Initial Words: Copywriting, Editing, SEO

20/03/2024

Punctuation can be tricky!

Navigating Punctuation: 17 Common Errors

21/10/2022

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A guide to the best independent coffee roasters in Manchester. Featuring Kobean, Passionfruit, Blossom & many more.

13/10/2022

I do love these types of posts. It's easy to resort to using the same selection of words in your content. Checking out different synonyms shakes it up a bit and makes content that bit more exciting!

Powerful Linking Words

13/10/2022

Manchester Art Fair 2022 is one of the UK’s most ambitious art fairs, selling modern & contemporary paintings, sculpture, photography and editioned prints from a selection of UK and international galleries, and we have 10 free tickets!

If you are interested, please register for your ticket on our website. Committee members will meet you outside Manchester Central at 2pm on the 5th of November, and will be able to give you your ticket to the event then. You will attend the fair as a group, with the option of going for a drink afterwards

https://buff.ly/3fLi9SB

13/10/2022

A cost of living support package has been unveiled in Trafford to help residents with their winter finances.
It includes providing places where people can go to get a meal that are free, safe, and warm.
Read more 👇
http://ow.ly/IwqY50L8aBV

20/06/2022

20/06/2022

We love Tea Hive!

Guess what ! We can do our delicious cocktails to takeaway ! Why not grab one on your way to the park to enjoy in the sun !
Pictured here is our s*x on the beach ☀️🌳⛅

13/06/2022

If you need to remind yourself that you are your own employee, check out Helen's online workshop on Thursday 23 June, 10am-12pm. Be The Best Boss You've Ever Had. :-)

Would you like to squeeze more joy out of your life as a business owner?

Join me on Thursday 23 June, 10am-12pm, for my FREE online workshop Be The Best Boss You've Ever Had. We will explore your expectations for yourself in your business and together we will build you a handbook to ensure you become the best boss you have ever had.

If I have learned anything in the 3.5 years I have been building my business it is that taking care of myself and treating myself kindly are the key to productivity and business success.

Sign up here https://www.subscribepage.com/bestbossworkshop and I'll see you there! Helen x

10/05/2022

Mr Initial Words (aka Jim) and I had a Guinness at The Bowling Green for Paul's birthday yesterday! Cheers, Paul. 😁

The Housemartins and Beautiful South frontman invited fans to celebrate his 60th birthday with him

10/05/2022

Keep your eyes peeled!

A huge book treasure hunt is coming to every borough of Greater Manchester! 📚

Clues of where to find ‘Look for a Book’ books in Trafford will be released from 16th May. 🔎

Everyone who finds a book or takes part will be encouraged to come into one of our libraries and receive a certificate. 👏

Lucky winners who find the books will be entered into a prize draw with the chance of winning an invitation to the special showcase author event in Manchester.

Keep an eye out on here for more information about how to get involved, coming very soon.

09/05/2022

Love this!

We're so excited to announce the addition of these brand new mugs to our merch range! Featuring our original Emmeline inspired logo, these mugs are now available to buy on our etsy and will be available at our main meetings from tomorrow 🤩

As with all our merch, the profits are added to a bursary fund for Manchester WI members to help support education for women and learning new skills.

Get them here https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1221155341/womens-institute-mug-feminism-sisterhood

09/05/2022

I know the phrase "content is king" does the rounds, but in the digital age it needs great seo too.

Suzi has a fab technical seo service!

Here’s a WordPress tip for improving your SEO.

𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀!
WordPress permalinks default to the ‘DAY and NAME’ option. So your link would look like…
www.thesmartbear.co.uk/2022/05/07/customised-permalinks.

Having the date included in your permalink could cause issues such as visitors thinking that your post is outdated after some time has passed. It could also be an issue if you’ve recently updated your content, but your permalink still displays the old date.

The best solution is to use the ‘post name’ permalink option.

To set this, go to Settings > Permalinks and select Post Name.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗘𝗢.