Be In Research Mode At All Times
17th August, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock l Content Writing
When it comes to content writing and blogging it can be hard to come up with ideas of things you can write about. So you will see you have ‘Write a Blog Post’ or ‘Create that guest blog’ on your to-do list but you’ll struggle to do them as you’ll have a lack of ideas or inspiration.
St Peters School Speed Networking
14th August, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell l Community Blog
As many of you may know, I spent most of my life living in Cambridgeshire, although towards Huntingdon and only recently in Peterborough. In fact Creative Content Company was originally set up in Hartford, just outside Huntingdon, before moving to Peterborough when the company was just one month old!
You've Written A Blog Post - Now What!
13th August, 2015
Posted by Alex Walker l Blogging
You’ve written a blog post, its 300-600 words long, you’ve proof read it and got a friend to read over it too, you’ve including keywords, sprinkled them through and you’ve uploaded too but what now?
Many business owners think that by uploading a blog post to the website they’ve done their job, but that’s not quite the case – well not the full case anyway!
Why Go To A14 Coffee Morning?
12th August, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell l Networking In Cambridgeshire
The A14 Coffee Morning takes place every Friday from 9am-11am at The Tap Room in St Ives. It’s free to go along to, you just grab yourself a drink and join the chatter. If you have a hot beverage such as a tea or coffee you get free refills until 10.30am and biscuits or chocolates – but they’re not the only reasons you should go along to A14 Coffee Morning.
Why Have A Free Blog Post Competition On A Monday?
11th August, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock l Blogging
We've launched a free blog post competition that takes place every Monday, each week a different letter or number is chosen and if your name begins with that letter you can win a free blog post on LinkedIn, if your company name begins with that letter or number you can win a free blog post on Twitter.
But why do we run this competition on a Monday?
More Great Feedback For Creative Networking
10th August, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe l Networking in Peterborough
We recently wrote a blog post about taking stock of Creative Networking and looking at how successful it had been and if we were to carry it on. The networking group in Peterborough wasn’t set up to make money, so when taking stock of Creative Networking we were looking at what the attendees got out of it.
The Oreo Story
7th August, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell l Social Media Training
A concern for many businesses or business owners, that stops them from using social media, is a fear of upsetting people or getting a bad response. As much as all publicity is good publicity, as the saying goes, what do you do when you get a bad response to something on social media?
I give you ‘The Oreo Story’
How Are Our Workshops Different To The Others?
6th August, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe l Social Media Workshops
You’re not wrong, there are lots of social media and blogging workshops out there and you may be wondering how Creative Content Company workshops are different to all the other blogging and social media workshops that are on the market. This blog post will tell you exactly why our social media and blogging workshops are different to the rest;
Effective Newsletter Content
5th August, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock l Newsletter Creation
We have recently blogged about the design of a newsletter to make sure the reader sees it and you can get your message across, but what about the content of the newsletter?
How can you ensure you have effective newsletter content for your email newsletter?
What Role Do You Play?
4th August, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell l Networking In Peterborough
I teach in prison, as part of their Business Studies NVQ and every other week I meet a new group of new students and we spend 2hrs talking about marketing, social media, networking and starting up a small business. The sessions go really well and the prisoners are really engaged, but just recently I have been thinking about the different roles played in class, and the different roles played in business.
Social Signals Are Important To Google
3rd August, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock l Social Media Training
There may be a few confusing points in the title, so let’s cover those first. When we say something is important to Google we mean it is to do with SEO (search engine optimisation) and will help you rank higher on search engines, such as Google). When we talk about social signals we mean social activity that is connected to your website and can be tracked by Google.
What To Post In August
31st July, 2015
Posted by Alex Walker l Social Media Training
As regular readers of our blog posts will know, every month we write a blog post with different, unique and sometimes pretty crazy ideas of what things you can post on your social media account. These are linked to national days, weeks and months of the year and are ways of getting your followers to engage with you on social media platforms.
How Does DPiP Work?
30th July, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell l Networking in Peterborough
Digital People in Peterborough is a networking group in Peterborough, also known as DPiP. They run a networking group once a month at Bewiched in the evening and it’s often fully booked days in advance but why? How does DPiP work and who should attend?
Writing Your Twitter Bio
29th July, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell l Twitter Training Peterborough
Your Twitter bio is like a little insight into who you are, what you do, why you do it, how you do it and how people can find out more about what you do, with a sprinkling of your personality and you as a person – sound easy? Now try and fit that into 160 characters!
What Does Jo Bloggs Think Of Your Business?
28th July, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell l Social Media Peterborough
Ever wondered what the regular Jo Bloggs thinks of your business? Do you know what the regular facebook user thinks of your facebook account, what a visitor to your website thinks of your website or even what Google might think of your website? Sometimes, when you are so far into your business it can be tricky to know what people outside of your business think..
Organise Your Newsletters
27th July, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock l Newsletter Creation
We’ve spoken about the design of your newsletter, we’ve spoken about effective content for your newsletter but now we are going to give you some top tips for organising your newsletter for ultimate effectiveness.
Ready? Let’s Go!
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Why Are Creative Content Company Doing Workshops?
24th July, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe l Social Media Workshops
This is a question we have been asked lots recently, since the launch of our social media and blogging workshops. Since early 2014 we have been doing one-to-one training to help clients and new businesses achieve more with their online and social media presence but this has been a new step for us.
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Why Did We Go To Peterborough Careers Festival?
23rd July, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell l Supporting The Community
We recently attended Peterborough Careers Festival for students at schools in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire; it’s one of the biggest events of its types and is really popular with hundreds of students attending with their teachers or parents
But why should Creative Content Company attend?
Build Trust With Your Website Content
22nd July, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock l Website Content
Website content is such a great way of building up trust with the reader, allowing them to see you as a trusted friend and therefore they will be encouraged to buy a product or service from you now or in the future. This article will help you understand how you can build trust with your website content.
What Do People Think Of Creative Networking?
20th July, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe l Creative Networking Peterborough
Creative Networking has been going for just over a year now and sometimes, when you start a new project it’s a good idea to sit back and take stock of how it’s going and if it’s worth continuing to do it. So, as the year anniversary came round we have done exactly that, we have taken stock of Creative Networking and looked at how it is going.
Free Blog Post Competition On Social Media
17th July, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell Free Blog Post
Every Monday the team here at Creative Content Company will be running not one but TWO competitions on social media where companies can win one free blog post. These competitions will be running on Twitter and LinkedIn and they will be separate to each other.
Write Website Content For Lazy People
15th July, 2015
Posted by Alex Walker | Website Content
As harsh and upsetting as it may sound, the visitor to your website doesn’t want to make a great deal of effort when it comes to reading your text. The visitor to your website wants to get what they want quickly and easily, not spending ages trying to find what they’re looking for or make sense of what you have written.
