A Successful and Outstanding Blogger, that is. Liz Strauss from Successful Blog recently donned me and a few others with the title over the weekend. I can't speak for the others, but I sure am grateful to be in her Hall of Fame. Here are higlights from my acceptance speech this morning: (Wiping … Read more about I Guess I Really Am Becoming An S.O.B.
What Are You? Marketer, Consultant, Coach? How About Teacher!
Last week Kathy Sierra wrote a post, Marketing Should Be Education, Education Should Be Marketing, that I haven't been able to stop thinking about. In the post, Kathy does a nice job explain what she thinks marketing and education could to learn from each other. ...in my perfect world, marketers and … Read more about What Are You? Marketer, Consultant, Coach? How About Teacher!
Ben Yoskovitz Really Is An Instigator
There's a number of bloggers I really enjoy reading - both from their writing style and for the great content they put up. Ben Yoskovitz is one of those folks. He calls himself an "Entrepreneur, opportunity seeker and instigator!" And going by the great posts he puts up at Instigator Blog I would … Read more about Ben Yoskovitz Really Is An Instigator
Here's a Great Example of How Not To Use Your Comments
A couple of weeks ago I posted a rather benign comment on Aweber's Blog. The title of the post was How to Tie a Download To Your Opt-in Form. The post was about how to assure that you're collecting a valid email address in exchange for a download. Aweber is an email list management and … Read more about Here's a Great Example of How Not To Use Your Comments
What is The Most Important Key for Your Business Success?
I pose this question to every client I work with. Then I have them answer it. Most answers cover branding, marketing message, or conversion. Sometimes clients will tell me that their missions statement or tagline are the most important keys to their business success. All these are good answers. None … Read more about What is The Most Important Key for Your Business Success?
Don't Wait – Stop Writer's Block Now
Do you find it hard to write sometimes? You sit there at the keyboard and just can't get the words to come out. Or maybe you're like me, you begin a post, then delete it. Begin again, delete it. Begin again, rewrite it, then delete it. And so on. Sure, sometimes the posts just coming flying out - … Read more about Don't Wait – Stop Writer's Block Now
10 Blogging Mistakes to Avoid
I really enjoy WebTool Collection. They do a great job updating their readers on new Themes and Plugins for WordPress. That alone is worth visiting and getting their feed. But every so often, they publish a really good post or link to a really good post. That's how I found John Chow's 10 Blogging … Read more about 10 Blogging Mistakes to Avoid
Why Do I Blog
Have you seen the new tagging meme going around the blogosphere? Valeria Maltoni and Chris Cree have. They tagged Mike Sansone at Converstations who tagged me. The theme of the meme (sorry, couldn't resist) - Why Do I Blog? Yeah, I know, I said I wasn't interested in memes any longer. Yet tagging … Read more about Why Do I Blog
You Don't Want To Hide a Great Post Behind a Bad Title
Unfortunately, that's exactly what I did yesterday. I wrote what I believe to be a really good post about what I've learned about writing blog posts so far. I covered seven major blogging lessons I've learnt: It's all about the conversation. Be an expert. Be willing to learn. Voice your … Read more about You Don't Want To Hide a Great Post Behind a Bad Title
Blogging Is About 'Meeting' Your Readers
I've been blogging for almost five weeks. So what have I learned? Well, I've been thinking about that for the past few days. The list, not surprisingly, is rather long. Sure, I had watched many blogs over the last year, learning what I could from the links in my feed reader. That education … Read more about Blogging Is About 'Meeting' Your Readers
Site Launch: Dr Travis Elliott
A couple of weeks ago I launched a new site for Dr. Travis Elliott. From our initial consultation, Dr Elliott saw the benefit of having a blog. Yet, he also needed a 'static' website to give information about his services and classes. Most importantly, he wanted to easily manage his content for both … Read more about Site Launch: Dr Travis Elliott
Michael Wesch Understands Web 2.0
This morning Chris Brown posted a video about Web 2.0. I had in a tab all day, waiting to get enough work done so I could view it. Now that I've had time to view, I wished I wouldn't have waited. The video is a beautiful illustration of how 'Web 2.0' is changing the way we use the net. Now I'm … Read more about Michael Wesch Understands Web 2.0
