Mind mapping: “What’s in it for professionals?”

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What is mind mapping?

To some people, mind mapping is a place of wonder where thoughts are meant to be discovered.  To others, it is a creative playground where you are never too old to play with your ideas and never too young to reach beyond your potential.

It is quite difficult to describe what mind mapping is all about because each person has its unique way of thinking and processing information.  However, in spite of these differences among us, there is a common idea which most of us would agree with and that is: in order to mind map you need to be aware of your thoughts.  In other words, mind mapping is about your thought process.  Every thought has the potential to grow and develop into a concept, a plan, a project and so on.  The development process of any of our thoughts can be captured through the visual power of mind mapping.  Continue reading “Mind mapping: “What’s in it for professionals?””

How to Direct Attention to Your Website

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The value of a website lies in the fact that it gets attention. Essentially a website is a success if it gets seen by lots of people and the reason for that is that you then have a captive audience where you or a sponsor can advertise or promote your message/product/service.

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5 Conversion Rate Mistakes Designers Often Make

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When you hire a web designer to design a website for your company, they have a lot to think about. They must create a design that looks good, stands out, and is functional. They have to make sure that the colors look great together. They have to make sure that the design they’ve created for you properly represents your company. They have to make sure that the text is easy to read, and that they have incorporated your logo properly into the design of your site. And they have to make sure that they are doing everything in their power to help your site convert.

Whether you realize it or not, but the design of your web page can really help, or harm your conversion rates. If you are hiring an inexperienced web designer, they may not take things that will affect conversion rates into consideration. They only think about what looks good (which is very important), but taking no thought as to what will also function well, and increase your conversion rates (which is also very, very important).

Here are 5 mistakes that many designers make when it comes to designing for conversion rates:

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Four SEO Tips for WordPress Websites

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WordPress is the world’s most popular content management system. Not only is it used by almost a quarter of new webmasters, it’s also the system of choice for 17% of Alexa’s top one million sites on the web. If you work with WordPress, or you’re considering building a website on the platform, you will have probably wondered about SEO and whether there is anything specific you can do to optimize your site. The answer is that there are a number of SEO techniques you can use that are especially effective for WordPress sites.

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5 Apps That Can Improve Your Business

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The cyclonic growth of the smartphone, and since then the tablet, has opened us up to a plethora of apps which, like the technologies themselves, have become smarter and more effective in a very short space of time.

Today, apps can help us with just about anything, including your business – and that’s something that it’s all too easy to forget. With that in mind, here’s a little list of apps that can help you on your way to business success.

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Silicon Valley: Still the Place to Be

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Silicon Valley is still where businesses of all levels want to be. If you haven’t heard of it (and you probably should have), it is located in the southern region of San Francisco in Northern California. It began in the 1980s with silicon chip inventors and manufacturers (hence the name) and has grown to include innovative technology companies to become the famous place it is today. Home to thousands of companies, the name is used to refer to Santa Clara Valley, but now refers to a much wider geographical area and is used as a metonym for the technological industry in America.

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Choosing a Cheap Laptop

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When you start looking, you may well be surprised to find that getting hold of a really cheap laptop is actually pretty easy. They’ve come down considerably in price since tablets have entered the market, and refurbished ones are better value still. These are used or previously broken laptops which have been professionally restored to a good standard. The main problem then, is not finding a cheap laptop; it’s finding a cheap laptop that is right for you. It’s no good buying something that costs hardly anything, but doesn’t actually do what you need it to.

Here are some quick points to follow:

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How to Use Powerful Content to Snare New Customers

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Great content is an asset to any website.  However do you really understand how to best use content to attract customers?  I know how hard it can be to earn money online no matter how much time and effort you put into creating fantastic websites.

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4 Tools to Streamline Your Social Media Outreach

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Whether you’re promoting a product, a service, or just trying to expand the audience for a post on your blog, social media has grown into a digitized word-of-mouth marketing platform that, when used correctly, can outcompete a billboard or an ad on television. When you really want to get the word out, spreading that news across Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google+ are the go-to mediums.

But for those services to be effective, the ‘word’ has to be worth talking about. It’s important that everything you post to your feeds be relevant and engaging. With all that pressure to be interesting and spark conversations, it can seem overwhelming to utilize so many different platforms. Many companies, especially small businesses, might rely on Facebook while letting other social media outlets slide.

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Top Places Where You Still Can Get Free Links

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If you have a website and are trying to boost its position in Google to increase your traffic and thereby your profits, then links will be of incredible value to you. Inbound links to a website have many different purposes, and can not only help Google to index your pages, but also help people surfing the web to find them and increase your reputation in the eyes of both those visitors and Google itself.

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