The Design Of Your Newsletter
13th July, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock | Newsletter Design Tips
When designing your email newsletter there are some super important things that you need to remember to ensure that your email newsletter will be a success, we have listed some of them below for you;
Who Can DM You On Twitter?
10th July, 2015
Posted by Alex Walker| Twitter Training
Previously only people that followed you on Twitter could DM you, if you followed them too – however, as of April 2015, this has all changed and if you want you can be DMed by anyone, whether you are following them, they’re following you or if neither of you are following each other.
Which Queue Are You In?
8th July, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Business Community Peterborough
Most lunch breaks the team here at Creative Content Company take a stroll down to the local Tesco, in Orton Wistow. There are 2 self check-outs and 3 check-outs where someone can serve you (like it used to be in the old days before people were replaced by gadgets).
New Business Network
5th July, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Networking In Peterborough
There is a brilliant new networking event in Peterborough called the New Business Network, it has been set up by David Simpson of Opportunity Peterborough and is for businesses that are less than 2years old. In June was the 2nd New Business Network and it was another brilliant event.
The Benefits Of Using Us For Your Content Writing Needs
3rd July, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock | Content Writing
Here at Creative Content Company we are often asked what the benefits of using us for content writing are, we have listed some of these reasons in this article for you, so you can understand why you should use Creative Content Company for your content writing needs.
What To Post On Social Media In July
1st July, 2015
Posted by Alex Walker | Social Media Tips
We create blog posts like this at the beginning of every month, we try not to give you a long list of things to post on your social media platforms, instead we give you ideas and inspiration so you can think of the sorts of things you can put on your own social media. We have found that all our clients sometimes need is a little help to get their creative juices flowing and then they’re off.
Do You Run An Event In Peterborough?
29th June, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe | Events In Peterborough
The team here at Creative Content Company we set up Creative Networking as a way to support local businesses, to give them a place to network with no membership fees or expensive attendance fees, but now we are looking at other ways we can help local businesses. If you are a local business that runs events in Peterborough then this is an article you need to read!
What Is Blog Brainstorming?
26th June, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock | Blogging Workshop
We recently wrote a blog post about a recent Blog Brainstorming session that Hazel ran with Ignite Peterborough, an organisation that helps entrepreneurs between 18 and 30 years old set up their business with financial and legal help and reduced rent for office space. Since this blog post we have had many people asking us what Blog Brainstorming is.
How Did VisionShift Go?
24th June, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Peterborough Community
A few weeks after the big event and people are still talking about VisionShift and what they thought about it, others are asking how we got on and some people are asking how they can get involved next time as this missed out this time. This blog post is a review of VisionShift and how I think it went.
Twitter Character Limit Is Lifted
22nd June, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe | Twitter Training
We have great news – the Twitter character limit of 140 characters per message has been lifted! This is great news as it means you can say more, get more across, really explain your thoughts or opinions and share a conversation with friends...
We Blog For Blood
19th June, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Blog For Blood
I was listening to Heart Radio this morning on the way to work and they were saying that in one country when you give blood you get a text after you have given blood to say Thanks for giving blood and then later down the line you get another text when your blood is used, they tell you what the blood was used for and they send you a code to get a free taxi as a further ‘thank-you’.
LinkedIn Photo NoNo
17th June, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | LinkedIn Training
Having just come across a ‘person you may know’ on LinkedIn, I was somewhat surprised to see this photo come up and it was a lady that works in the legal sector, I have covered her face to save her embarrassment. It made me rush to the keyboard and drop what I was doing to discuss the Do’s and Don’ts of a photo for your LinkedIn profile.
Why Should I Buy Your White Car?
15th June, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Creative Networking Peterborough
This is a line I seem to be constantly repeating when I teach in prison. I tell prisoners that I can buy the white car that they are selling from anyone but why should I buy it from them? I ask them why I would choose one of them over the other one. Although I get, often, very varied replies the point I am trying to get across is that people buy from people.
Do The Latest Facebook Algorithm Changes Affect You?
12th June, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Facebook Algorithm Changes
So there has been another update on the Facebook algorithms, in this article we will tell you about the algorithm changes that have taken place, what it means for you and how you can use this algorithm change to help your business page on Facebook.
How To Achieve Great Blogging
10th June, 2015
Posted by Alex Walker | Blogging Tips
Many clients ask us how they can create great blog posts and achieve great blogging, there is no secret to great blogging, it’s all about getting you, your brand and your personality. Some people struggle with writing blog posts while others (like our team of content writers here at Creative Content Company) are natural blog writers. Don’t beat yourself up about it, the more stress you put on yourself the worse your blog post will be.
Top Reasons Your Business Needs A Newsletter
8th June, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock | Newsletter Creation
Here at Creative Content Company we provide content for newsletters and we can design newsletters for our clients too. Many people ask us if email marketing and newsletters actually work and we have two answers to that. Firstly, we do email marketing and newsletter and it certainly works for us (on average 1-3 new clients per monthly newsletter) and secondly, if we didn’t believe in a service we wouldn’t offer it!
The Perfect Tweet
5th June, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Social Media Training
As a social media trainer in Peterborough we spend a lot of time training businesses how they can use social media for their business. They often ask us what to write on social media and how to create that ‘perfect tweet’.
Why Give Away Free Advice
3rd June, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Peterborough Business Community
Many small businesses (usually start up businesses) and some large companies (usually small-minded) will ask us why we are giving away free advice. They feel that by giving away free advice we are surely giving away our business. If knowledge is power then why would we want to give our power away?
Social Media Ideas For June
1st June, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock | Social Media Ideas
When it comes to putting posts and statuses on social media platforms it’s important you go for 70% social and 30% sales; never do more than 30% sales or you will find people unfollow your social media accounts. You don’t watch TV for the adverts and people don’t use social media to see your adverts and sales messages so aim for engagement.
Why Use A Content Writer For Your Website Content
16th Feb, 2015
Posted by Alex Walker | Website Content
We work closely with a lot of web designers in Peterborough & Cambridgeshire and. Often when websites are designed the web designer asks the client about the written content for the brand new website they are creating. Often the response is that the client will get their wife or child to write the content for them as they got a GCSE or A Level in English. It is at this point I feel my head banging on the table...
Paying It Forward Pays Back
16th Feb, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock | Paying It Forward
Here at the Creative Content Company we have been raving on about ‘Paying It Forward’ along with helping out in the community at charity fundraisers, schools, colleges, prisons or where the needs are. We have never been paid for any of this, but instead we have done it to help make ‘the world a better place’. We know that sounds soppy, flowery and necessary but its true.
