On Tuesday February 5th, 2019, many hundreds of organisations, colleges, schools and businesses will take part in this year’s “Safer Internet Day” with the aim of both celebrating all that is good about the internet whilst raising awareness of the potential risks that this global phenomenon poses, especially to our young people. Safer Internet Day will promote the positive, safe and responsible use of the internet for children and young people as will include other digital technologies that they have access to as well including gaming devices, tablets and smartphones. Here we look at what Safer Internet Day is, and
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The Best Royalty-Free Stock Photos To Use In Your Blog
In this article you will learn the importance of using images in your articles and also where to find the best royalty-free stock photos and images to use in your blogs. “A picture is worth a thousand words” so they say, and there is no difference when it comes to blogs. Our lives today are surrounded by images, some moving, some still – TV, billboards, bus stops and trains are all filled with adverts that mostly consist of images. That’s because the little idiom above is true – when we see a picture, thousands of words, feeling and emotions flood
Continue readingDon’t Stress About Things You Can’t Control
Don’t Stress About Things You Can’t Control I like in the UK near the local tourist attractions of Box Hill, Leith Hill and a quaint town called Dorkingm which is in the wonderful Surrey Hills in Southern England. For most of the year, Dorking is a sleepy little market town with just enough people to keep it interesting, but not too many to make it crowded. It suits me very well. Once a year, there is a large sporting event organised which comes though our town called Ride London. This is a large cycle race and event which starts in London,
Continue readingIf you always do what you’ve always done: try something different!
Many people know this old adage: “If you always do what you’ve always done You’ll always get what you always got” It has a simple meaning that many of us can quote but do we actually do anything about it? Basically it is saying that: If you want things in your life to CHANGE, then YOU have to be the one to TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. No one can expect to get different outcomes or results if they continue to do the same thing day in, day out. Which means that you actively have to consider what things you are doing
Continue readingSurprising Benefits for Wealthy Affiliate Members: What reviews don’t tell you
Surprising Benefits for Wealthy Affiliate Members: What reviews don’t tell you Wealthy Affiliate is an internet and affiliate marketing training program that I have been a member of since September 2017. It is one of a few different sites that offer training in the business of setting up your own online business, but in my opinion, it is definitely one of the best. I have written a review about the business side of Wealthy Affiliate which you can read here, which talks a lot about the training, how it works, what you get for your money, and what it costs,
Continue readingHow to reuse content and ideas efficiently
Many bloggers write great content and want to know how to reuse content so that their ideas can be seen by the most people. A long time ago, I went on a course for all things business ….(I’ve been on a few courses in my time), and I remember the speakers telling me that you should always have at least 3 prepared pitches for any project you are trying to get off the ground. These were: 1. The COMPLETE DETAILED IDEA – this would be written out in full, with every ‘i’ dotted and every ‘t’ crossed: advantages and disadvantages
Continue readingAffiliate Marketing Tips and Tricks: Daily Task Checklist
Becoming an affiliate marketer is an exciting time and I’m sure you will have a lot of great times as you learn your trade and apply the knowledge you have learned to build up a successful online business. Looking online for affiliate marketing tips and tricks helped me enormously. One thing that most newbie website owners want to know is how to use their precious time effectively. There is a lot to learn and adding content to your site has to be one of the most important things that you can do in order to build up trust with the
Continue readingHow to stay motivated today – focus on your WHY
There is often a very fine line between success and failure and it is usually called ”motivation”. A wobbly in your motivation can lead to you not taking the actions you need to do to be successful, procrastination and becoming distracted by other things. Motivation is much more than just setting goals. Goal setting is often the easiest part, but maintaining your motivation by staying focused on the goals and finding ways to work towards your goal every day can be more difficult. Motivation kick-starts you, but it is also the vital element that sustains you on the way to
Continue readingHow to be successful at affiliate marketing: top 10 things you need
If you have ever wondered what you need to be successful at affiliate marketing then read on. Obviously you need the practical tools of a computer and an internet connection, but after that, here are my top 10 things I think you need to improve your chance of being a successful online entrepreneur. 1. EFFORT. I honestly believe that you can’t sow tomatoes and expect to grown sunflowers! What you put into something is closely related to what you get out of it and affiliate marketing is not different. There will be a correlation between the effort your put into
Continue readingWhat is blogging about? 10 frequently asked questions
What is blogging about? – 10 frequently asked questions 1. What is a blog? A blog is an online web log (or weblog) which over time became shortened to ‘blog’. It is an online journal or diary that people write in order to tell others about their life or hobbies. Many businesses and individuals use blogs to engage people with their website. Blogs tend to be up-to-date or relevant, contemporary pieces about a particular topic that is more like reading a newspaper article than an encyclopaedia. That is not to say that they are not factual but they tend to
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