It’s summer. School’s out. Do you know where your website’s [or blog’s] grades are? Use today’s cool tool, Website Grader developed by HubSpot, to find out. Using a 100 point scoring system, you’ll have one number to relate to along with lots of areas to improve. And, the really cool thing: you […]
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How influential is your blog? If you’re a PR blogger and you’re on the PR Friendly Index, Brendan Cooper will tell you. This week, Brendan announced the latest top 100 PR blog rankings. How did wiredPRworks come in? Up 15 points from our November 2007 PR Friendly Index blog ranking […]
Two years. Three platforms. 399 posts. Today I’m celebrating my second anniversary as a blogger. For some reason, I thought my anniversary date was 06.06.06. But, it’s today: 06.02.06. Actually, I wrote my first blog post – ever – in the fall of September 2004. I chose something silly to […]
I’m a member. You’re probably not. So, I can’t share all the details with you about what I learned at The System Club’s annual members-only meeting. But, I can share my review and takeaways and you can listen to The System Seminar Internet Marketing interviews for free [affiliate link]. Start […]
I know, I know. I left out a c – the same letter that was left out of a word in a message that reads: “take advantage of all the faulty interviews while they’re still up” How about you – would you listen to faulty interviews or faculty interviews? While […]
No matter what you’re trying to do and where you’re trying to go, it’s always easier, faster and more direct if you have a plan. Today, I’m sharing our creative project planner outline with you. CoryWest Media, LLC Creative Project Planner Primary Purpose Secondary Purpose Target Audience(s) Route to Communication […]
The last time I tried this, no one showed up. After sending out hundred of postcards and press releases about a “how to blog workshop” in March, the date came and went and nobody came. Thanks to Kathy Doyle and The Academy for Non-Profit Excellence, I got assigned to create […]
Tomorrow I’m teaching a build a blog workshop at the Academy for Non-Profit Excellence. I have to hand it to Chicago non-profits, next month Beth Kantor will be keynoting at Community Media Workshop’s Making Media Connections event. If non-profits get that they need to communicate to their communities where they […]
Speaker David Bullock: www.davidbullock.com on START Selling: Business Development Action Plan About the SOBCon08 notes series . . . On May 2-4, Liz Strauss hosted SOBCon08: Biz School for Bloggers in Chicago. During the sessions, I typed notes to share with you. To presenters and attendees: please feel free to […]
Presenter Wendy Piersall: www.sparkplugging.com on When Your Business Takes Off: Strategies for Managing Business Growth About the SOBCon08 notes series . . . On May 2-4, Liz Strauss hosted SOBCon08: Biz School for Bloggers in Chicago. During the sessions, I typed notes to share with you. To presenters and attendees: […]