Dryathalon Finisher
13th Feb, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe | 12 Months / 12 Charities
Hazel Cottrell, the Director here at Creative Content Company turns 30 this year and decided to take on the challenge of 12 months and 12 charities. This began with the Dryathalon for Cancer Research, joining 54,000 other people for one whole month of no alcohol. Here’s how she got on with it;
Social Media Masterclass Notes - March Chamber of Commerce
11th Feb, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Social Media Training
I recently presented at a Social Media Masterclass for March Chamber of Commerce, a group of around 25 local people in business came together for this presentation and I promised I would share the notes from my presentation. I have uploaded these notes as a blog post so these top tips and pointers could be shared with everyone.
Colourful Content Writing
9th Feb, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Content Writing Tips
Content writing doesn’t need to be boring – it can be fun. In this article we have put together some of the pointers that we use to make our content writing colourful and fun. We are sharing it with you so you can make your content writing colourful and fun too!
Call To Action Via Social Media
6th Feb, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Social Media Tips
We’ve previously written about putting ‘call to actions’ on your website as a way of getting the visitor to your website to do something. However, call to actions work well on social media too – in this article we give you some top tips on how you can put call to actions in your social media to make it work better for you.
Top Tips For Newsletter Creation
4th Feb, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock | Newsletter
Newsletters are a really great way of keeping in touch with your customers and staying at the front of their minds without being that annoying person that’s constantly on the phone to them. You can use a newsletter to share news, link to relevant articles that may be of interest to the clients or photos of what you’ve been up to.
Do You Outsource Content Writing?
2nd Feb, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe | Content Writing
Do you outsource your website content writing and blog writing to a content writer or a creative content company (like us)? More people do than you realise, lots may not admit to it but we think you’ll be surprised at how many businesses and business people actually do outsource their content writing needs!
Before You Start Blogging Know Your Audience
30th Jan, 2015
Posted by Alex Walker | Blogging Tips
Blogging is a really good way of helping improve the ranking of your website on search engines like Google, but it’s also a really good way on engaging with your readers and building up a relationship so they become potential and real clients of your business. However, to blog for the reader and your audience you need to understand the reader and your audience.
How NOT To Use LinkedIn
28th Jan, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Social Media Tips
LinkedIn is another social media platform; it’s one of the oldest and can work really well for businesses looking to sell to businesses. But wait, I said ‘can work’, correct – if it’s done correctly LinkedIn CAN work really well and in this article we tell you how NOT to use LinkedIn in the hope you will be able to see how you really can make LinkedIn work for you, by doing it right.
Do Newsletters Really Work?
26th Jan, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Newsletter Creation
When an email newsletter is done right it can actually work really well, when it’s done badly it can be like a rotten piece of fruit found in the back of the fridge – thrown in the bin as quick as anything so if you are going to try email marketing and email newsletters you need to make sure you do it well...
Facebook Hoax
23rd Jan, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe | Social Media
After numerous phone calls, messages, texts and emails from concerned clients, business contacts, networking buddies, etc we felt that there may need to be a blog post that just confirms that really nobody needs to be concerned about the ‘Facebook Warning’ that they may have seen posted on friends profile pages. The post / status update looked something like this;
When Blogging Don't Make It All About You
21st Jan, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock | Blog Writing
Sometimes it’s hard to know what to blog about, you sit down to write a blog post and all you can come up with are things that you are doing, special offers you have on at the moment or a new product or service you can offer the readers – but don’t make all your blogs about you!
Creative Networking Just Keeps Getting Better
19th Jan, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Networking
With a New Year upon us, we felt that Creative Networking was ready for a little lick of paint, some TLC and a bit of a shape up. The #CreativeNetworking team put their heads together and we had some meetings with various people and we are very excited with the outcome – if you like networking you will love what we have got planned;
12 Months - 12 Charities
16th Jan, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe | Community
Hazel Cottrell, the Director of Creative Content Company turns 30 in February this year, and she has decided to take on the challenge of supporting 12 charities throughout the twelve months of 2015, it’s a chance to give back to the community in a big way.
Formatting Website Content
14th Jan, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock | Website Content
I’m sure we all know that websites have minimal time to capture our attention; if they don’t have what we want (or we can’t clearly see that the website has what we want) we want to move on to the next website quickly. Personally, when I am looking to purchase a product or service I open the top 3-5 pages on the search engine and skim read
Top Tips For Keywords And Content Writing
12th Jan, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | SEO Content Writing
Every business have a rough idea of what they think their keywords could be, for example if you are selling Burgers in Peterborough, your keywords may be Burgers in Peterborough, Burger Van in Peterborough, Beefburgers in Peterborough and similar. This is a very vague example, but it gives you the general idea of keywords / key-terms you may be looking at.
Why Should You Blog Regularly?
9th Jan, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Blogging Tips
As with every new aim or goal, many people (me included), throw themselves into the new challenge with buckets full of gusto, sacks full of motivation and tons of excitement... as time goes on the buckets finds holes, the sacks start to split and the excitement starts to disappear. Many business owners and self employed people have decided that they will start blogging.
Does The Content On Your Website Pages Need To Be 300 Words or More?
7th Jan, 2015
Posted by Angela Jupe | SEO Content
I have been preaching to anyone that will listen that creative content is important for website, after all Google claims that ‘Content is King’ so you need to make sure that the content on your website is informative, engaging and unique. You also need to ensure that your website page content is at least 300 words.
Get Your Blogging Social - Resolutions for 2015
5th Jan, 2015
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Blogging Tips
Research shows that many readers judge the quality of a blog post by the amount of social shares, we say many people but it’s actually 42% of people that do this so you need to make sure your blog posts are shared socially to get them out there and to get more people reading them.
Top Tips For Starting A Blog In 2015
2nd Jan, 2015
Posted by Ian Bridgestock | Blogging Tips
With a New Year upon us we are all setting new plans and coming up with different ideas for growing our business. Many of us will have ‘start blogging’ on their list of New Year’s resolutions, so we have put together some top tips that should keep you blogging through 2015.
How Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce Helped Creative Content Company
31st Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Networking
Back in March 2013, Creative Content Company joined Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce and we have never looked back – but why?
When you are a brand new business you’re not sure where to turn, everyone is telling you to join various groups and organisations...
Top 10 Ways To Kick Start Your Social Media in 2015
29th Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Social Media Tips
If you’ve been putting off social media or you gave it a go but it’s kind of plodding along slowly now is the time to up the anti and really attack social media – here are ten ways in which you can give your social media presence the kick up the bum it may need;
Do You Want Everyone On Twitter Thinking You Want An Anal Bum Party?
