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Usually, it's the final step everyone takes and is frequently rushed. Recently, there's been a lot of evidence showing the positive – and powerful - effects of images in social media and on the web. Did you know… - **tweets with images** receive **150% more retweets** than tweets without images?* - **Facebook posts with images** see **2.3X more engagement** than those without images?* Aren't those statistics just jaw-dropping? Posted on Friday, 28th December 2018 by Myrna Rickards [Blogging](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/blogging) [Checklist](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/checklist) [Creativity](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/creativity) [Facebook](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook) [Instagram](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/instagram) [LinkedIn](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/linkedin) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [Pinterest](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/pinterest) [Social](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/social) [Twitter](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/twitter) [Websites](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/websites) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2018/12/eight_cool_photo_effects_to_give_your_images_the_wow_factor) ![A blogger's checklist: Fourteen tips to get your blog noticed](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/455.jpeg) ## A blogger's checklist: Fourteen tips to get your blog noticed Whenever you start a new blog post, no matter how passionate you are about the topic, you must also consider your plan for getting it noticed. Get your blog noticed with these top tips (not tulips!) from Vanessa Hunt Consulting I'd love to say there's a magic formula for sharing a blog post quickly and efficiently with your target audience and beyond, but there's no quick fix. The truth is, you have to put as much effort into publicising a blog as publishing it (if not more!) But there's some good practice you can follow to attract readers, and I hope you find the following list of questions helpful. You can refer back to this blogging checklist each time you write a new blog post. Posted on Saturday, 28th April 2018 by Vanessa Hunt [Blogging](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/blogging) [Facebook](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook) [Instagram](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/instagram) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2018/04/bloggers_checklist_fourteen_tips_get_blog_noticed) ![Blogging comes easy when you're in flow](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/394-1.jpeg) ## Blogging comes easy when you're in flow Does it seem to take you forever to come up with new ideas for a blog? And then actually getting it down on (digital) paper takes an eternity? Then I have a tip for you. Write less. Snap more.  You might just prefer a more visual approach to blogging... Posted on Thursday, 14th December 2017 by Vanessa Hunt [Art](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/art) [Blogging](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/blogging) [Creativity](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/creativity) [Facebook](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook) [Instagram](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/instagram) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [SEO](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/seo) [Websites](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/websites) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2017/12/blogging_comes_easy_in_flow) ![Why Your SEO Needs to Be a Long-Term Investment](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/367.jpeg) ## Why Your SEO Needs to Be a Long-Term Investment SEO is easily misunderstood by businesses, who think it's something they only need with a new website, or something that can be turned off and on like a tap. With clickbait blog posts and random spam emails flooding your inbox on a daily basis, it can be hard to know what exactly SEO means for your business. Posted on Friday, 23rd June 2017 by Gareth Simpson [Blogging](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/blogging) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [SEO](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/seo) [Training](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/training) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2017/06/seo_long_term_investment) ![Guest blogging earns Gold for best article in CRM Writers' Awards 2017](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/360.png) ## Guest blogging earns Gold for best article in CRM Writers' Awards 2017 I love creating content on current CRM topics like user adoption, sales enablement and training for [SalesMethods](https://salesmethods.com/blog/). So I was even more delighted for my client when I learnt that my guest blogging had won the Gold and Silver awards in two categories of the CRM Writers' Awards 2017.  Posted on Tuesday, 25th April 2017 by Vanessa Hunt [Blogging](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/blogging) [CRM](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/crm) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [Salesforce](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/salesforce) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2017/04/guest_blogging_earns_gold_for_best_article_in_crm_writers_awards_2017)