businesses in the Hertfordshire area. So what are the benefits? First and foremost it’s the opportunity to give something back into your local community. We […]

There is no doubt that getting business through social media is the hot topic in business at the moment. There are those who say that it will revolutionise how we all do business. Well, stop press, every technology step change for the last 100 years has done just that, so we should be getting used […]

What is Guest Blogging? In brief, guest blogging is where you write and supply an article (ie, a blog post) to someone (friend, colleague or contact) and they post it onto their blog site but attribute it to you and vice versa, creating a win-win situation for both parties. There are also some guest blogging […]

The most common thing I hear is “I hate my picture being taken”! – Guest blog by Rebecca Fennell, Owner at Rebecca Fennell Photography That’s because we are not used to looking at ourselves and so when we do see a picture, we become ultra critical of every little thing we hate about ourselves.  As […]

Search engine optimisation (SEO) can broadly be split into two categories – onsite and offsite optimisation. Onsite optimisation is the making of changes to your own website so that it appears more relevant to your targeted keywords in the eyes of search engines. Offsite optimisation refers to the process of increasing the number and quality […]