26th Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Twitter Tips
Hashtags are big on Twitter, but they can also be slightly / very annoying when used incorrectly. They can also be misunderstood quite badly when not used in the right way. We have put together this article on how to use hashtags to save you the embarrassment that using hashtags incorrectly can cause.
The Day I Met The Man From Google?
23rd Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | SEO
When I was at The Telegraph Festival of Business I was very lucky to meet Raja Saggi, a man from Google. I watched his presentation and then was lucky enough to have a catch up with him after the event in person and even on Twitter in the weeks that followed the event.
Why Is Technology At The Heart Of Every Great Business?
21st Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Business
This is another article I have created from a presentation at The Telegraph Festival of Business, an event in London that I attended a few weeks back. The presentation was called ‘Why is technology at the heart of every great business?’ – it was presented by Tim Steiner (TS) from Ocado and was followed by a Question and Answer session with Tim...
How Do The Big Companies Get New Clients?
19th Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Social Media
When I attended The Telegraph Festival of Business recently I learnt so much from large business owners who used to be just like me. Every company started small once but sometimes that is easily forgotten when you are working every hour under the sun just to make a success of your business..
Why Should Businesses Engage on Social Media
17th Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Social Media
The clues in the name, social media needs to be social. You don’t put the TV on to watch the adverts; you put the TV on to watch the programs. When you go on Twitter and Facebook, you don’t want to be sold at you want to engage with people, you want to catch up with your friends and you want to have a little bit of ‘fun time’.
Why Do Creative Content Company Pay It Forward?
15th Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Community
You may have recently seen our blog posts about Paying It Forward and you may be wondering why we have decided to get involved in something like ‘Paying it Forward’. Surely the question should be why not? Or even why you are not involved in Paying it Forward?
What is SEO Friendly Content?
12th Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | SEO
Here at Creative Content Company in Peterborough I am often asked what SEO friendly content actually is. SEO means Search Engine Optimisation and content (in this form)is anything written words on your website from website pages, blog posts, articles, latest news and such like.
What Does Your Business Want From Social Media?
10th Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Business
When you decide your business needs to be on social media platforms you also need to decide what you want from social media. Many businesses think they are going to join Facebook or Twitter and over night they will have 5000 customers queuing up to buy from them.
OpenCity - Why Did I Get Involved
8th Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Business
A few months ago I received an email from Compare the Market; the email title stated “Want to work for free?” Some companies may look at an email like this and immediately click the ‘delete’ button without a second thought but here at Creative Content Company, things are a little different.
How does #FF Work
5th Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Twitter
If you use Twitter on a Friday you can’t swing a cat (not recommended as it can harm the cat) without seeing a #FF or #FollowFriday. But what does #FF mean and how can you really make it work when you are a business using Social Media?
What Content Can Make Your Website Better
3rd Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Business
Here at Creative Content Company we don’t do website design and we don’t do SEO, we offer content creation to make websites better and to make them more SEO friendly. In this article we have put together some top tips for various content, articles and pages that will make your website better for you, better for visitors to your website and better for search engines like Google.
LinkedIn For Your Business
1st Dec, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Business
LinkedIn can be an excellent social media platform for your business, it is professional and business like but that doesn’t mean it can’t be ‘you’. Whenever you use social media you need to make sure you have a personality. As we have said before, people buy people and nobody wants to talk to a robot.
The Day I Went To Prison
28 Nov, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Community
Telling my grandparents I was going to prison was always going to be an awkward conversation, they like to think their grandchildren are wonderfully innocent and law abiding citizens who have never said boo to a goose... then there was me – Hazel.
How Can Blogging Work For Your Business?
26 Nov, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Blogging Tips
Blogging is a fantastic thing for a business; it’s a way of keeping your website fresh with new content while keeping Google happy in the knowledge that you are an ‘active’ website. First we will go back to the basics explaining what blogging actually is.
The 2014 Real Business Challenge
24 Nov, 2014
Posted by Hazel Cottrell | Community
In June I was thrilled to be invited along to Jack Hunt School for their 2014 Real Business Challenge Day, I was given a group of 5 year students for the day and I had such a fantastic time. I left truly inspired and I’m really looking forward to being more involved with the schools
Do you have an about us page
21 Nov, 2014
When it comes to websites, generally speaking there are certain things that every website should have. This includes a contact details so potential customers can get hold of you and order your products or services. Each website also needs to explain the products or services that are available otherwise people don’t know why they have come to your site..
I was telling a friend about something that happened to me a while ago (I will tell you the story shortly) and she said it was like the film ‘Pay it Forward’, she then went on to tell me about the film and the idea behind the story. I am now keen to see the film but in the meantime I have decided that I will pay it forward and this is how.....
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People Blog
In this article we list just some of the top reasons people blog but we are keen to hear from you too; If you have a blog what it your reason for blogging? If you don’t have a blog has this article given you food for thought… or is there another reason you do not want to start a blog?
Very recently a client contacted us, he had just started a brand new company and he wanted to know how to do social media. He understood the benefits of social media and blogging but didn’t have a clue where to start so he asked if we could offer some social media training to him.
As promised, the much anticipated record of the month for January. This month we want to break the record for the fastest time to write “The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog” five times.
I would like to start by wishing you all a very Happy New Year, since the Creative Content Company was launched just over 3 months ago things have really gone from strength to strength, as you can see by our testimonials page we
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The Peterborough Marketplace
This is the first time we have decided to try something a little bit different at our breakfast events. Normally we have a guest speaker but this time we have a selection of guest speakers so we can all really understand each others businesses and maybe even purchase off each other!
28th June, 2016
FAQ - More Traffic To My Website
In this blog post I thought I would share a frequently asked question with you, this is something we are asked all the time and when I received this style of email for the umpteenth time I decided I should make it into a blog post as it is clearly a question that lots of people want to know the answers too.
15th June, 2016
How To Outsource Content
As a business owner it can sometimes feel uncomfortable outsourcing work to somebody else, after all they may not have the same ideas as you, want the same things as you or be as passionate about your business as you are. These are just some reasons people umm and aahhh about outsourcing things but there is a rule for outsourcing.
25th May, 2016
Are You Motivational?
I need up to 4 motivational / inspirational speakers to present in Peterborough Prison on Monday 13th June or Friday 17th June. You will be presenting to up to 30 prisoners and up to three members of their family or close friends at an event known as Achievement Day.
1st May, 2016
Guest Speaking In St Neots
I will be speaking at St Neots Business Network in May and I would love it if you were able to come along and join me – would be great to see a friendly face or two as I still get nervous when guest speaking at events.
25th April, 2016
Afternoon Tea Business Networking
For those that have attended Creative Networking before, you will know that we run 3 events at present. We have breakfast networking events, speed networking lunches and a coffee morning business networking event, but as of June we will have one more networking event that we think you will love.
22nd April, 2016
Could A Content Marketing Plan Help Your Business?
