Monthly Archives: September 2014

Buying your first home: tips for making your home family friendly

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Buying your first home as a family can be intimidating; you may need more space, or to be in a safer neighbourhood, whatever your reasons, making a house feel like home takes work, especially making it feel like a family home. Do not worry, however, it’s not impossible, with a few tips you will be under way in no time, ready to love your family and love your home.

How to make a house feel like home – by Shutterstock

1. Photos

The most personal aspect of all homes is undoubtedly the pictures; making an empty building feel like your own personal home can sometimes be as easy as hanging a few of your favourite photos of friends and family. They will be great conversation starters when entertaining guests as well a good way to fill large open wall space. Read more

4 Vital Things you need to Consider Before Establishing a Home Based Business

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Hello! I am David Williamson, an expert legal writer. I write to create consciousness amongst readers regarding different legal matters so that they can be completely informed of their rights. I can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Google +.

Starting your own home based business is the most empowering, exciting and life-changing thing you can do. Earning a pay cheque that is really yours, being motivated about your work and actively doing something that you enjoy is something that all women should try. And the good newsis that today, in 2014, with the World Wide Web, social media and direct ordering – all things that we take for granted – it has never been easier to set up a home-based business. As long as you are aware of these four important considerations, that is. Read more

Paws for thought: RSPCA football match provides perfect fundraising inspiration for families

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Organising a fundraiser can be a lot of fun, but it’s important to get the event right in order to raise the largest amount of money for your cause. Of course, the criteria for an event’s success will differ based on the charity you’re raising for and the kinds of people you’re trying to organise for.

There are a few events, however, that are great for just about everyone.

Football is one of the most effective and enjoyable ways to bring people together for a charity event. This makes an RSPCA football match the perfect choice for those wondering how to fundraise. Here we take a look at a few reasons why this is the case. Read more

Why Younique? Choosing a Party Plan company

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And so the majority of our children have gone off to their nurseries, schools and colleges and we are settling back into our routines again.  For many of us, this means back to the same old thing,  but for some there has been a transition – first or last child starting school or moving schools, and some of us will find ourselves with more free time on our hands.

This is the time of year when many mums think about taking up a part time business venture, to fill those extra hours.  One of the most popular formats for working from home part time jobs is the party plan or Multi Level Marketing (MLM) opportunity. Read more

How to Optimise Your Pinterest Profile

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Your profile on Pinterest should be unique and interesting. It’s what is going to attract people to your boards and to the content you have to offer. Your profile is also going to attract the search engines, so it needs to be optimised as thoroughly as possible for web searches.

Keyword Optimising Your Profile

Start by choosing several good keywords that have high search volume and relevance to your business. Use these keywords throughout your profile wherever you can, but keep it natural. Write profile content that explains to visitors what your business is about, but try to slip in your targeted keywords here and there. Read more

Top 10 Tips for Targeted Social Media Advertising

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Social media gives business owners an unprecedented ability to create super-focused, extremely targeted advertising. Today, not only can you create a message that is targeted to a specific audience, you can also choose the demographics that will be exposed to your advertisement.

1) Know Your Audience

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No matter what kind of business you have, there is a specific audience that wants what you have to offer. It’s on you to find them, create information for them and answer their questions before they ask. The only way you can do that is to study, research and get to know your audience. The way you can get to know your audience is to use social media to listen to your audience. Read more

Top 10 Tips for Engaging Your Audience in Social Media

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One of the best things about online marketing is the advent of social media. Social media lets you promote your content, expand awareness of your brand, and engage easily with your customers and potential customers. But you can’t just send blind updates without doing just a bit more to ensure that your audience wants to engage with you. Getting your audience to respond to your calls to action is all about engagement. After all, social media is supposed to be social, right?

  1. Update Your About Pages & Social Media Profiles
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First things first – start updating your “About” pages on your websites, and all your social media profiles. You want there to be no mistake what your brand stands for, and who you are. In addition, every change you make is a chance to cross-promote on other social media. Your About pages, Contact pages and Social Media profiles are great places to cross promote. Read more

Getting Started on Pinterest

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Pinterest is one of the fastest-growing social media sites, quickly pushing ahead of the pack and making its way to number three behind Facebook and Twitter, and who knows where it will go from there. It used to be predominantly popular with young women, but now everyone uses it. Pinterest is a great way to promote your business online, no matter what you sell.

Here is my Pinterest page – so you can have a look and see what it is all about

http://www.pinterest.com/motivatingmumuk/

What makes Pinterest unique is its visual aspect. You create, organise, and manage your own boards with images that relate to your business. Although visual in nature, these “pins” can be videos, bits of text, infographics, or other things besides images. Any kind of content works, but it’s the presentation of the content that makes the difference. Read more