For years I have asked for a visitors name with my newsletter forms however when I relaunched this blog I questioned whether this was necessary. This may seem like a trivial issue however it will determine whether my newsletter list is built up with people’s names or not. I will be using Aweber to deliver … Read more
One of the first questions I ask before I write for another blog is “What’s the maximum width an image can be?”. It’s an important question. If an image is too wide it will probably break the design. The height of an image is irrelevant in this respect but some blog owners don’t want images … Read more
I hope you all enjoyed last weeks interview with John Paul Aguiar. Today I have the pleasure in interviewing Bamidele Onibalusi, a young blogger who has had a huge amount of success in freelance blogging for others. Bamidele is well known within the blogging community for his fantastic website YoungPrePro. There are thousands of articles … Read more
If you’ve read any of my interviews or bios online, you may know that I’ve been working on the internet since 2000. It’s common for people who work online to inform others when they started working online. I believe that part of the reason we all do this is to raise our profile and quickly … Read more
If you use Gmail, you’re going to love the browser extension Boomerang Gmail. Available for Firefox, Safari and Chrome, the app allows you to send emails at a later date. I previously mentioned Boomerang Gmail briefly in my recent article How To Forward Emails To Yourself For A Later Date as it has an email … Read more
Last week I spoke about how many people you should be following on Twitter. Today I’d like to share some tips on how you can find relevant people to follow. I’ve recently made a conscious effort to use Twitter more and found a lot of great people to follow using these methods. Before you start, … Read more
I was sending an email the other day when I noticed a message next to the email buttons that asked me to “Try out the new compose experience”. Being the happy link clicker I am I decided to try it out. In the new setup Gmail has moved the email from the central area to … Read more
Michael B Kitson famously said “Surround yourself with people who are better than you and you will become better yourself”. This is something I believe in strongly. We only get better by working with people who are smarter than us. Which is why I plan on setting up a lot of interesting interviews for you … Read more
I recently spoke about the importance of a good internet connection for people who work online. The article was born out of my frustration of using sub-par connections when travelling. It really can be difficult to work normally without an internet connection. I found it particularly frustrating initially however I have since learned to adapt … Read more
I recently downloaded the classic book ‘How To Win Friends & Influence People’. I’m sure you’ll all have heard of it and perhaps seen it in bookshops. Written by written by Dale Carnegie, the book has sold over 15 million copies and has been translated in 36 languages since its first publication in 1937 (with … Read more