The copy writing team here at Creative Content Company spend lots of tie working with clients on content marketing plans to help local businesses. A content marketing plan is a way of making sure that everything you are doing, content wise, is working in the same direction and is helping your business overall
14th April, 2016
Copywriting Is The Backbone Of Content Marketing
Many content marketing agencies feel that copywriting is the backbone of content marketing and we are inclined to agree with them because through copywriting you are creating the right message, you’re carefully choosing the right words for the message and deciding the best voice and tone to convey the message.
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7th April, 2016
Are Words Failing You?
It’s one thing having a writer’s block and not being able to write for a day or two, we often have that, but when it comes to your web copy or content for your blog posts and words have been failing you for a few weeks, months or even years (this does happen), then you need the help of professional web copy writers.
6th April, 2016
What To Put In Your Newsletter Content
There a wide range of things you can show and talk about in your business newsletter content but there are also some add on bits of newsletter content for your business newsletter that will keep your newsletter exciting, interesting and informative – therefore keeping the subscribers to your newsletter engaged.
5th April, 2016
What Do You Do?
We have recently been working for a website that is like a directory, it is a comparison site for various businesses within the industry, this industry is removals and it was our job to write over 200 pages of SEO friendly content about what each removals company can do and the services they offer, such as packing, piano removals, international moves and of course... removals!
4th April, 2016
We Are Volunteering For Cancer Research UK
A short while ago we signed up to Radio 1 #1millionhours – it’s a campaign that is all about getting people involved in charities and their local community. Together we can achieve one million hours, but alone we couldn’t do this!
3rd April, 2016
What Is Your Referral Scheme?
Here at Creative Content Company we get a lot of business through recommendations, from a selection of existing clients, previous clients and networking contacts. Why do people recommend us? We would like to think they do so because they like us and think we are good at what we do but maybe they also do it because they know we offer a good referral scheme.
2nd April, 2016
What To Post In April
For regular readers of our blog posts, this is much anticipated list of social media post ideas for April. If you haven’t seen our posts before then I shall give you a brief overview. Every month we put together some ideas that businesses can use on their social media, they help to get the creative juices flowing for social media posts for the month ahead;
1st April, 2016
Writing Catchy Web Copy
Every time you create web copy for your business remember that your website is your shop window to the world, it will be there 24 hours day, 7 days a week whether you are out networking, in the office doing admin, working on projects, off on holiday or even fast asleep. Every word of web copy for your business website needs to count.
31st March, 2016
To Price Or Not To Price?
We have spent a long time pondering this very fact – do we want to be public with the prices on our website or would we rather have them hidden so people can contact us directly... but what if people don’t want to contact us directly because they’re scared of the hard sell, or maybe our price is too low or high and it puts them off contacting us?
30th March, 2016
Our Online Digital Shop
Have you seen our online digital shop? It’s a one-stop shop for all your digital needs from blog post ideas and blog posts to social media training and content writing consultations. You will always find a maximum of 10 great offers, to help you achieve more with your business on-line.
29th March, 2016
Why Use Content Writing Services?
Have you ever considered using the content writing services of a company like us? Many businesses across Peterborough have and already do, but why do they use content writing services? In this blog we have put together the most common reasons our clients use content writing services, and it’s not just because of lack of time to write content themselves.
28th March, 2016
Dealing With LinkedIn Requests
Very often you will receive LinkedIn connection requests from people you don’t know, it will very often be a person with no face and a name you don’t recognise. A company name may be stated but usually there will be no personalised message and you will be left with no idea who they are or why they want to connect with you – this is what you should do;
27th March, 2016
Going Over Your 60 Seconds
When you go to networking events you may be given a 30 second, 40 second or 60 second limit on a sales pitch which you will present to the room… but what happens if you feel that amount of time just isn’t enough, what happens if you have more, much more to say?
26th March, 2016
How Do Content Writers Work?
Here at Creative Content Company we quite often post on social media what we are doing that day, for example we will say the topics of website content we are doing, the social media account industries we are posting for or the type of companies we are writing blogs for and very often we will be asked how we know that stuff.
25th March, 2016
How Do Local Pages Work?
Local pages on your website are great for SEO and can really help you rank higher on search engines like Google, gain more traffic to your website and increase potential customers that will want to buy your product or service from you. Want to know more?
24th March, 2016
Are You On Your Twitter?
This isn’t another blog where we tell you that you really should be on Twitter because it is a way to grow your business, expand your reach and increase your brand awareness – instead we are talking about being ‘on’ your Twitter...
23rd March, 2016
We Are Supporting Sue Ryder
Our friend Andrew Whittaker, a freelance marketer and business coach is helping to organise a fundraising night for Sue Ryder Care at Thorpe Hall Hospice and he has asked for donations of raffle prizes and auction lots so we are getting involved.
22nd March, 2016
Grasp The Business Opportunity Of Social Media
In this article we will explain how you can grasp the business opportunity that social media platforms offer you, explaining what social media is and why it is an important part of an internet marketing strategy for your business.
21st March, 2016
What Does Social Media Do For Your Business?
Here at Creative Content Company we offer social media help and social media training in Peterborough and surrounding areas. We understand that now everyone ‘gets’ social media and we also know that every business should be on every social media platform so that is what our social media training is based on;
20th March, 2016
Hahahahahaha - The Business Of Laughter
Our next Creative Networking is definitely something a little different, but before I go on to that let me explain what Creative Networking breakfast offer. Of course they offer breakfast but there is so much more too!
19th March, 2016
Effective Landing Page Content
A landing page is a page on your website and it focused on getting a visitor to the page to do something, it is an optimised page for a certain keyword and will encourage them to buy the product now, to sign up for a newsletter or to book onto an event, for example.
18th March, 2016
We Are Moving
Since July 2014 we have been based in Tesla Court with our very good friends Alex and Ian (and later Adam) from Geek Designs. It has been great fun working together and we have been able to help lots of clients between us and pass work from one business to the other as they create awesome websites and we did the content for their awesome websites.
17th March, 2016
Proud Positive Networking Members
As of Thursday 10th March we are now official members of Positive Networking, an exciting, positive and expanding networking group in Peterborough. This is the only paid membership networking group I am a member of and it’s a group I highly recommend to other business owners and people in business.
16th March, 2016
Simple Steps For Using LinkedIn
This blog post is for those that do not yet have a LinkedIn profile page and are not sure where to start. This is a simple step by step guide to setting up and using LinkedIn, starting at the very beginning!
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15th March, 2016
Final Figures For Peterborough Light Project
I have just received these figures from Sue and Arnie, the organisers of Peterborough Light Project and wanted to share with you what the project achieved. It has certainly made a huge impact on those lives of those that were homeless.
