My pal Char over at Essential Keystrokes tagged me with a another z-lister meme. I'll follow it up this time, simply because I like Char. Here's how... Write a short paragraph at the beginning of your post and link back to the blog that put you on the list in the paragraph. This isn't a … Read more about Z-Listing, Once More…
Who Else Wants to Be An Expert?
If you search Google for any topic, you'll find people calling themselves experts. From marketing experts to parenting experts to weight loss experts, they're everywhere. Pick an area of interest and I'm sure you'll find people calling themselves experts. But how do they know they're experts? Is … Read more about Who Else Wants to Be An Expert?
Target Audience Is Not A Noun…It's A Verb!
Of anyone, I know that building a small, service-oriented business is hard work. I've had three businesses, including two very different approaches to web development, in the past nine years. All three have been service focused. Each has been successful. And all have required quite a bit of effort … Read more about Target Audience Is Not A Noun…It's A Verb!
5 Things Marketing Gurus Need To Learn From Bloggers
The other day I made this comment on Mike Sansone's post My Struggle With Web Developers. ...I face the same uphill battle but from a different group...so called marketing coaches. Three of my four top referring sources think negatively about blogging. They see it as personal journals about useless … Read more about 5 Things Marketing Gurus Need To Learn From Bloggers
I've Been Saved…from Comment Spam
Comment spam. Don't you love it? I've been officially blogging since January 8th and I've already collected and deleted more than 600 spam comments. In the same amount of time I've recorded more than 200 legitimate comments Akismet (thank you to all of you, by the way). If it wasn't for , I can't … Read more about I've Been Saved…from Comment Spam
Blogging Conference in Chicago – SOBCon07
Look ya'll, there's a blog conference heading to Chicago May 11 & 12. SOBCon07 will bring together bloggers from one of the blogosphere's most dynamic communities. So here's your chance to meet some of the bloggers you know and find some some really good bloggers you don't know. Speakers … Read more about Blogging Conference in Chicago – SOBCon07
I Guess I Really Am Becoming An S.O.B.
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
