People become self-employed for many different reasons. Sometimes it’s by choice, because they want a more flexible schedule, for example. Sometimes it’s out of necessity, because they’re out of work and unable to land a job. Sometimes it’s because they’re truly passionate about something. The types of businesses they start are even more varied. They may choose to hang out…
Background The Golden Horseshoe Virtual Assistants Group was established in 2008 to facilitate face-to-face networking in an industry that works primarily online. As Founder and Director, my goal is to promote the group both to potential members and to businesses who may need to hire a virtual assistant. In 2013, we signed up for a membership management system called Wild…
If you follow me on Twitter or read my latest newsletter, you already know that my favorite session at WordCamp Hamilton 2019 was SEO is Evolving Faster Than Ever. How to survive and take advantage of all the recent changes. Paul Thompson shared so much valuable information in his 45-minute presentation that I decided to supplement it with my own…
Summer’s right around the corner! How will it affect your business? For many, business slows down during the summer months. This can happen if many of your clients are busy with their kids while they’re out of school, dealing with staff vacations, or away on vacation themselves. Instead of seeing this as a problem, why not take advantage of your lighter…
Broken links are bad. I don’t think anyone will argue with that! In this post, I explain WHY broken links are a problem, HOW to track them down, and WHAT to do with them when you do. Why are broken links bad? First of all, they’re frustrating to people who visit your website and are interested enough to click on…
I blogged about some of my favorite visual marketing tools back in March 2015 and November 2015, but since then a lot of new apps have been developed to help us create appealing graphics. Earlier this year I was invited to try out the Pro version of Snappa for three months, and I was more than willing to see what…
Blogging is a great way to drive traffic to your website, demonstrate your expertise, and grow a following for your business. It can be a lot of work though, so you may be wondering how often you need to publish new content in order to get results. There’s a ton of advice out there on this topic, but when it…
Did you know that approximately one-third of the internet is powered by WordPress? That makes it the most popular software in the world for building websites! It also means there’s a one-in-three chance that you’re using WordPress for your site. Website owners come in all shapes and sizes, so I decided to create a fun quiz to see how involved you…