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14th March, 2016
What Is Social Media Management?
Here at Creative Content Company we offer Social Media Management as a service, but as we have spoken to more and more businesses we have found that not everyone is completely sure what social media management means so we thought we would put this blog together in the hope that everyone would then understand exactly what social media management means.
13th March, 2016
VisionShift Part Two
Last year we took over 60 business people to Peterborough Prison to meet over 200 male and female prisoners. The event was run as a speed networking style for prisoners to understand to opportunities that could be available to them on release, different careers they may not have considered and to shift the vision of the prisoner and the business.
12th March, 2016
Simple Blogging Tips
Very often at networking events in Peterborough I am asked for top blogging tips, simple blogging tips and the very basic blogging tips so people can understand what is need of a blog post and how they should go about writing one.
11th March, 2016
What Does Your Business Card Say?
I went to a networking event a long time ago, with Ed Goodman, where we each looked at each other’s business cards and said what we thought the business card was portraying, the message it was spreading and who the card was aimed at. Now I am bringing this event to Creative Networking, some 3 years later!
10th March, 2016
Tweets From The Grave
Having recently seen some jokes about people employing someone to continue tweeting on Twitter and posting on Facebook after their death it got me thinking... was this really a service that people would be interested in?
9th March, 2016
Happy International Women's Day
Today is International Women’s Day and as much as I am not the type to shout about women’s rights, I’m not a feminist and while I do want equality for women I do not want this to overtake from men. However, I would like to take this chance to thank some very special ladies on International Women’s Day (and I completely feel there should be an International Men’s Day);
8th March, 2016
MORE Newsletter Topic Ideas
Just a few days ago we gave you a few ideas for business newsletter topics but if you are anything like us and schedule your newsletters in advance then you may already be thinking about the next newsletter (months in advance) so we have put together some more email newsletter topic ideas for you.
7th March, 2016
Need Website Copy?
You know that your website needs content, but unless you are a web copywriter it can be tricky to make the website copy work in a way that it connects with your customers and visitors to your website.
6th March, 2016
All Time High For Mobile Facebook Users
It has been reported that 26.9 million mobile phone users in the UK are expected to use facebook this year, through their mobile phone. This is a rise by 50.8% and shows how much social media users are choosing to visit their favourite social media platforms via their mobile phones.
5th March, 2016
Short On Newsletter Topics?
Writers Block is a real thing and it really happens, if you are struggling with topics and experiencing a writer’s block for newsletter titles then we can help. We have put together this list of email newsletter topics for you, to help get those creative juices flowing!
4th March, 2016
Talent For A Tenner
You may have seen us on Facebook, heard rumours about an upcoming event or even had a chat with Talent For A Tenner on Twitter – but what is it? What is Talent for a Tenner and why should you be jumping up and down to get involved?
3rd March, 2016
Useful Content Is Good Marketing
Providing useful content for the visitors to your website is good marketing practice, when you share useful and informative website content that your business owns you are doing good things for your potential and existing customers. You are helping those that read it and showing that you really do know what you are talking about.
2nd March, 2016
The End Of Peterborough Light Project
For those that haven’t seen the previous blog posts about Peterborough Light Project, it was an event organised in Peterborough from the beginning of December right through until the start of March, today. The event held up to 14 homeless people in Peterborough each night, giving them a place to sleep, an evening meal, a place to wash and breakfast.
1st March, 2016
What To Post In March
Every month we take the time to wet your appetites and get your creative juices flowing for things you can post about on social media. They’re only a few tips and pointers but they will help you get social on social media – instead of shouting your sales messages at those that are connected with you on social media.
29th February, 2016
Using Your Facebook Profile For Business
As many of us know, or will have found out further to a ‘telling off’ from the Facebook powers that be – you cannot use your personal facebook page to promote your business, services and products continuously. Facebook has a policy against this and if they find you are doing it they will email you telling you to stop and to set up a fan page or business page to promote your business there.
28th February, 2016
Keywords In Web Copy
When it comes to website copy it’s important that you include keywords, but this is not always as easy as it sounds. Enter too many keywords and you may get penalised for keyword stuffing in your website copy, enter too few keywords and Google may not realise the keywords that you want to be found for – it’s tricky ground to getting it right. But we have put together some tips for you;
7th February, 2016
Blog Package Benefits
Here at Creative Content Company we have a team of copy writers and bloggers who can create blog posts for your business and your website, on your behalf. There are loads of benefits of booking a blogging package with us and below we have listed just some of these benefits;
6th February, 2016
Need Help Writing Website Copy?
If you’re a business owner you may have experience in writing copy for sales letters, copy for introduction emails, copy for brochures, copy for email newsletters and so much more but what many people do not realise is that writing copy is different to writing content for any other needs.
5th February, 2016
What Would You Do For A Tenner?
If someone walked into your business right now and offered for ten pounds for something, what could you give them? Would you lower the price of a product you already sell or could you create a new product or service that could be available for ten pounds?
4th February, 2016
Keywords In Content
It is essential that you put keywords in your website copy, throughout your copy. You don’t want to put too many keywords in your website copy, as this can be classed as keyword stuffing and Google can penalise you for doing this. Instead you just need to include enough keywords in your website copy to take full advantage of organic search traffic through search engines like Google.
3rd February, 2016
How NOT To Blog
We give you lots of tips for how you can blog, what you can blog about, tips for blogging and why you should blog regularly – but we very rarely tell you what you shouldn’t do when blogging. This blog post will do exactly that, here are some guidelines on how you should definitely not blog;
2nd February, 2016
What To Post In February
Another new month and more great ideas for posts for your social media accounts that will get your fans, followers and connection engaging with you so you can build a relationship with them. Notepads at the ready; Let’s Go!
1st February, 2016
Getting Your Homepage Copy Right
We’ve spoken before about website copy being completely different to any other copy, but when it comes to difficulty, the home page is often the most difficult web copy a business will ever have to right. There is a lot you want to get across, but if you try and get it all across on the homepage you’re going to leave the visitor to your website feeling like a rabbit caught in the headlights.
31st January, 2016
Do You Search On Twitter?
A few years ago, when Creative Content Company was first born and I was still working from my desk in my bedroom, I contacted some local magazines and offered to write a free article for them. The article I wrote for Hampton Gazette was about the search icon on Twitter.
30th January, 2016
Email Newsletter Strategy
If you send email newsletters to your subscriber list and target audience it is a good idea to have a strategy in place to ensure ultimate success from your business email newsletters. We have created a list of top tips for you to follow when it comes to email newsletter strategy and direct marketing tips, these are as follows;
29th January, 2016
The SEO Copywriting Trick
If you’re not sure where to start when writing a blog post, or how to create a blog post that is engaging then this could be the blog post for you. It lists what your blog post needs to be, what you need to include and what you need to think about when writing a blog post.
