Discover Who Loves You Back On Twitter

Getting Your Twitter Statistics

I love Twitter.

It’s currently THE social media tool but it the website provides no statistics on your use (or that of your followers). 

If you want to know your stats, and also those of your followers, check out Twitter Analyzer. All you need to do is enter the account name and you have more information you can shake a stick at.

I’ve gone though my own account and it’s not 100% accurate.  For example it claims I have no followers in the UK and I know that’s not true.  The number of followers I have too was off by about 30 which isn’t a huge amount but in the world of statistics it matters!

Don’t let that put you off giving it a try - it is free.  Just be careful that getting your stats doesn’t become as addictive as Twitter itself!

Step by Step Guide to Creating A Self Hosted Wordpress Blog

Want to host your own Wordpress Blog but don’t know how to do it?  It’s really not that hard to do - you need to organise some hosting, do some downloading, do some uploading and then some tweaking.  Don’t worry the tweaking part is optional!

Here is a brief guide to getting your own self hosted Wordpress Blog.

1. Register domain and get hosting.  Make sure hosting has MYSQL and PHP.  If you don’t have a hosting company in mind, pop on over to Blue Host as they can provide you with reliable hosting at a great cost.
2. When domain and hosting is set up add the email addresses you will need.  You don’t have to do this step but it looks great in marketing if you have yourname@yourdomain.com instead of a Yahoo or Gmail account.  It’s all about the image!
3. Set up a MYSQL database via your hosting company.  Make note of settings as you’ll need them.
4. Download latest version of Wordpress from wordpress.org and install on your local drive (your computer).  It’s free so you don’t have to get your credit card to get the rather awesome wordpress software.
5. Change the wp-config-sample.php to include the MYSQL database details.  Rename the wp-config.sample.php to wp-config.php.  You can use notepad to edit the file.
6. Use an FTP program to upload the wordpress files to your host company.
7. Go to your domain name in your internet browser and go to your domain name.  The installation process should run automatically.  All you need to enter is your Blog title and your email address (using one of your new ones creates a streamlined blog approach but you don’t have to – any old one will do).
8. Make note of the admin password – I suggest copying it because you’ll need it to log in.
9. Log in to your new blog and start to tweak!

10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs A Good Website

1. It advertises your products or services all day, every day.
2. Potential customers can check you out from home.
3. You can reach a bigger audience for your products or services.
4. It shows people you are serious about your business and you keep ahead with technology.
5. You can inform new and previous customer of special offers etc. without heavy postage costs.
6. You can gain precious marketing data – the all important e-mail address – by offering a free newsletter from your site.
7. It looks professional on business cards especially if your e-mail address matches your website domain name (that’s the ‘.co.uk’ bit).
8. If you sell goods then an e-commerce website allows you to sell online to the worldwide market.
9. It creates a good ‘brand’ for your business, especially if the website is designed to compliment your current business literature such as business cards and brochures.
10. Your competitors already have one!