From a 30,000 foot view, there are two types of bloggers; creators and curators. Let's talk about curation as an 'art' form..."Content aggregation (the automated gathering of links) can be seen on sites like Google News. Overall, this type of aggregation has been seen as a positive thing for content creators and publishers, and up … Continue reading The importance of curation
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I can’t say enough about Gist
Seriously! I've posted on Gist over a dozen times in the past few months -- it's that good! Remember this? I called Gist the 'cherry on top of my social media Sundae' back in February. The screencast features my 'holy trinity' of morning news aggregation; Google Reader, Feedly and Gist -- Gist starts at about … Continue reading I can’t say enough about Gist
How Outposts Improve Your Ecosystem
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Tactic #9: Leverage the ‘homebases and outposts’ strategy
It has been awhile since I wrote about tactic #8; using branded mail... Today I'm going to talk about the third pillar of the e1evation system; promoting your online brand and reputation through the leveraging of homebases and outposts. Pillars 1 and 2 are 'finding your passion' and 'publishing'. Once you're publishing and you've found … Continue reading Tactic #9: Leverage the ‘homebases and outposts’ strategy
Damn, we’re good!
I'm a little bit torn between two conflicting philosophies of self-promotion here. Woody Hayes always said "when you get to the endzone, act like you belong there". On the other hand, it's a sad dog that can't wag his own tail, so please forgive a little tail wagging on my part... Earlier this week, I … Continue reading Damn, we’re good!
Just getting started as a blogger?
Image by Technosailor via Flickr My brother in law Alan is a talented writer [his new book is called "Gods of Venice"] who is just moving into the online world. If you're like him, you may benefit from brainstorming around these 20 different types of posts that a blogger can use to build their site … Continue reading Just getting started as a blogger?
Tactic #8: Use ‘branded’ email
I took a little time off from my 'tactics and tools' series -- no one's paying attention in December anyway, right? 😉 Now that everyone's waking up from the holidays it's time to get back on track with tactic #8 -- using 'branded' email. 'Branded' email? What's that? 'Branded' email is email that comes from … Continue reading Tactic #8: Use ‘branded’ email
I keep telling you…
...that in order to thrive, not just survive, on the internet, you've got to master RSS feeds! Perhaps if someone else explains it this time, it will start to sink in..."RSS or “Really Simple Syndication” is a term used to explain how, instead of you having to chase all over the Web to find the … Continue reading I keep telling you…
Tactic #4: Use an external blog editor
Last week I covered tactic #3 in the tactics and tools series: blogging. Assuming that all my clients and readers went out and immediately launched a new blog by now you're thinking to yourself 'there's got to be an easier way'. That easier way is to use a blog editor. Not just any blog editor; … Continue reading Tactic #4: Use an external blog editor
Tactic #3: Blogging. The ‘why’ and the ‘how’…
Image via Wikipedia Tactic #3 in the series 'tactics and tools for tightening your tribe using social media' is blogging and I'll be covering not only the why but the how. Admittedly, though, the more obvious something is to me, the harder it is to write about it and blogging falls into the 'duh' category … Continue reading Tactic #3: Blogging. The ‘why’ and the ‘how’…
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