28th January, 2016
A Blog Needs To Be...
If you’re not sure where to start when writing a blog post, or how to create a blog post that is engaging then this could be the blog post for you. It lists what your blog post needs to be, what you need to include and what you need to think about when writing a blog post.
27th January, 2016
What Can Good Web Content Do?
We have previously spoken about what your website content should be doing for you and your business, but have you ever thought about what good website content can do for your business? There are too many things to list if we’re honest, but below we have explained the main things that good website content can achieve for your business.
26th January, 2016
What Does Regular Blogging Achieve?
As many of you will know, here at Creative Content Company we are always encouraging businesses to post regular blog posts and news articles onto their website, but what does posting regular blogs actually achieve for businesses and their websites. In this blog post we will answer exactly that;
25th January, 2016
What Should Web Content Do For You?
In this article we talk about what your website content needs to do. Some people aren’t quite sure why they need content on their website because they don’t understand what good quality website content can achieve for a business and its website.
24th January, 2016
How Is Your Content Shared?
Here at Creative Content Company we are always banging on at you to make sure you update your websites regularly with weekly or twice weekly blog posts that keep your website active and are interesting for visitors to your website. However, one you have written and uploaded your blog post - what can you do next?
23rd January, 2016
Social Media Stats
When it comes to social media management and social media training we like to think we’ve got it sussed, we are always researching what others are doing and learning about the new and latest social media trends and how we can help our clients achieve more through social media but even we were surprised with some of these stats.
22nd January, 2016
Wins All Round With Guest Blogging
Guest blogs are blog posts on a website that have not been written by the business the blog belongs to, but by another business in maybe the same industry or a similar business. Guest blogging can be a win – win - win situation for the blog owner, the blog post writer and the reader.
21st January, 2016
Great Business Website Content
When it comes to writing for the web, it is completely different to any other types of writing. People want to be able to skim through website content, they don’t want to read it at great length and there is always another article or business that can answer their questions just a few clicks away.
20th January, 2016
Social Media Genders
I work very closely with, and have a lot of respect for Katie Hart of Rhetonic and I was interested to see some research that she came across in regards to the genders that use social media. Katie is a gender marketing expert and often posts about some very interesting topics on social media and her blog.
19th January, 2016
Latest Twitter Changes
As we all know, the world is ever evolving and this is truer in the online digital world and social media. Each social media channel wants to be better than the others and therefore makes continuous improvements to make the user experience of the social media platform better. IN this article we have a look at the latest changes made by Twitter.
18th January, 2016
Facebook Reactions Are Coming
Do you struggle getting across how much you want to express your happiness, anger or surprise on Facebook? Well you’ll be pleased to know this is all to change ‘pretty soon’ – in the words of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg who have recently been trialling the new feature in Spain and Ireland.
17th January, 2016
Creating Friendly Newsletters
If you’re looking to create friendly email newsletters for your business that are eagerly anticipated then this is the blog post for you, we have put together some top tips for creating a friendly newsletter that will be loved;
16th January, 2016
Are You A Twitter VIP?
Have you noticed fewer adverts on your Twitter account? If you have then congratulations, you’re a VIP. However, if you have not noticed any changes and seen the same amount of adverts on your Twitter feed then sadly you are not a Twitter VIP.
15th January, 2016
The Full Package
Here at Creative Content Company we offer social media management, we offer newsletter creation and we also offer content creation for websites – however we can also offer all of these things together, but how can this help you and your business... even if you don’t use us for the full package?
14th January, 2016
Quality Content
When the Google spiders come and search your website to see how high your website should rank on search engines for your keywords they will be looking at the quality of the website content making sure it offers something to visitors to your website and is different to competitors.
13th January, 2016
What's The Point In Case Studies?
You may have noticed on some websites they have a page of Case Studies, this may be something you have seen on a competitors website, a clients website or even on the website of someone you were looking at buying from and now you’re wondering how and if they could work for your business.
12th January, 2016
How To Make Your Gallery Better
If your business sells a service that you can take photos of, for example a trades business, or your business sells products then a gallery may be an additional page you would like to have on your website, but why leave it as just pictures? In this blog post we will tell you how you can make your gallery better;
11th January, 2016
Want A Back-Up Of Blogs?
Like many business owners you may have set yourself a goal as the New Year came in and that goal may have been to update your website more, or even to start a blog on your website. Of course when you set yourself a goal like this it may seem easy… but as work picks up, it becomes more of a challenge.
10th January, 2016
What Loss Leader Can You Offer?
As many of you know, I am running the Sport Relief 3 mile and I have recently signed up for ‘Couch to 5k’ to help me - it’s a running training program that helps those ‘couch potatoes’ run 5k by using a 5k running program.
But why am I talking about it here, on a business blog?
9th January, 2016
Blog Page Or News Page
Here at Creative Content Company we are often asked by business owners if they should have a News Page on their website, a Blog Page on their website or a News Page and a Blog Page on their website so we thought we would but this blog post together to help answer the question.
8th January, 2016
How To Get Testimonials
Testimonials are a really important part of business, they confirm who you are as a business, what you do as a business, how you help customers and how good you are at what you do. Many potential customers will spend time looking at your business and what you do, before checking out what people say about you and only then, if they are completely happy, will they contact you.
7th January, 2016
A Beginners Guide To LinkedIn
Most of us will have set up a LinkedIn account at some time; LinkedIn is one of the oldest business social media platforms there are and at some point all of us will have looked into it or set up an account with it – but are we all still using it?
For many of us, the answer is no!
6th January, 2016
Why Do You Have A Facebook Business Page?
We meet lots of business owners that have Facebook Business pages but they’re not really sure why they have them or what they should be doing with them. The real question for business owners we often ask, is “What are you trying to achieve from your Facebook business page. Sadly the answer is often that ‘someone’ told them they needed a Facebook page, so they got one.
5th January, 2016
We Are Doing Sport Relief
As many of you will know, here at Creative Content Company we are extremely focused on charity and the community – however, those of you that know me will know I am not terribly focused on exercise and definitely not focused or passionate in any way about running... yet I have signed up for Sport Relief.
4th January, 2016
Is Your Keyword In Your URL?
Experts have proven that having your keyword in your url will help your website gain a high ranking on search engines like Google. This has been much debated, but if you do not currently have a url / domain name and are thinking of the best one for you it may be worth sticking a keyword in it as a chance for extra bonus points / Google love.
3rd January, 2016
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month and we wanted to remind you that we’ blog for blood’ – we want to encourage our fans and followers to give blood and help save hundreds, thousands or even one life!
