Confessions of a really new blogger

Image via Wikipedia So I launched my blog this past Monday and announced it to the Twitter world…got many retweets and congrats, and at least one blog mention (thanks again, Maggie!). Now the reality sets in. I actually have to write this thing…it ain’t gonna write itself. After all, I don’t want to be like … Continue reading Confessions of a really new blogger

What a blog adds to your business…

I have a lot of preconceived notions about blogging and one of them is that blogs drive traffic to your site, especially if you update them on a regular basis. Along comes HubSpot -- one of the best social media sites on the internet -- with a great blog post about websites and blogs and … Continue reading What a blog adds to your business…

Finding the ‘Perfect’ Blogging Platform Comes Down to Compromise and Personal Choice

If, like many bloggers, you started out using a free hosting platform, there may come a time when you want the increased flexibility of a self-hosted paid platform. The question many bloggers ask is: “Which blogging platform is the right one for my needs?” but the answer may be far from simple. For a start … Continue reading Finding the ‘Perfect’ Blogging Platform Comes Down to Compromise and Personal Choice

Just in the nick of time…

...Darren Rowse of ProBlogger has some suggestions for getting back into blogging after a vacation... "Yesterday was my first day back at blogging after a 10 day vacation with my family and on Twitter I commented that I was finding it a little hard to get my brain back into blogging mode. @Mikeachim responded by … Continue reading Just in the nick of time…

23 Things That Shouldn’t Stop You From Blogging

There’s an 800-pound gorilla in the room and we haven’t really addressed it yet. We talk about how to blog and some techniques to make it easier. We even talk about some places and ways to get ideas for blogs, but one thing we don’t talk about a lot is that sometimes you just don’t … Continue reading 23 Things That Shouldn’t Stop You From Blogging

The Executive’s Blogging Dilemma

Image via Wikipedia When it comes to blogging, executives have a unique problem. It has to do with the fact that the risk and cost of failure for executives are greater than they are for other employees. Blogging is a personal affair. The learning curve requires the blogger to open up to the world, create … Continue reading The Executive’s Blogging Dilemma

Home bases and outposts…

Darren Rowse of ProBlogger has been reading my mail. Or attending my seminars. Or both. Seriously, he does a great job in this video of explaining some of the tactics that I use to drive traffic to my blog...