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Cardiff Fashion Blog Launch

Mark — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:10:44 +0000

From humble beginnings it looks suspiciously like the Cardiff Fashion blog is going to be a blinding success, having already amassed huge interest ahead of it’s launch party this Friday at Ten Feet Tall in Cardiff. Click here to read the full story in the Guardian.

Brainchild of digital PR and social media evangelist Gwyneth Moore, Cardiff Fashion is a celebration of emerging talent in and around the Fashion Department at the University of Glamorgan. Check it out at www.cardifffashion.com

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Mark — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:12:20 +0000

The benefits of blogging are clear. Blogging enables you to establish yourself as an expert, engage with your users, encourage repeat visitors and improve your search engine visibility.

Bright New Media can install the WordPress blogging platform and integrate with your current website design to enable you start blogging and begin generating leads right away.

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Rachel Featured in the Glossies! (Well, nearly)

Mark — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:31:01 +0000

Our serial blogger and Felt fanatic Rachel Drewett caught the eye of one Country Homes & Interiors Magazine editor Rhoda Parry with her FeltPlum blog, who featured it here; http://countrydays.wordpress.com/

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Wannabe Reviewer? Budding Critic?

Mark — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:46:35 +0000

Calling all bloggers! Remember that really great (or terrible) place you went? Well now it’s time to share! That Place We Went is a Boutique hotel, B&B, posh pub and restaurant review website, that’s written by people like you… Real people, real reviews.

Promising to cut through the marketing hype and tell it like it is, That Place We Went is a handy and ever growing guide to good (and bad) places to eat and stay in the UK. Add your review today and you could win an iPhone! And don’t forget to tell all your friends about That Place We Went.

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Respect My Authoritaaaaaah!

Mark — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:46:04 +0000

Kudos to Rachel, our resident social media guru and felt fanatic, for obtaining an authoritative status (scoring above 90/100 on WebsiteGrader) for her blog FeltPlum.com – just 4 short months after it’s launch!

FeltPlum showcases heart felt creations from around the globe, artist profiles and how to guides. Making the most of a curious and socially active arts & craft community to rise to fame, she’s already been dubbed as the Felt Queen of Wales… or something.

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How to Make Money from your Blog

Mark — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:48:38 +0000

Inspired by a 20 year old ‘blogger’ who, according to the Guardian (my girlfriend buys it) generates a £6k per month ‘residual income’ with minimal effort, we set out to research the science and facts behind a claim that’s normally associated with spam and scams.

Anyone can set up a blog and start barking away about anything they please, but to understand how you can monetise your blog, you have to first understand how Google works, Search Engine Optimisation, and the concept of Inbound Marketing.

Big companies are on top of this and willing to pay bloggers for placing articles or product reviews (which are basically just links to their website) on their blog. This equates to valuable Inbound Marketing, SEO points, and ultimately to selling more products.

If your blog generates a lot of interest from Joe Public (ie. traffic), your rates go up. Related businesses will want to buy advertising space hoping to reel in punters, and if it’s very successful, you may even have the option of selling the entire blog on.

So is it feasible that you or I could make a decent living as a blogger? Well the answer is yes – if you know what you’re doing… To find out more, read our related posts and download the ebook that details our findings: How To Monetise Your Blog.

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What the F**k is Inbound Marketing?

Mark — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:46:27 +0000

Do you record your favorite TV and skip through the ads? Put unwanted mail straight in the bin? As behaviors change and traditional marketing methods become less effective, Inbound Marketing has emerged as the new secret to success.

There are several hundred million searches on Google every day. Sure a lot of these people are killing time, plagiarising and trawling for porn, but a fair percentage are searching for a product or service – actually looking to spend money or do business.

Simply put, Inbound Marketing is the art and science of ‘getting found’. See our related posts and our Guide to Search Engine Optimisation for tips on how to get your business found on the Internet using Google, blogging and social media.

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What the F**k Is Social Media?

Mark — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:25:16 +0000

Social Media is like teen sex. Everybody wants to do it. Nobody knows how. When it’s finally done there is surprise it’s not better.

What the F**K is Social Media: One Year Later

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