My top ten SEO tips
I googled my website and I’m not on the first page.
I hear this often from new clients so I’ve put together a comprehensive list of my top ten DIY tips to get your website ranking in Google.
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Peony season is here
It’s finally arrived, the peony season Australia. Every year from late October to early December our Peony Patch comes awash with colour as our peonies flower. The season is not long and differs each year depending on the weather. This year the season started around the 6 November and was over before December began so it was very short due to a very cold start to November followed by 2 weeks of intense heat.
Read MoreSetting up a test and learn approach for your shop
So you have a shop in WordPress using WooCommerce and you’re getting some sales but you feel like you could be doing more. I’ve set up a few shops since I started on my freelance journey and coming from a background in corporate where data driven marketers succeed, I always make sure I use a test and learn approach where I am tracking everything possible in order to create insights to optimise. Some people like to use intuition but the data never lies….
Read MoreOur laundry reno
So phase 3 of our home renos included converting the old kitchen in half into a walk in wardrobe and now the laundry renovation is almost finished. After doing some research we found that laundry’s do not sell houses so we didn’t want to put too much spend into the reno. A couple of things we did to keep costs down included:
Read MoreAutumn peony maintenance
I can’t believe it’s already the middle of Autumn, this year is flying. With winter almost upon us, Mike and I only have a few weekends left to get our peony patch ready for the flowering season. We have a bit of a weed problem in our patch so over the last few weeks we have done some Autumn Peony maintenance and have whipper snippered the entire patch, sprayed for weeds and added some new weed matting as the old stuff didn’t hold up well over the hot summer.
Read MoreMy top 5 tips for your new website
As a digital marketer, I often get asked from friends and family what are my top tips when working with a web developer to create a website.
There is a lot to consider when briefing a developer. Unfortunately I have heard of some really bad experiences where people were burned by agencies that charge a lot but deliver a website that requires continual developer work along with pricey monthly maintenance charges.
Read MoreBathroom renovation
Part of our phase 2 renovations included redoing our bathroom to become the perfect farmhouse bathroom renovation. The old bathroom was very outdated and quite a cold room, so we replaced the window with double glazing and added some more insulation. We also centred the window and made it a little bit smaller. We decided to go a bit out there on the tile as it’s our forever house and we don’t want it all beige and white throughout so we picked a wonderful blue decorative tile for the floor. To balance the floor tile, we tiles around 3 walls with a simple white subway tile. We loved the subway tile so much that we also used the tile in the laundry. We also put a beautiful cast iron claw foot bath painted midnight blue as a slight contrast to the tiles.
Read MoreKitchen renovation
When we first moved into our house on the farmlet you could say the decor was quite outdated. It was quite a dark space with the kitchen situated in the middle of the house. The 80’s timber doors and blue laminate helped the dark gloomy feeling. The light always had to be on. We wondered why the kitchen was in the middle of the house when there was such amazing views at the back across the hills. In fact the best views were in the laundry of all places. We hatched a plan and mulled over it for 2 years while our first baby grew and decided to jump into the farmhouse kitchen renovation this year.
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