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Do you struggle with creating content for your website and Social Media? Your customers, the ones that already know, like and trust you, are more equipped to tell the real story of your business than an army of writers in any marketing department, so why not engage them to do just that. Read more on […]
The Grand FIA Gallery is a versatile way to manage media in your WordPress site. Install the plugin following the directions here or searching in the plugin panel for Grand Flash as I showed here. Then follow the instructions in the video to make your first slideshow! Here is a page I did as a Demo, […]
Are you using Facebook for your business? Facebook is still an enigma to many contractors, but many do find it to be an great way to intact with customers, friends and colleagues, and to broaden their online reputation. I wrote about it here in the latest edition of the The Paint Contractor. Facebook can be […]
WordPress Plugins are like little apps that you can install on your blog to customize it, add features, functionality and increase SEO. In this video we will locate and install a few plugins. Here are the plugins that you should install and the links for more details. You can also download them from these […]
“There is no such thing as Social Media” says Gary V! What!? So what have we been doing all this time? Gary V has a lot to say about this! Check out the keynote speech on his channel as well. What do you think? photo by linkedmediagroup.com
I recently sent in my registration for the PDCA Expo and while I was looking at seminars offered, I was getting pretty excited about attending some of the sessions, as well as seeing new products and old friends. There is wide variety of information being offered, check the PDCA site for a complete list. I […]
We have been talking a lot about content and SEO lately here at Blogging Painters. We are fortunate to have some great contributors here and they are generating a wealth of valuable content. Our goal is to create and share the information that helps build our businesses, educate our customers and build a network of […]
Thanks to fellow blogger Heidi Nyline, I have been following an interesting writer, Jeff Goins. He talks about writing, and does it well. Like many, it is something I struggle with, and he says it’s ok! He even offers advice on how to nudge yourself. Here is a great opportunity, he is offering a 12 week […]
Here we learn about the General Settings and which ones we need to take care of now. By now you should have the items we talked about here and be ready to set up some plugins next time.
The surest way to make social networking pay is to build deeper relationships with fewer people. Likes and follows and witty tweets may create awareness for your brand and open doors for actual networking, but nothing can deliver the payoff of actually helping someone else get what they want or connecting with someone who can help you get what you want.
You picked a domain, chose your hosting and installed Wodrpress and now have a sterile looking page that says “Hello World”! Now what? Let’s take a look under the hood, some things we won’t discuss until later, but let’s get familiar with the dashboard. In the next few weeks we will go over each item […]
Are you a painting contractor considering starting a blog/site? Come join us at the Blogging Painters and learn how to do it step by step.
One of the perks of having your own blog is you can write about anything you want at anytime, and a lot of bloggers write “thankful for” posts this time of year. It’s good to be me. I’m thankful… It’s been an exciting year, this blog has made a huge impact in my life, the […]
If you are saying something like, “I am a painting contractor, not a writer, why should I worry about blogging and social media”, then read on! There are many ways you can use a blog to improve your business!
Growth is change. It requires more processes, controls and people. Too much growth too quickly can create financial and quality risks that if not properly managed can lead to the demise of the business. Keeping tabs on all of these factors can easily overwhelm business owners.
