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    Using social content to drive sales through search

    There’s a very wrong assumption floating around the heads of many CMO’s and small business owners alike, that having a Facebook page and Twitter profile is enough, because social media is this new and wonderful thing which is going ‘to do wonders’ for your brand. I am sure we’ve all had clients who have asked for thousands of fans and followers, as quickly as possible without any content, or budget to create conte...
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    Blogfest 2011 - Topshop's smart Tumblr strategy

    Here is at long last, my first entry for the Bathroom Blogfest 2011 on how Topshop uses to Tumblr to 'climb out'. I do promise I'll put up a bathroom related post tomorrow for fun though! Here we go! Brands have embraced social media as a means to 'climb out' and 'hang out' with their fans on social networks. Some brands do it well, others have had their fails...  I've been in working in the social industry for a ...
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    A few social, search and mobile trends for 2012

      I am not usually a big fan of prediction posts, particularly when it comes to social, but recently spotted a handful of predictions by industry experts worth mentioning.   Without further ado, here are a handful interesting social, search and mobile trends for 2012. These 3 disciplines are inextricably interlinked, yet too often siloed, so I figured I would sum them all up in one...
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    It's that time of the year again. What are you New Year's...

      Photo via Dear blog, It is that time of the year where I should publish my New Year's Resolutions for all to see. Wish me luck, and thanks James for inspiring me! Resolution #1: blog more  I've been suffering from blogger's fatigue on and off since I started blogging back in 2006, which has sadly impacted on the quality of the content on this blog. I recently spotted a tremendous post by Mack ...
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Posts tagged self-hosting Wordpress

10 kick-arse WordPress plugins

Jul 2nd

Posted by Lolly in WordPress

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Following the success of this post, I felt it was time to write a quick note about plugins.

Now that your WordPress blog is up and running, the next step is to customize your blog by adding plugins. Plugins are small programs that add extra features to your blog; there are currently thousands of different plugins available.

Adding a plugin is very simple process: - On the dashboard , go to the plugin tab, click add new, browse for the plugin you wish to add and click activate - To customize your plugin, go to the settings section and select the plugin More >

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Beginner’s guide to self-hosting your WordPress blog

Feb 6th

Posted by Lolly in WordPress

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Welcome to my new home!

This is it! I have taken the plunge, and have decided to self-host my blog. WordPress.com has been a wonderful   platform over the years but I felt increasingly frustrated by its lack of features. Let me explain…

When I started blogging back in 2006, an html platform perfectly met my needs. And then, new tools such as Twitter, the MyBlogLog visitors’ widget or Feedburner’s subscribe via email box  became a must on sidebars. WordPress.com does not support javascript for security reasons unlike Blogger or Typepad, and I simply felt that my blog didn’t meet my technical needs anymore.

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