Facebook Group

I've started a new group on Facebook - Starting out in business. My plan is to put useful information there for people thinking about or starting up a business. Membership is open so feel free to join !

Using Ecademy to drive business to your website

Here are some ideas for driving visiters from your Ecademy profile to your website.

Update your status whenever you have the opportunity and include your web address. Click this link to see what I mean. Why is this a good idea ? Because Google spiders the status page and follows the link to your site.

In your profile, use your keyphrases to link to your website. Click this link to see the links I have set up at the beginning of my profile.Google spiders profiles so if your keyphrases point to relevant pages on your site this helps in your Google rankings.

If you post an ad in Marketplace use a keyword in your ad title and then repeat it in the test with a link to your website. Not only will this be picked up by Google but non-Ecademy members can find you.

These suggestions came from Nikki Pilkingtons Blog - 299 Steps to Website Heaven.

Broken Web Links

Broken links are a big problem where search engines are concerned.If you rename a page on your website or move it without updating the link or an external link no longer works this is not good.

You can check broken links by using the W3C link validation tool at http://validator.w3.org/checklink to check your site for broken links.

FaceBook

Check this link for great tips from Travis Greenlee on making Facebook work for your business.

My mum's book of poetry

... also proving its never too late for a lady to be published.

My mum's first collection of poetry was published in January. Its called A Drift of Petals and published by Redlader Publishing in Montreal.

Check it out !

If you are located in Canada it's available online at Indigo/Chapters or by special order from any Chapters or Indigo store and for those of you in Montreal the bookstore Nicholas Hoare (Greene Avenue in Westmount) is carrying copies of it.

Rules of engagement

Doing something for free (other than for a not for profit) has to bring a consultant/coach into contact with potential clients and provide great visibility for their business..... Just thought I'd mention this ......!

Twittering for bloggers

I just have to share this with you. Out there in the ether is a guy named Darren Rowse who generously shares on his blog (ProBlogger) how to make good use of Twitter to drive traffic to your blog.Click on link to go read this for yourself.

Happy twittering !