2nd January, 2016
Our New Year's Resolutions
As its January it is only expected that we would set some New Year’s Resolutions for the business, many other business owners are doing exactly the same thing but maybe all other businesses are going as public as we are.
1st January, 2016
What To Post In January
We are back again with some tips, pointers and ideas of inspiration so you can come up with posts for your social media profiles. These are just ideas to get your creative juices flowing, you can use the dates and special day and come up with your own posts or you can use our post ideas and come up with some of your own too!
31st December, 2015
Keywords On Page
One important part to note in the Google Algorithms are the keywords on the page – this isn’t just putting the keywords in the title tags (which is super important), but they also need to be in the website page content too, to help you gain that extra Google love.
2nd December, 2015
What To Post In December
As regular readers of our blog posts will know, we like to help you out with ideas and inspiration of what you can post on social media platforms and this month is no different – although some find December easier to post in because there is so much to talk about, what with Christmas and all!
1st December, 2015
Get Christmassy Social
We don’t normally recommend you continue changing profile pictures on social media forums as people will connect with your photo or image and get used to seeing it on social media, but then Christmas comes along so why not have a little bit of fun and get Christmassy social? It’s really easy and super quick too!
30th November, 2015
Newsletters Are Like Social Media
Newsletters and very similar to social media in many ways, if you don’t do anything on social media people will unfollow you and no longer be a fan of your page or just forget about you. The same can be said for newsletters, people will just forget about you if you don’t keep sending email newsletters for your business.
29th November, 2015
Uniqueness Of Page Content
Here at Creative Content Company we don’t like to be those people that jump on the band wagon and follow the trend, but when it comes to Black Friday – we also didn’t want to miss out on all the fun and we don’t want our fans, followers, clients and contacts to either, so we have created a Black Friday special offer.
28th November, 2015
Black Friday Special Offer
Here at Creative Content Company we don’t like to be those people that jump on the band wagon and follow the trend, but when it comes to Black Friday – we also didn’t want to miss out on all the fun and we don’t want our fans, followers, clients and contacts to either, so we have created a Black Friday special offer.
27th November, 2015
Increasing Brand Awareness With Social Media
If you want to use social media to humanise your brand, drive traffic to your website and increase the awareness of your brand and business then this is the blog post for you. We have put together some top tips for increasing your brand awareness with social media.
26th November, 2015
Reasons To Outsource Your Content Writing
The content writing team here at Creative Content Company have put together what we think are the top reasons businesses should chose to outsource their content writing requirements. This list is by no means complete, they are just the reasons we think are best, for outsourcing content writing needs.
25th November, 2015
Keyword Stuffing
Previously search engines were not very robust, there were lots of cheeky and naughty things you could to that will help your website get higher up the rankings on search engines. However, over the years search engines have become more robust and advanced which means you can no longer trick search engines like you could before.
24th November, 2015
Light Project Peterborough
2 wonderful volunteers called Sue & Arnie have created the Light Project Peterborough; this is where 7 churches will each be open 1 night a week from 5th Dec until 29th Feb for the night, offering a place for homeless people of Peterborough to sleep. It’s an incredible project in which I have volunteered for, as a Volunteer for one shift a fortnight and last week I had my training.
23rd November, 2015
The 3 Values Of Social Media
Sometimes business owners find it tricky and challenging to clearly define the real value of social media, and this is a challenge in itself but we know one thing for sure. When you use social media correctly for your business it can often be the most powerful and cost-effective marketing tool available to you.
22nd November, 2015
Outsourcing Web Content Helps Find Your Voice
There are many reasons that business owners choose to outsource their website content writing to a website content writing company or a website copywriter. Sometimes the reason the website content writing work is outsourced is due to a lack of time, or a lack of knowledge as to what to write and how to write it.
21st November, 2015
Email Marketing Stats To Scare You
We don’t like to scare our fans, followers and visitors to our website – but sometimes we come across some pretty scary statistics that we feel our audience just need to see, however scary they may be but don’t worry because this scary story has a happy ending!
20th November, 2015
Are You Working With A Web Designer?
When you are working with a web designer on planning your new website there are two very important things you need to consider; these are the design of website and the content of the website. These are both skills which need creativity and require specialist knowledge so you can maximise the effectiveness on your website – but how can you get both?
19th November, 2015
Making Your Newsletter A 'Must Read'
Regular email newsletters are a really effective way of keeping in touch with your existing clients while getting your brand out to a wider target audience. People often sign up to newsletters because they want to be inspired and kept up to date with the latest industry news.
18th November, 2015
Web Designers & Writers Working Together
Here at Creative Content Company our team of website copywriters very often work hand in hand with website designers in Cambridgeshire and across the UK, we don’t say we are from Creative Content Company – instead we say we are from the web design company, but what are the benefits of that?
17th November, 2015
Why Use Hootsuite?
It often feels like the team here at Creative Content Company live and breathe Hootsuite. I’m not sure a day goes by when we don’t talk about it or recommend it to someone that is not using it, and we are using it at least once a day – but why? Why use Hootsuite?
16th November, 2015
You Need To Sign Up For Our Newsletter
If you are interested in blogging services, SEO content for your website, social media training, social media management or some content for your newsletter then you need to sign up for our newsletter right now because we have some incredible special offers coming out in December – for the festive period only.
15th November, 2015
Web Designers & Copywriters Working Together
The solution to giving clients a great website with great content, that is SEO optimised is very simple. From the outset the website designer and the website copywriter need to work together, even if they are not based in the same office the two need to have open lines of communication. Here at Creative Content Company, this is exactly what we offer web designers.
14th November, 2015
Blogging For Business Is Important
Regardless of if you are a start up business, a small to medium enterprise or a multinational company, you will find that blogging is an integral part of your online marketing strategy. In this blog post we hope to be able to explain why blogging for your business is so important;
13th November, 2015
How Does Informal Networking Work?
At all three of our #CreativeNetworking events we have informal networking as part of the networking in Peterborough, but why? What is informal networking, how does it work and why does it work?
12th November, 2015
Just How Popular Is Social Media?
Looking at social media this autumn we were keen to see just how popular social media is – after all, it’s a large part of what our business does so it’s important to know if it’s still popular or not. There are loads of rumours that LinkedIn has died, Facebook is dying and people are leaving Twitter – so let’s have a look at what the statistics say;
11th November, 2015
Has Email Marketing Died?
Here at Creative Content Company we sell newsletter creation and newsletter design as a service, but do email newsletters work or has email marketing actually died a death? Firstly, the team at Creative Content Company only sell what they believe in – if we don’t think that something works then we won’t sell it.
10th November, 2015
Why Should I Blog For My Small Business?
We are often asked by small business owners, why they should blog for their business. It’s an understandable question, as a small business owner you already have loads going on and blogging can often be an additional chore on the ‘to-do’ list.