In checking my blog stats today, I found eight incoming links from KeywordSpy [affiliate link]. While it’s flattering that someone, make that anyone, would want to know what keywords I’m bidding on, at first it was a bit unnerving. Who would want to know how I advertise? Whoever you are, […]
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Looking for a list of social media and social networking blog resources to learn from and feed into? Virtual Hosting Blog recently complied and released a list of the top 100 social media and social networking blogs in these categories: most popular/social media; most popular/social networking; Web 2.0; investor analysis; […]
When you thank someone, you recognize them for the goodness they bring to your business or your life. When you publicly thank partners, vendors, employees – and of course, clients, your create publicity opportunities for both sides. Start at the first point of contact One dreary day I strolled into […]
Writing, posting, commenting, tagging, publishing, tracking, socializing, maybe moneytizing – all part of blogging. But what about marketing and PR? How do they fit into blogging? Before your write your first post or choose your blog’s platform, start out thinking about how you will market and publicize your blog, your […]
Want to earn commissions for recommending products? Many sites or products offer affiliate commissions every time someone who clicks your link makes a purchase. [Note: actual affiliate link included in post for illustration purposes] Most Internet marketers make affiliate sales when they promote products to their email lists. Bloggers reap […]
Thanks again to Ray Silverstein, founder of PRO for asking me to present a beginning business blogging seminar. What I learned: Blogging for business presentations need to be in at least three phases or levels: elementary for those who don’t know what a blog is, intermediate for those who have […]
BlogWord Expo’s Friday opening keynote speaker, Leo Laporte covered the future of new media publishing tools. This post is dedicated to Robyn Tippens [link with photo of Robyn Tippens presenting Leo Laporte with his Weblog Best Podcast Award] of MyBlogLog, whose enthusiasm for this presentation motivated me to get up, […]
In this session, the moderator guided the discussion among six panelists. Top takeaways . . . Good corporate blogs: Southwest, GM and Kodak. “A press release has no real business in the blog world. It’s about community, ranking, participating. Until you’re engaged at the level, you really have no clue.” […]
Speakers Wendy Piersall, Emomsathome Matt Colebourne, CoComment Dave Nalle, BlogCritics Great session – please share your impressions or thoughts about building an online community. The tone that Wendy sets in her posts is extremely personal. She stays appropriate and relevant. Because that tone is there, people are respectful. That personal […]
Update 11/14/07 Thanks to Liz Strauss for digging up the key/link to her writing tools treasure chest Stepping in – literally – at the last minute thanks to the suggestion of Wendy Piersall, Liz Strauss gracefully greeted her confused attendees by starting out with, “I’m not Brian Clark.” Scheduled to […]
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