Pinterest

Reading the fine print – does matter.   It’s time consuming to read the “I Accept” these terms for every online transaction, or conversation.  But this one sheds light on the importance of taking a bit of time.  Read this article to see what you’re agreeing to using Pinterest.

As an artist and musician copyright is of great meaning and value to me and my created work.

To blog or not to Blog

Blogging is a great way to drive your website. The biggest reason is this provides new content to your website regularly which is something Google is fond of.

Not all blogs are equal: a blog residing on your website gives more weight to your website, than an offsite/free website. Give thought to this before creating your first blog.

Free is easy and simple to get up and running, but won’t give you the greatest value. You can post links back to your site for some help in driving your website. Keep in mind it isn’t easy to move your blog files, and with some services you won’t be able to do this. If you have an existing blog there is a lot of value in the followers you have gained and all your postings. It is something to consider before moving to your website.

In deciding whether to take up blogging you will want to weigh the time factor. It can take 15-30 minutes easily, depending upon the depth of your articles. Do not consider copying and pasting from other blogs or web pages, not only is this copyright infringement, but duplicate content works against you with Google, and you’ll defeat the purpose of blogging.

Your blog can serve to educate your web visitors, or connect with others in a community of blogs. Your contributions to other blogs serve the online community at large. We all benefit. That is really the point of blogging.

My own blog makes it easy for me to pass on new information as the Internet changes without updating my web pages. Trends come and go and it is information I want to get into my clients hands so they can drive their websites.

You can keep it simple and effective!