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Introducing: Nikki Groom…Blogging Brit and Tudor Fan Girl

Who are you and what do you do? Hi, I’m Nikki and I’m a geek. I’m also a word crafter, digital scribe, and British expat. I’m on a mission to empower extraordinary businesswomen (like YOU) through the power of the written word.   
What will you be teaching at the Geek Girl Tech Conference this year?

 Blogging. Want to start a blog? Or ready to take your blog to the next level? I’ve got you covered. Oh, and if you’re trying (and failing) to find your authentic writing voice, I’d love to help you out with that, too. Highlight me….

Let's Get Visible: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile with Anchor Text

Do you have a LinkedIn profile? Are you still not impressed with it? Chances are you are not maximizing and optimizing it for what it’s worth, especially with specific links and anchor text. Here’s how to improve your profile for optimization. On your profile, you have links for your website(s) and blogs. If the anchor text still says, “My Company” and “My Blog”, you are obviously missing out on some great search data for Google and other search engines. Try this instead. Look at the image to the left where the red circle is (click on the image for a….

Meet Geek Girl Julie Roads

Editor: Julie is the first in a series of meeting the “Geek Girls”, getting to know them and what they will be speaking about at Boot Camp! Stay tuned weekly and meet all the Geek Girls! Julie Roads will be teaching workshops on: Blogging, Copy Writing, Social Media, Twitter – See all workshops here 1. How and when did you become a Geek Girl? I believe that I caught wind of Geek Girl about a year (or maybe 6 months?) before the real prep began. In a nanosecond, I knew it was something FABULOUS and I contacted Leslie…she didn’t quite….

How to make frosty paws…

Okay, I realize this is a “tech” blog and this appears to be a non-tech post, but since just as many people know me as as the “Frosty Paws Lady” as they know me as the “Geek Girl” and since both these audiences are combined in some circumstances, I am combining these two. I always get asked for the recipe usually right after I am asked what Twitter client I use or what smartphone is the best (iPhone, btw ;-0).  I figured I would just get this recipe out of the way – in a form of a blog post….