The Power of WordPress

WordPress. Where would I be without it? Most likely living a life of quiet obscurity in Algoma, WI. Thanks to WordPress, however, I have a global platform and people can find me in Google. Does it work? You're reading this, aren't you?

Trending topics for 1/1/2012

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Thought leadership humor

http://www.xtranormal.com/site_media/swf/flvplayer.swf via xtranormal.com Dana VanDen Heuvel shared this with me as something we need to show at our social media bootcamp today. Had to share it here! btw, there's still time to sign up. You can get more info here... Related articles Am I a thought leader? (e1evation.com) So you wanna be a thought leader? … Continue reading Thought leadership humor

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started

Image by Dharmesh Shah via CrunchBase "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. If you asked me to tell you a list of three of … Continue reading Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started

Am I a thought leader?

Here's a bonus for paying attention late on a Friday afternoon. Super smart social media guy Dana VanDen Heuvel just went nuts and posted almost everything he has ever written on Scribd. Here's a sample that he used in our panel discussion on 'Thought Leadership Marketing' just yesterday... Am I a Thought Leader? Self-Diagnostic Test … Continue reading Am I a thought leader?

11 Reasons Curation Is The New Killer Opportunity

Still not convinced on the topic of curation? Read on... Curation is now a necessity. The web is full of content. More than a person could consume in several lifetimes if all they did was sleep a couple hours per day and surf the web, life after life. Google can’t help us with our internet … Continue reading 11 Reasons Curation Is The New Killer Opportunity

Five Ways to Write Magnificent Copy

Most writing could be better. Not just a little better — significantly better. If you start out with a solid topic, a good knowledge of your audience, and a reasonable degree of writing ability, you’ll usually end up with a pretty good piece of writing. But you don’t have to settle for “pretty good.” A … Continue reading Five Ways to Write Magnificent Copy

11 Lessons Learned From Podcasting

Image via Wikipedia "We all know that there is growing agreement that podcasts are a great way to share your thought-leading content. According to a study released by KnowledgeStorm and Universal McCann on the emerging role of new media, over 41 percent of survey respondents claimed they had listened to podcasts on more than one … Continue reading 11 Lessons Learned From Podcasting

Want to be a successful blogger?

Image by toprankonlinemarketing via FlickrTamar Weinberg's got you covered. Here are some characteristics she says you'll need...A few weeks ago, I posted about the seven characteristics of highly effective online video. Taking this theme a little further, I decided to branch out into the blogosphere, but using the number seven this time around was a … Continue reading Want to be a successful blogger?