Facebook Spam!
It’s 2019, but this still happens far too much! What is Facebook spam? It might be that you know someone that is a serial Facebook status updater, but that’s up to them, and you can choose who your friends are…BUT, have you ever seen someone posting or sharing a competition that sounds too good to […]
What is a #Hashtag?
What is a #hashtag? Hashtags are used all over Social Media, it’s almost a sin not to use one now. Companies regularly create their own for their brand as well as advertising campaigns, so they can gather momentum over time. They are usually keywords but can also be slogans and adding the # hashtag symbol […]
Back To School – Safeguarding Against Social Media
With the new educational year about to start and students moving up to high school or going back to school, we wanted to revisit the topic of the impact that Social Media now has on our children as well as how safe they are online. We’re fairly certain that the majority of parents will use […]
Are Instagram Stories Worthwhile For Business?
As a business, you may be on various Social Media platforms and try to use them to connect to your primary audience in different ways. If you’re already on Instagram, have you gotten involved in stories yet? If not, maybe you’re still waiting for someone to tell you why they’re a good tool to use […]
SEO Masterclass – Women and Broadband
Superfast West Yorkshire held an Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Masterclass for fourteen delegates of the Women and Broadband Programme which was skilfully presented by Pascal Fintoni. Esther was one of the delegates who attended the SEO Workshop hosted at The Media Centre in Huddersfield and this is her overview of the presentation. Pascal Fintoni split the SEO […]
We’re Finalists for The UK Blog Awards 2016
You may or may not know that at the back end of 2015 Janet entered the Social Progress Blog into the UK Blog Awards 2016. We’re not usually very shout-y about our work or the clients we work with – unless we appear in the Close Up Magazine, Topic UK Magazine or in the local […]
Facebook Profile vs. Facebook Page: What’s the Difference for Businesses in 2025?
In 2025, people are still setting up their Facebook presence as a Profile instead of a Facebook Business Page. While you need a personal Facebook Profile to create a fully functioning Page, the question is: “Does it matter if you set up a Profile instead of a Page? After all, Facebook’s algorithms are making it […]
Pay It Forward Day
Have you heard about Pay It Forward Day before? Well, until Janet Bebb mentioned it about 2 weeks ago, neither had I! After she explained the concept and the story of how it came about I it was clear that Pay It Forward is something that Janet is passionate about. So I figured that was […]
Guest Post: Blogging and LinkedIn Training
We’re pleased to introduce Adrian Bird from The Apprentice Finder! Adrian came on our Blogging and LinkedIn Training Workshop last year (2014). He’s kindly and enthusiastically written this post for you to read about his experience with Social Progress. So if you’re wondering whether or not to invest in some training for yourself or your employees/colleagues, […]
How blogging can help your business & take you to the moon!
The word blog is derived from ‘web log’ and is basically an online journal or diary if you will. Weblog was first used by Jom Barger in 1997 then shortened to blog by Peter Merholz who jokingly broke the words down to “we blog” and then the term “blogging” was created by Pyra Labs. A […]