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Drimnagh is Good – a great illustration of the power of Google

13th January 2011 by nickygetgood

Drimnagh is Good telling positive local stories

Hyperlocal sites across the British Isles are using their Google juice to help define the area in the face of a bad reputation in the traditional media.  When people want to find out about an area they search for it online - they don't pick up the … [Read more...] about Drimnagh is Good – a great illustration of the power of Google

Filed Under: Blog, hyperlocal, Other Tools and Tips, Success Stories Tagged With: Birmingham it's Not Sh*t, bournville village, Corby, digbeth is good, Drimnagh, drimnagh is good, google, Graham Williams, kings cross environments, parwich.org, pauline sargent, TV3

Content idea: Obituaries and Local Births, Deaths & Marriages

17th November 2010 by nickygetgood

Charlie (in front) with friends at the Irish Heritage Xmas Dinner

When Birmingham Irish Heritage Group committee member Charlie Leydon sadly died in February, chair Mike Walsh was keen for there to be a written tribute to him in two publications popular with group members - The Harp newspaper and the Digbeth is … [Read more...] about Content idea: Obituaries and Local Births, Deaths & Marriages

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: Bill Billings, Charlie Leydon, Content, digbeth is good, Gloria Johnson, irish heritage, kings cross environments, kington blackboard, Talk About Wolverton

Ten Questions: PixieSixer (AKA Annabel Clarke) of More Canals Than Venice

8th November 2010 by nickygetgood

More Canals than Venice

More Canals Than Venice was created by the mysterious PixieSixer (AKA Annabel Clarke), 'highlighting under the radar arts in Birmingham' and drawing much-needed attention to all the great arts and culture going on in the city: Birmingham rarely … [Read more...] about Ten Questions: PixieSixer (AKA Annabel Clarke) of More Canals Than Venice

Filed Under: Blog, Examples of hyperlocal sites, Success Stories Tagged With: annabel clarke, birmingham, birmingham uk, Hyperlocal Voices, kings cross environments, more canals than venice, Paul Bradshaw, pixiesixer, ten questions, West Midlands, will perrin

Ten Questions: Annette Albert of W14 & SW6 London

5th August 2010 by nickygetgood

Annette Albert

This is the first of what I hope will be a regular feature - answers to ten questions put to the publishers of some of the most vibrant and inspirational hyperlocal websites that are out there.  Annette Albert, who manages W14london.ning.com - 'the … [Read more...] about Ten Questions: Annette Albert of W14 & SW6 London

Filed Under: Blog, Success Stories Tagged With: Annette Albert, BBC, kings cross environments, North Fulham NDC, Reboot Britain, ten questions, W14 & SW6, W14 London, william perrin

Content idea: feature local parks, allotments and gardens

28th June 2010 by nickygetgood

Farnham Allotments

Try to feature some information and news about your local green spaces, be they parks, gardens or allotments. Last August Clare White wrote a blog post that featured some of Britain's garden blogs, such as the Patient Gardener’s Weblog from … [Read more...] about Content idea: feature local parks, allotments and gardens

Filed Under: Campaigning, Quick Tips, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: Annette Albert, Bingfield Park, birmingham, Bristol, clare white, Farnham Allotments, Highbury Park Friends, kings cross environments, Kingsley House, Oxford Road Community Garden, Patient Gardener’s Weblog, talcontent, W14 & SW6, Welsh Girl's Allotment

Content idea: introduce your Safer Neighbourhood Team to the community

22nd June 2010 by nickygetgood

PSNI Newcastle

Why not introduce your local Bobbies on the beat to your readers with a short post about them, much like Newcastle Rocks have done in this simple post, which includes details of the Newcastle PSNI station, Who's Who and statistics on How They're … [Read more...] about Content idea: introduce your Safer Neighbourhood Team to the community

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: kings cross, kings cross environments, newcastle, Newcastle Rocks, Northern Ireland, Operation Nemesis, safer neighbourhood team, talcontent, Tamworth, Tamworth Blog, william perrin

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