Struggling for content ideas for your site? Business Website Content Tips
What’s the reason you have a business website? For most of us, it’s to give our business a presence online, like the yellow pages of the past. While I may have just dated myself with the yellow pages comment, my point is made. Marketing your business isn’t just about social media, it’s about a brand […]
Continue ReadingWriter’s Block Tips For Bloggers
There are days when you know you should be working on your business blog and the words just aren’t coming to you. Believe me, I get it. The creative process is about more than sitting in front of a computer tapping keys. It’s about finding the right place in your home, office, mood, and brain […]
Continue ReadingNewsletters Aren’t Just for the Trash (How to Use Newsletter Content for Your Blog)
Email can be overwhelming and sometimes we do it to ourselves. I’ve signed up for more newsletters than I care to count. Last year I used Unroll Me to unsubscribe from thousands of emails to which I was subscribed. It was part of a strategy to test my theory that newsletters from other people aren’t […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s the secret to online marketing success in 2015?
Have you ever started a project full force and then it fades into nothing? That’s often how our online marketing begins. We’re excited to roll out a website, new product or service, or social media. When the novelty fades, we often abandon our efforts, calling it a failure. The reality is that our online marketing […]
Continue ReadingStart Writing Blog Posts Today
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve said, “Stop overthinking and start writing blog posts,” to business owners, I’d be close to retirement. Over the last few months I’ve learned there are an infinite number of distractions that prevent us from blogging or doing whatever it is we need to be doing for […]
Continue ReadingQuestions to Ask When Hiring a Pro Blogger
As business owners, our time is valuable and often at a premium. We’re the marketing, business development, and accounting departments. While you may understand the value of adding content to yoru business website, you either have no interest in writing or just don’t have the time. If this sounds like you, consider hiring a professional […]
Continue ReadingHow to Use Your Blog to Tell a Story about your Business
Your business website isn’t a stagnant marketing tool like a business card. It doesn’t just sit around looking pretty [or it shouldn’t if you want to make the investment of a website worth your effort]. A business website should be used to breathe life into your business and brand. The most affordable and effective way […]
Continue ReadingHow to Write a Blog Post
Are you overwhelmed at the prospect of writing a blog post for your website? I get that way too especially when I overthink the process of how to write a blog post. When I think of it as an email to a client or prospect giving them information they’ve already requested, it’s a lot simpler. […]
Continue ReadingMcAuley Freelance Writing Announces Launch of New Website
Gilbert, AZ December 2014 – Anne McAuley of McAuley Freelance Writing announces launch of new website designed by 910 West of Gilbert, AZ. The site includes services for blogging, copywriting, and content strategy, a revamped business-focused blog, and sample portfolio of client work. “The re-designed website was a long time coming. The old website wasn’t […]
Continue ReadingWhy Website Content Matters
If you’re not adding content to your business website, you’re missing a huge opportunity to connect with your target audience and increase your search engine ranking (SER). Without content, your website is nothing but a pretty design — and it’s not telling visitors a story. In my guest blog post on 910 West, I discuss […]
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