Do something you love. Today.

Yep, it might not be want you want to hear, but the truth is, the more we do, the more we get. Give more, receive more. Switch off the TV, go for a run. Wake up an hour earlier. The extra effort reaps the rewards, not always, but often.

Patience may be a virtue, but its impatient people who change the world.

Get a little impatient every now and then. You’ll be in good company.

WordPress plugins are little widgets you add into your blog to integrate new features or functions. If you’ve just started on WordPress and you’re not sure which ones to add, here are a few of the best basic ones:

TweetMeMe

You know that green retweet button you see everywhere? That’s a TweetMeMe button. It allows visitors to share your content on Twitter, and see how many people have already tweeted it (and who they are). The easier you make it for your readers to share your content, the more they’ll do it. Have a look at the bottom of this post and you’ll see it – feel free to Retweet!

Thank Me Later

Thank Me Later is a clever plugin that sends a Thank You email to anyone who takes the time to comment on your post. You can edit the email, so you could let those who comment know about your Facebook page, your products and services or the best email to contact you on. It’s a great way to follow up on potential sales leads.

All in One SEO Pack

If you want your posts to do well in search results, the All in One SEO Pack is an essential plugin to install. It allows you to enter an alternative title, summary and keywords. This allows you to be creative with the title of your blog post, while being search engine-friendly.

Google Analytics

Tracking your blog visitors is essential if you want to see what you’re doing right or wrong, and it’s always interesting to see where your visitors are coming from and how they’re finding you. The Google Analytics plugin is the easiest way to track your visitors, and it’s really easy to install.

Tweet Old Post

Tweet Old Post does exactly what it says on the tin – it reposts your old content on Twitter. You can set the frequency that it does it, and the post categories you want it to post, then leave it to it! This is a great way to bring in extra traffic to your blog with little effort on your part. Word of advice: don’t do it too often though or it will just look like you’re lazy!

Let me know if I’ve missed any out! 

So in response to yesterday’s Valentine’s Schmalentine’s tweet, my lovely friend Tous sent me this … Feel free to comment, I think!

Letter to an Alpha Female

You’ll probably get a 1000 gifts from a 100 different hopefuls,

Some from guys who should know better, some married and some really woeful.

Hearts will crash broken on your welcome mat, like a quiet Whitstable tide

Proposals of marriage and excitement; life they’ll promise, will be a fun ride.

But after the big words, the promise of devotion, what’s really left?

Will those letters turn to action or be hot air from a macho chest?

Will they accept your alpha ways and get in line when required?

Will they close the loo seat and fill the bloody machine as desired?

Will they eat organic, make herbal tea and chew lovely roast veg?

Will they make you smile and laugh for no reason and know what’s in your head?

Will they be tall, broad and handsome and generally quite nice?

Will mum and gran like them and will they deal with mice?

Who knows what the future holds? It’s as clear as a dark, deep sea dive.

You see, St. Valentine’s Day is a 24-hour dream but real partnerships are live.

You never know quite what life has planned for you scrawled on Love’s cruel pad,

With whom we choose to spend our sunset days is more than just a fad.

But consider your offers carefully: Does he fulfil your every need?

Does he talk to you lovingly when you’ve strongly disagreed?

Does he want to see you when times are really tough?

Does he like to look at you when you’re a complete scruff?

Can he take your refusal to never see the world in shades of grey?

Will simply seeing him smile brighten up your tiring day?

Who knows where love leads us but its destination is always unclear.

Who we fall in love with drives sane men to despair.

Hmmm, so much to consider and really so little time.

But it’s the little things that matter, the big things are fine.

My thoughts? It’s clearly the attention to detail that will capture your firm heart.

The man who understands this will have won that race from the start.

(c) Toussaint Davy