November 2016 - Mumpreneurs WA

During our last networking meeting last week. A few of the Mumpreneurs were interested in how to do simple blogs to help their SEO on their website but didn’t know where to start. You only need short blogs to help your website be active, about 300 words recommends Andie Noon from Scruffy Dog Studio’s.

Here are my Top 5 tips for Writing simple Blogs to help keep your website active.

1. Choose Easy Topics about your products or services.

You have a wealth of knowledge about your business area. Whether your sell a product or a service. Share what you know about it. If you are selling make up write a blog on best ways to apply foundation.

2. Come up with a list of topics you can choose from.

Sit down and create a list of topics you could blog on. Each week keep adding to the topics and then choose one to write on. Makes it easy to pick from a list then feeling like you have nothing to write on.

3. Choose 3 links.

In your blog have at least three links out to other websites. If you are mentioning anyone else at all pop a link in to them. Build relationships between your websites.

4. Only 300 words

You only need 300 words to keep have activity. This blog only 353 words. It’s very short and it’s only a bit longer than some of the post we do on Facebook.

5. If you can talk you can write.

I have never been any good at writing but I do it anyway. The more you write the better you become. I struggle with grammar, spelling and flow. Write like you talk, use the conversation in your head and pop it down on the computer.

To throw out 300 words only takes around half and hour to do over a coffee. Don’t be scared to write as you have a wealth of knowledge all there inside you. Do a few bullet points and you are on your way.

What scares or stops you from blogging?

Look into my eyes, look into my eyes. 3, 2, 1 you are under. Before I knew it words came tumbling out of my mouth, I could not stop what I was saying. I was horrified……. Got you. No just joking this didn’t happen at all when I got hypnotherapy. But this was what I was scared about when I went to hypnotherapy and it couldn’t be further from what I experienced. In fact hypnotherapy was very relaxing and no talking involved when I went “under”? So what does hypnotherapy really feel like?

I went to hypnotherapy for a couple of reasons. I want to get back on track with my eating, wanted to cut down on the extra wines I was having and I want to feel ok in my own skin. Now you might be thinking, gees that’s a lot to ask from the poor old hypnotherapist. Yes you might be right but I have already had a lot of therapy for my ‘issues’. On a conscious level I was going pretty well but something was still missing and I wanted to feel good but really feel it in my heart. Not just that “keep faking it till you make it shit” that I have been feed for 25 years because it hasn’t worked in 25 years why would it start working now. I needed some subconscious action happening to support what my brain knows.

I went to Katherine High from Clarity Hypnosis. OMG she was amazing. Katherine explained that my subconscious was sabotaging my all my conscious efforts. No matter how much I wanted to stay on my diet or not have the extra 2 wines I shouldn’t have. She said that by speaking to the subconscious under hypnotherapy then my subconscious would support my conscious decisions. It sounded logical to me and a good plan. Katherine was easy to talk to and really listened to what my needs were and tailored a program for me.

What happened when I went “under”?

Going under was relaxing and like meditating. I didn’t have to speak at all when I was under, it was all about accessing the subconscious. It was lovely to lie in a relaxing environment and be spoken to. It felt like a story. The sessions only took 45 minutes for the hypnotherapy but you need to allow time to speak to Katherine about your needs. I enjoyed being under it was very relaxing.

What were the results?

It wasn’t a thunder blot it when I walked out. Little subtle things started to happen that spun me out a bit. But for most and significantly I am “feeling” and I mean really feeling better about myself regardless that I am not fit, thin or rich. I feel comfortable with myself. Other changes which I am thrilled about is that I am making better choices with my food and alcohol in take. The first big thing that happened was when I went to the bottle shop to buy to wine and I got into Dan Murphys and didn’t like the smell of the wine it was like I was pregnant so I bought beer LOL. It’s weird as a little voice has started popping into my head and it’s says things “I’ve had enough wine” “No thanks” and I have even been throwing out the last part of my drink if I don’t want it and have had bottles of opened wine in the fridge for a week. Winning. I feel really happy with my intake of alcohol and it’s I am not using it so much as a crutch because “I deserve it.”

Secondly I have been very mindful of my eating and now started a program with Weight Watchers which I am sticking too. I feel happy and back in control of my food rather than the 3 days of good and 4 days of bad eating I had fallen into to. It’s the same principle as the alcohol I am feeling in control of my choices and feeling happy with them. I can still have a little treat and factor this in. It’s like a switch has been flicked on for me on another level rather than battling with myself.

Would I go to hypnotherapy again. Definitely. It was worth every single cent. I wish I hadn’t put it off for so long as I have wanted to do this for a while. The brain is an incredible organ and we only use about 10% of it. Accessing it on another level has been so beneficial for me.

Would you consider hypnosis? Have you ever had hypnosis?

*Note I have not been paid for this blog if you wish to have hypnotherapy you can contact Kathryn High at Clarity Hypnosis.

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